LAS VEGAS, USA - Siteal has been named a CES 2018 Innovation Awards Honoree for its 'Magnetic Assisted Tap' (MAT) for e-bikes. MAT is a new concept

CALCE, the electronics/lithium-ion test laboratory of the University of Maryland, USA, conducted a study and practical tests on lithium-ion cells. They

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - For industry insiders the conventional e-bikes as we know them today are only an

CLOPPENBURG, Germany - Currently Focus 'mother' Derby Cycle Holding GmbH annual e-bike sales stands at some 100,000 units annually

Known for their MTBs and E-MTBs Specialized announced to launch early August an e-bike with an upright seating position which will

Battery cell manufacturer Samsung SDI anticipates on a rapidly growing e-bike sales. According to the Korean company the lithium-ion battery market for

A must-see at the 2017 Taipei Cycle Show is the Diavelo E-voluzione e-bikes. In particular as they have been desgned by famous Pininfarina; the stylist

Merida is stepping up its e-bike production in Taiwan. Volume wise Taiwan's bicycle industry suffered substantial declines in export last year, including

BMZ is extending its warranty term to 4 years for its batteries used at Model Year 2017 e-bikes. The 48 months term applies in particular for BMZ batteries

Electric bicycles are rapidly becoming more popular in Norway. This year sales is estimated to double. What contributes to the success is a subsidy scheme

"The production of Brose e-bike components is identical to the manufacturing of any of it products in our huge range of automotive parts," says

KMC X-eBike Series is specially designed for mountain and sport e-bikes, whose mid-drive motors exert even higher torque and torsion on chains.

To equip users of speed e-bikes with a suitable helmet, a NEN-project group has developed the standard NTA 8776 standard. It contains all legal requirements

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - Bike Europe's June/July edition will highlight the latest innovations and developments on e-bikes, e-Mountainbikes, speed e-bikes as well as e-bike systems and components. Mail us you news to include your latest models, products and parts in this issue .

Relo offers an electric assist kit that fits an almost every bicycle, thanks to flexible connection between the motor/battery modules and transmission.

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - 2015 electric bike sales in the Netherlands surged with a big 24%. The other main market in Europe for e-bikes - Germany - also showed big double growth last year and which is continuing to grow further with e-MTBs, as Accell Group (e-bike market leader) reported last week in its trading update.

VIENNA, Austria - The total number of e-bikes and e-MTB sold on the Austrian market hiked last year by 54.4% to 77,220 units. "Nearly one-fifth of all bicycles sold in Austria is an e-bike," notes Alexander Raffeiner of the Austrian sporting goods industry association VSSÖ.

SILKEBORG, Denmark - The man behind it has been involved in e-bikes right from the start of this new category and is also known as an inventor of some e-bike features still used today. Lars Munksoe who started Protanium in 2006 has now sold all of his shares in that company to Accell Group and started a new e-bike company. It's called Positive Energies ApS.

MUNICH, Germany - Early February the Winora Group (part of listed Accell Group) celebrated the opening of a Haibike Design Centre. Remarkably it isn't based at the Winora Group headquarters in Sennfeld near Schweinfurt but in the Bavarian capital Munich.

ELLWANGEN, Germany - Varta Microbattery announced that their e-bike batteries like the CellPace and the VARad are no longer on the market. Why Varta withdraws from the e-bike market was not disclosed.