KARLSTEIN am MAIN, Germany - The BMZ Group is expanding its e-bike service, next to Germany, to other countries due to growing demand for electric bicycles.

BionX e-bike drive systems will benefit from a Canadian government multi-million support program for the development of electric powered vehicles and to

TAOYUAN, Taiwan - Yamaha is expanding its e-bike drive production. And does that not only in Japan, but also in Taiwan, at Yamaha Electronics Taiwan

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - ZF, worldwide one of the largest automotive suppliers specializing in drivetrain technology

This afternoon the Puello family (with former managers of Winora/Haibike) has revealed its plan for a return in the e-bike sector. Under the company name

SANKT GALLEN, Switzerland - The Swiss company Komenda sets a new standard regarding battery integration with its new brand Bergstrom.

Trek has unveiled an extraordinary new line of e-bikes that will indelibly alter the way people move in urban regions around the world. The all-new Trek

Pon Holdings has acquired Faraday Bicycles. Faraday Bicycles is a lifestyle e-bike brand designed in San Francisco and manufactured in Taiwan.

Koga, Accell's premium brand, is introducing 'V-Light' whichn is a nedw lighting technology specifically targeted for e-bike use.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - BESV developed a new range of e-MTB's which were launched at Eurobike. The TRB1 will be available in two versions, the full suspension model TRB1 AM and the hardtail TRB1 XC.

Roaring motorbike are still the headline for the bi-annual Intermot show in Cologne. However electromobility is getting more and more important at Intermot

A growing number of Germans embraces the bicycle as a mean of transport like never before. In the past two years this reflected by growing sales figures.

LONDON, UK - In 2015 the UK government made GBP 700,000 (€ 906,000) available to fund e-bike sharing projects across the UK. Spring 2016 sees the winning bidders start to roll out their schemes.

SHANGHAI, China - On Friday May 6 the doors will open for the 26th edition of the China Cycle 2016. Last year some 158,000 people attended China Cycle of which 11% were overseas visitors, making it the largest bicycle show on earth.

NAPLES, USA - The publishers of the 'Electric Bikes Worldwide Reports' announced the 2016 update to the 2015 edition of EBWR, the most comprehensive report of the light electric vehicle industry. The 2016 EBWR Update identifies trends like who are the major propulsion system makers and General Motors new e-bike development.

SHENZHEN, China - Recent legislation in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and coming soon to Shenzhen forbids the use of e-bikes across large swathes of the cities. It urged Dr. David Hon to write an open letter to the public, and to the government, speaking out against the regulations. The China Bicycle Association (CBA) responded with an official statement in support of Dr. David Hon.

HOLLY RIDGE, USA - The majority of the electric bicycles sold in the USA last year were imported from China or Taiwan. There are some local assembly operations, with the largest one being Prodecotech in Florida. The others are very relatively low volume.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The electric bike market in Europe must have performed exceptionally good in 2015. This is indicated by the Eurostat import statistics. In the January to August 2015 period the total e-bike import grew by 26.5% to over 550,000 units.

FRANKFURT, Germany - Startup Connection Bike (COBI) completed another round of financing with a nearly € 6.3 million financial injection from venture capitalist Munich Venture Partners (MVP) and other investors that are not all explicitly mentioned. Except this one: Meinders & Elstermann - International Print & Mediaservices.

SAINT LO, France - Supported by the local community as well as regional authorities, Easybike built a brand new factory completely dedicated to the production of e-bikes. The new plant was opened last Tuesday.