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.
KARLSTEIN am MAIN, Germany - Europe's biggest e-bike battery maker - BMZ - has been able to secure delivery of hundreds of millions of Lithium-Ion cells.
After first taking over the Bionicon distribution in Germany in 2017, importer Motor Sport Accessories GmbH (MSA) recently acquired "The Bionicon brand and
KARLSTEIN am MAIN - The green and low carbon lifestyle is becoming increasingly popular in China and is promoted by the Chinese government.
Yamaha Motor Corp. USA announced the specifications and pricing for its line of four all-new e-bikes which will be distributed on the North American market.
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
