TREVIGLIO, Italy - Bianchi has extended its Lif-e Electric Intelligence Program with the new E-Omnia e-bike platform covering city, tourer and mountain bike types. The Italian high-performance brand, generally known for their sports bikes only, has unveiled eight models across the three different types in what it calls "a significant step forwards in the electric revolution."
PARIS, France - Velco, the French company who focuses on OEM components for bike and e-bike connectivity, has raised €5 million in funds. These funds will be dedicated to "staying ahead of the competition" and developing the sales outside of France,
TAMPERE, Finland - The manufacturer of intelligent e-bike drive systems expands its market presence within Europe with the opening of a German subsidiary. Uwe Daniel, Vice President of Sales at Revonte, will be the CEO of Revonte Germany GmbH.
EINDHOVEN, the Netherlands - E-bikes were once a rare sight on the roads and cycleways of Europe. They are now becoming more and more common, as e-bike attitudes and awareness shifts. 17% of people in Europe say they are more likely to buy or use an e-bike this year, compared to the last twelve months, with 8% already owning one. Thanks to corona the e-bike revolution has developed a new momentum.
PARIS, France - The French market has recorded a new increase in bicycle sales in 2019 according to the French Bicycles Observatory published by the Union Sport & Cycle. Last year, the market reached a total of 2.329 billion euro, an increase of 10 percent. Bicycle sales represented 1.502 billion euro (+12.6 percent) for 2,652,099 units (- 2 percent), including 388,100 e-bikes. The P&A segment also increased with a turnover of 827 million euro (+ 5.9 percent). Thanks to the augmentation of the e-bike market, the average price is still growing at 566 euro compared to 493 euro in 2018.
DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - Earlier this month this trade journal posed the question "How Big is the Biggest in E-Bikes?" That we asked this question was triggered by Giant. Last October the biggest maker of Taiwan announced that it would sell 600,000 e-bikes this year. We had our doubts on that huge number.
TALINN, Estonia - Driven by high demand for internet-of-things (IoT) devices for electric scooters and bikes Comodule recently opened its own factory near its headquarters in Tallinn, Estonia. It enables the company to produce up to 20,000 telematics devices per month.
KUNSHAN, China - The new 36V 4 Amp charger of Kunshan ST Electronics is not only the smallest in the market, but also much more efficient than the previous generation. According to ST Electronics it reaches a level of efficiency of no less than 92 percent.
LEICESTER, UK - Early in 2019 a pioneer of the UK e-bike industry, retailer 50 Cycles, closed their doors, blaming a previous string of motor failures. 50cycles Limited has regrouped as 50cycles Distribution Limited to continue with BH distributorship.
DUEVILLE, Italy - E-bikes and e-scooters are not new to Askoll as the company is already in the market as sharing provider and with B2B solutions. However, at the bicycle and motorcycle show EICMA in Milan this week, Askoll launches a wide range of e-bike drive trains for the OEM market.
SCHWEINFURT, Germany - Construction is in full swing and is reaching its final stages in Röthlein, near Schweinfurt. The 18 million euro costing logistics center will mainly be serving Winora Group; the German subsidiary of Accell Group that is marketing Europe's biggest e-bike brands Haibike and Ghost.
TURNHOUT, Belgium - E-mobility connector manufacturer Higo and its European distributor A&C Solutions share a future strategy on the expanding e-bike market. "Many of the new E-mobility designs we come across require more complicated, tailor made connections.
MADRID, Spain - It took some more time as in other European countries, but electric bikes are now also making their mark on the bicycle market in Spain.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - It is most likely related to the fact that the EU is becoming more conscious of the need to raise awareness on imposed policies. The European Union is presenting a video explaining the why and how of the anti-dumping measures in force since January of this year on the import of e-bikes from China.
Summer is reaching its peak and trying to concentrate on the tasks at work becomes quite hard when you only dream about holidays. To cope with the lust for freedom and relaxation, there is nothing better than an outdoor activity, such as a bike ride.
KYOTO, Japan - After a successful experience of providing e-bike systems in Japan for more than 7 years, the electronic motor manufacturer Nidec Copal has recently announced its 'invisible' motor for road, compact and folding bikes.
DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - The huge popularity of e-bikes in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands was reason for General Motors to introduce its new ARĪV branded e-bikes on these markets. The name ARĪV was selected as part of a global crowdsourcing campaign announced in November 2018.
GAMS, Switzerland - In some three months, the second maker of e-bike drive systems is forced to stop its activities. After the receiver of insolvent BionX Canada Inc. sold the company's assets late October 2018; now the curtain drops for Go SwissDrive.
DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - 2018 has been a milestone year for e-bike innovations. An unprecedented number of new suppliers of motor systems have arrived.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - The hot and rain-free super summer of 2018 made e-bike sales in Sweden, Denmark and Finland to skyrocket. The markets for electric bicycles in the three Nordic countries are growing to maturity, while Sweden now ranks among the largest e-bike markets of Europe.
