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Under the current regulation similar cargo bikes are classified differently from country to country. – Photo velotech.de

Cargo bike standard a step closer to finalisation

SCHWEINFURT, Germany – During a recent meeting of the Dutch standardisation committee and European stakeholders, the completion of a standard for...

In the past 11 months 208 micromobility fire or overheating incidents have been reported in the US. – Photo Bike Europe

US authorities calls on e-bike manufacturers to comply with safety...

WASHINGTON, United States – In an open letter to more than 2,000 e-bike, e-scooter, hoverboard and e-unicycle manufacturers and importers, the US...

Projectmanager of the European working group Joost Witsenburg, will present an update on the cargobike standard during the International Cargo Bike Festival. – Photo NEN

Pon.Bike subsidiary Urban Arrow takes lead in EU cargobike standard

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands – In close cooperation with the Netherlands Standardization Institute (NEN), Pon.Bike subsidiary Urban Arrow has taken the...

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BLOG: E-bike battery fires and what the industry can do about it

BLOG: E-bike battery fires and what the industry can do about it

Did you see the horror crash of Formula 1 racer Zhoa at Silverstone this year? He survived, miraculously, due to a mandatory safety measure that was...

A quick search on internet brings you directly to tampering kits. – Photo bikespeed

Bicycle industry calls for ban on sale, application and use of e-bike...

BRUSSELS, Belgium – The industry takes strong stance against tampering of e-bikes. Under the aegis of CONEBI 15 national bicycle industry...

CONEBI and ZIV will host an EU legislation update event at Eurobike. Photo: Bike Europe

EU legislation and the future of the bicycle industry update event at...

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany – The industry organisation CONEBI and ZIV will host an update event on future legislation in the European Union. A...

The ISO standard brings together regulations from various countries. – Photo Shimano

ISO/TS 4210-10 only a technical specification, not a standard

BRUSSELS, Belgium – The existing ISO 4210 safety standard for bicycles was supposed to be extended with a new paragraph on e-bikes. On 1 September...

The newly launched BatteriesTransport website is a joint industry initiative with the goal of ensuring the safe transportation of batteries and battery-powered products.- Photo Shutterstock

Cross-industry platform to support safe battery transportation

BRUSSELS, Belgium – A new information platform for the safe transportation, testing and packaging of battery cells, batteries, and vehicles and...

Wearing high visible cycling clothes is divisive in the cycling community. – Photo Rapha

Cyclist visibility, road regulations and UK law

LONDON, UK - The pandemic has prompted many people to take to two wheels. Many see public transport as the least desirable option, the number of...

Type-approval testing. There’s now threat of European Commission to extend type-approval legislation to regular 250W/25kmh e-bikes. – Photo DEKRA

Will Regular 250W E-Bikes Be Included in Costly Type-Approval...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - At an early February Symposium in Brussels titled: ‘Symposium on Legal Status and Market Position of Speed Pedelecs’ it appeared...

Rapidly growing use of electric step-scooters is triggering major concerns among officials and institutions at many levels. – Photo Zero Mobility

Regulations, Probably Even Type-Approval Coming for Electric...

BRUSSELS, Belgium – You can see them in more and more cities around Europe. And the numbers of docked and/or free-floating electric step-scooters on...

French law stipulates max speed of 25km/h, compulsory helmet use in addition to various other regulations. – Photo Shutterstock

French Government Regulates Use of Electric Step-Scooters by Applying...

PARIS, France - From next September onwards, a new regulation will come into force in France which applies to the use of electric step-scooters. As...

New, revised EN 15195 for 25km/h – 250W e-bikes is very different from ‘old’ standard. – Photo Bike Europe

Latest EU Commission’s Decision Changed Legal Status of E-Bikes

BRUSSELS, Belgium – Last 19 March the European Commission implemented “Decision (EU) 2019/436 on the harmonized standards for machinery drafted in...

MIPS tested helmets with commonly used test methods in angular fall and followed the same test protocol as WaveCel. – Photo MIPS

Bontrager’s New Helmet Technology Provokes Discussion Over Test...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - The launch of Trek and Bontrager helmets featuring the licensed WaveCel technology is creating lots of discussions among helmet...

The German draft standard for cargo bikes DIN 79010 has finally been published for public review. – Photo Bike Europe

Draft Cargo Bike Standard Open for Public Review

BERLIN, Germany - The German draft standard for cargo bikes DIN 79010 has been published for public review. At this point, it is only available in...

New, revised EN 15195 for 25km/h – 250W e-bikes is very different from ‘old’ standard. – Photo Bike Europe

Revised EN 15194 E-Bike Safety Standard Implemented

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The very long-awaited revision of EN 15194 has finally been published and is already implemented by the national standardization...

In Dutch cities such cargo bikes are everywhere nowadays. High time for European safety standard. – Photo Baboe

Development Starts for Cargo Bikes' Safety Standard

DELFT, the Netherlands – The European Standardization Committee for bicycles CEN/TC 333 'Cycles' considers it high time that a standard describing...

 
Scultura fork went through the test program and got homologation but still failed once on the road. – Photo Merida

ISO Fork Test Not In Line With Daily Usage?

GENEVA, Switzerland – The recall of Merida’s 2017 Scultura CF2 carbon fork included a statement by the Taiwanese manufacturer that there is no...

Siegfried Neuberger, Managing Director, Zweirad-Industrie-Verband e.V.(from left); Stephan Scheuer, Chairman, Battery Safety Organization e.V. – Richard Aumayer, Convenor of the CENELEC standardization project. – Photo Extra Energy

EU Standard for E-Bike Batteries Published

BERLIN, Germany – The European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization has published the European standard EN 50604-1:2016. It defines a...

What product managers need to know on the new battery safety standard will be widely discussed and extensively introduced at the upcoming Eurobike Show. – Photo Bike Europe

New Battery Safety Standard Presented at Eurobike

DELFT, the Netherlands – There’s a new battery safety standard named EN 50604. This International Standard is related to the testing of the safety...

The updated White Paper will be published this in the next few weeks. – Photo Bike Europe

Type-Approval Requirements for E-Bikes in Bike Europe White Paper...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - On 1 January 2017, the new type-approval, which includes most types of electric bicycles, enters into force. The only category...

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