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VILLENEUVE D'ASCQ, France - For years, Decathlon has been known for its activity in the bike industry. Until now, the company was focused on the development of mid-end e-bikes and bicycles. Until now. The French retailer has now proven its ability to create innovative cycling products by unveiling its B'Twin Magic Bike, a futuristic concept e-bike.
Higo has designed new battery connectors that can move flexibly in different directions to make the connection. These new designs have been developed to meet the growing demand from the market to allow batteries to make difficult mating angles in downtube positioned batteries. And to connect them easily to a cargo bike's cabinet without using magnetics.
TOKYO, Japan - Despite growth trends seen in many other countries in 2020, Japan's bicycle market moved in the opposite direction. While the Corona-19 pandemic in Europe and North America gave demand for individual bicycle and e-bike mobility a hefty boost, that effect has completely bypassed Japan.
MILAN, Italy - The market for e-bikes in Europe continues strong growth after the boom in 2020. Triggered by the pandemic many people decided last year to buy an e-bike. Whether this trend would continue remained a big question mark.
MILAN, Italy - Italian e-bike manufacturer, Five Group, has started the delivery of e-bikes commissioned by the Italian Red Cross. The e-bikes are part of a project called 'Time for Kindness' to support people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic with sustainable deliveries of essential goods.
REUTLINGEN, Germany - The past year has shown an unprecedented growth for the e-bike industry. How will this impact product availability for the next model year? "2021 brings a lot of uncertainty on all levels," said Bosch eBike Systems CEO Claus Fleischer.
Shenzhen, China - Lithium-ion battery charger developer and manufacturer, Modiary, have unveiled a new smart charger, MDA310. The company claims the product can charge three times faster than ordinary chargers and the built-in software allows for an "intelligent control of the whole charging process".
BAD SODEN, Germany - Bicycles and e-bikes have become the mode of transport of the hour, defying the corona crisis, the German bicycle association, Zweirad-Industrie-Verband (ZIV) says. Figures they released today show a 15.8% increase in e-bike sales in Germany in the first half of 2020 and the association is optimistic about reaching 2019 sales levels by year end.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - On 13 August, Giant Group announced not only its financial second quarter and half year 2020 results but also the official operational start of production at its new European factory in Gyöngyös, Hungary. In times of increased demand and empty warehouses, the timing of this European facility close to the market could not have been better.
GRENOBLE, France — French start-up eBikeLabs has launched a crowdfunding on Wiseed. Since eBikeLabs creation in 2015, a group of more than hundred people have invested €1.2 million and enabled the company to collect more than €3 million in total. Currently, already 70% of eBikeLabs' turnover is generated on the international market.
BUSNAGO, Italy - The introduction of FSA's e-bike drive system was one of the highlights at Eurobike last year. The company now announces the start of mass production in July. The first e-bikes specified with the FSA system will be in the shops early September.
LONDON, UK - "The fascinating thing of an e-bike is that it radically changes the ethic of a bicycle," said Paul Lee, Global Head of Research for the technology, media and telecommunications industry at Deloitte. Last January this renowned consultancy firm published a study named 'Discover the Future' in which it presents detailed expectations for the new decade. In the midst of topics like 5G, robots and where the smartphone will take us; cycling is mentioned as the second subject.
NECKARSULM, Germany - At last year's Eurobike, Amprio GmbH's head of drive unit development, Dietmar Greven, stated that the 2016-founded start-up intends to start series production of its own pedelec drivetrain system called "E-Track System" in mid 2021. Meaning that Amprio drivetrains with individual control unit (HMI) and rechargeable battery will first buzz onto the market in 2022. Backed by its parent company Rheinmetall Group the newcomer can now also rely on a comprehensive and customer-oriented logistics and service concept.
ALTENBERGE, Germany - Bicycle/ebike assembler, AT Zweirad, is expanding their production facilities in Altenberge in anticipation of the growing e-bike market. The first concrete pillars of a new assembly plant have been placed and a groundbreaking ceremony has been held. Completion is expected in early Autumn.
DRESDEN, Germany - The implementation of the WMTC (World Motorcycle Test Cycle) from January 2020 onwards has significantly changed the speed pedelec's type approval test procedure. Dresden, Germany based EMEC-Prototyping already did a series of successful test runs with WMTC implemented in its test benches.
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - During last year's sales season all indications were pointing at increasing e-bike sales. While 2018 already saw unprecedented growth, also 2019 showed relentless interest in electric bicycles.
HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Last December we posed the question "How Big is the Biggest in E-Bikes?". The today published Annual Report 2019 of Accell Group provides the exact answer on that question.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union has pledged some 5 million euro in start-up grants for a project that should enable large-scale recycling of batteries used in electric vehicles.
It's clear to everyone that e-bikes are currently the dominant trend within the European bicycle market. But what is less obvious is what needs to be taken into account in the coming years with regard to where demand is moving for volume-wise. To find out more about this,
