GIVISIEZ, Switzerland - With a recent ruling of the UK Intellectual Property Office the case between the owners of the name of AC/DC's lead singer Bon Scott and Scott Sports SA the legal dispute has come to an end. Scott Sports had filed the case in 2020/2021 with regard to the application of the trademark for clothing items and sunglasses.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European bicycle industry organisations have taken a leading role in the business days program in hall 8 at Eurobike 2024. In various settings with CONEBI and CIE, pressing topics within the framework of the European Industrial policy and Green Deal will be discussed. This report offers an overview of the key issues and assumptions of legislative topics currently on the agenda at the European Commission which are relevant for the industry.
SCHWEINFURT, Germany - Tuning an e-bike highly increases the risk of the batteries catching on fire. Driving at higher speed requires more energy output which does not match with the setting of the battery management system. Velotech expert Ernst Brust therefore calls for a mandatory integration of a uniform Bluetooth interface.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission has decided to classify e-bikes powered via a generator and not driven via a chain as regular 25 km/h and 250W e-bikes excluded from Regulation 168/2013 following Article 2.2(h). Until now for these bikes type-approval in the L-category was required. This proved to be a legal bottleneck for technological development and successful market introductions.
LONDON, UK - The UK has finally laid out in detail its proposed harmonisation legislation to bring its electric bike legislation in line with Europe. ...
GRÜNHAIN-BEIERFERLD, Germany - The Mitteldeutsche Fahrradwerke AG (MIFA) started a cooperation with Elektromotorenwerk Grünhain GmbH (EMGR). This ...
GAND, Belgium - The European Commission and ETRA have reached a compromise on the e-bike power limitation which no longer blocks market entry for ...
HUTTWIL, Switzerland - The high end e-bike brand Flyer was the most remarkable one in dramatic the e-bike test of the German Automobile Tourist club ...
BERLIN, Germany - The ADAC/Stiftung Warentest publication on e-bikes last week incited a witch-hunt on Europe's largest market for e-bikes. E-bikes in ...
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Bike Europe has updated its database for European laws and regulations on bicycles; the trade in bicycles as well as P&A. ...
In response to reports on the two incidents with electric bicycles at the Belgian postal services, the European associations ETRA and RECHARGE made a ...
荷蘭，阿默斯福特（AMERSFOORT）－荷蘭電池維修廠Nowos在新一輪融資中募得600萬歐元的資金，將用以加速擴張其泛歐版圖，並推動鋰電池維修成為發展循環經濟的核心要素。該輪融資由設於巴黎及新加坡的創投基金Shift4Good領投，Fair Capital Impact Fund及Goeie Grutten Impact Fund亦參與投資。另有300萬歐元的債務融資尚在洽談中。
REDDITCH, England - Contrary to the general trend in the British retail market, Halfords UK reports an increase in bicycle sales in its 28 March trading update. The company's focus on its range of premium mechanical bikes that have a price tag of more than £1,000, as announced last year, turned out for the best.
西班牙，馬利亞維亞（MALLABIA）－Orbea於年度報告中指出，產業再度經歷一段極不穩定的時期，市場供過於求，流動資金緊縮，迫使品牌大幅降價促銷，嚴重壓縮毛利。對Orbea而言，市場情勢造成營收減少8%。
瑞士，日內瓦（GENEVA）－美中達成協議，雙方暫停對彼此徵收115%附加稅，經濟學家稱此為貿易戰「大幅降溫」。不過，美國總統川普先前對進口商品加徵關稅，造成市場劇烈波動，才剛擺脫庫存問題、逐漸回穩的自行車產業也因為這樣的操作及政策變數再度面臨新的挑戰。
PARIS, France - The electric scooter market in France is continuing its downward spiral. According to the eighth edition of the Micromobility Market Barometer, co-published by Mobilians and Smart Mobility Lab, 2024 marks the third consecutive year of decline for motorised personal mobility devices (EDPMs), a segment overwhelmingly dominated by electric scooters.
SCHRAMBERG, Germany - Even though the weakening economy and the ongoing destocking in the 2024 financial year hurt the turnover and earnings of stock-listed high-precision gear parts and components manufacturer hGears AG, the company says the cost and structural measures introduced are having the desired effect. These have also prepared the company for another difficult year.
比利時，布魯塞爾（BRUSSELS）－比利時電動自行車品牌Cowboy近期風波不斷，顧客批評其交車時間過長且缺乏資訊透明度，該公司因此陷入水深火熱之中。Cowboy從今年初開始就狀況連連，短短數月內經歷產線搬遷、車架召回，現在又遇上出貨延遲問題。
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's bicycle industry is changing its face. Finally, after years of decline in volume and value, more money is again coming in.
It is foremost about stability and reliability; about securing supply chains as well as being more cost effective, faster and more flexible. All that comes with close-to-market production; with production in Europe. And in particular with e-bike production. But making the switch to producing electric bicycles requires considerable investments. It calls for robotization wherever possible, needed for reaching a 90 seconds flow time. All this is transforming bike production in Europe that stands to quadruple in volume in the next five years.
