DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - 2018 has been a milestone year for e-bike innovations. An unprecedented number of new suppliers of motor systems have arrived. An overview of all developments as well as innovations is in Bike Europe's 3rd online magazine.
OSAKA, Japan - To gain traction for its e-bike business, Panasonic partnered with Chinese Mobike to explore the possibilities of an electric-bike-sharing service in Japan.
DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - That Pon Holdings, which in essence is a car company, is acquiring a big stake in Accell Group can be regarded as part of a broader trend. That trend is that car makers are now actually entering the electric two-wheeler markets of the world.
Merida's e-bike shipments reached 93,300 units in the first seven months on this year up 63 percent or 57,000 units on the 2017 total for the same period. Financial analysists report that the company could see e-bike revenue contributions to rise to 30 percent of its total sales.
CLUSES, France - The company is named Kervelo and has a background in the automotive industry. At last month's Eurobike it presented a striking combination of a 4, 6 or 12 speed gearbox with a 250W drive unit that fits with the current trend of highly integrated e-bikes.
At the earlier this week held Eurobike show Europe's biggest battery maker BMZ presented a new concept for e-bike battery packs. It's named 'Precursor'. Main feature is that these packs are made with building blocks of battery cells. It brings possibilities to make battery packs easily customizable.
To serve a wider audience of e-MTB riders, Shimano developed the STEPS E7000 groupset. Shimano today unveils this e-bike groupset featuring new shift switches, drive unit, display unit and smartphone customization options.
SUZHOU, China - E-mobility components and complete e-drive system manufacturer Bafang will present an update of the M400 at Eurobike. The M420 is a clean, compact drive system for city and trekking bicycles.
WEITERSTADT, Germany - Manufacturer Riese & Müller GmbH made the right decision some years ago to concentrate on e-bikes in a very early stage
FORT MEYERS, USA - According to the latest e-bike market study published by eCycleElectric Consulting, the number of entities importing e-bikes has
BRUSSELS, Belgium - "The e-bike dumping case threatens the market and we are united in our conviction to defend our interests, which ultimately will protect
THE HAGUE, the Netherlands - Should speed-pedelecs ride on cycle paths like any other cyclist or on regular city roads alongside cars?
ASCHAFFENBURG, Germany - The TerraE battery cell facility in Europe is established as there is currently a strategic gap in supply. That gap
BOLOGNA, Italy - For the relocation of its production from China to Italy, the e-bike company Five invested over 10 million euro
"The China International Bicycle Show is the ideal environment for presenting our BMZ Drive Systems to a broad international public," says Sven Bauer, CEO
Bafang selected the China Int'l Bicycle Show in Shanghai, which will open its doors next Saturday, as the platform to launch multiple new developments for
Thriving e-bike and especially e-MTB sales pushed up the Austrian market in 2016. The number of sold e-MTBs increased by no less than 80% from 16,666 units
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Digitalization, connectivity, and big data are increasingly becoming the focus of all bicycle industry stakeholders. It will
E-bike drive system manufacturer Bafang will start to produce batteries themselves. The company announced an initial investment of 11.2 million euro to push
After two excellent bicycle sales reports for 2014 and 2015, the German industry organization ZIV announced today less positive market results for 2016.
