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.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - The announcement of the Dutch bicycle market statistics did not include many surprises this year. After the long summer of 2014, with mild temperatures and a lot of sunny hours, bicycle sales increased in both numbers and turnover. What intrigued everybody was the exact growth level.

Supreme Dutch, a bicycle tyre innovator based in the Netherlands, has unveiled its next generation airless tyre specifically designed for bicycles. The new patented product is aimed at transforming the bike-sharing, food delivery, and cargo bike transportation sectors, where reliability, durability, and minimal maintenance are critical. With over a decade of research and development, the company is known for its focus on airless solutions for urban (E-) mobility. The company collaborated with tyre brand Schwalbe - Ralf Bohle for nearly five years before branching out independently to expand its reach globally.