TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Electric bicycles are turning out to be the big money-maker for Taiwan's bike industry. At least, it is for the 2nd biggest maker of the country, Merida.

In addition to the e-MTB drive units E8000 and E7000 as well as the E6100 city/trekking e-bike groupset, Shimano now introduces the E5000 for city/comfort bikes. With these four systems Shimano offers a complete range in the main e-bike categories. But how is the performance in real-life?

BAD SODEN, Germany - "What is the range of this e-bike?" An important question and a key condition for many interested in buying an e-bike. So far, there have been various approaches to identify this objectively, but such procedures could only be compared to a very limited extent.

BEIJING/WASHINGTON - If the Trump administration lives up to its threats of imposing a 25 percent tariff on USD 200 billion worth of Chinese goods, including bicycles, e-bikes and bike parts this would bring serious disruptions to the current world trade in bikes and parts. I

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Immediately after the May 3 publication in the EU Official Journal on EU Commission's decision to make imports of electric bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China subject to registration,

Next to Sachs, Mubea and Fazua another newcomer that debuted at the 2018 Eurobike was Metz. And like the others it also has its roots in the automotive sector. However, through the Daum group, that since 2015 owns Germany based Metz, it also has a background in e-bikes as well as bicycle ergometers.

Yesterday, this trade journal reported on the Eurobike debut of a new manufacturer of (geared) mid-motors named Mubea which originates from the automotive industry. This is just an example of many more newcomers in e-bike components using Eurobike as their

TAIPEI, Taiwan - That Taiwan is preparing for a take-over of China's role as Europe's biggest supplier of e-bikes, will be strongly reflected at the

"Improved ergonomics and drive unit efficiency, extended computer connectivity and e-bike gear of the new STEPS E6100 series," Shimano announced today.

It's now perfectly clear. The growth in sales of electric bikes which in particular has taken place in the Netherlands and Germany is being followed-up in all European

DM Equity Partners obtained a substantial minority share in Dutch e-bike maker, importer and online retailer Stella. The investment fund supports Stella

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese bicycle market still continues to face difficulties. Last year bicycle sales even slipped onto a 12 years low

OSLO, Norway - CityQ is the name of the company as well as its product which aims at bridging the gap between e-bikes and cars.

HERZOGENAURACH, Germany - Former BMW Executive Dr. Jochen Schröder has been hired by Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG as General Manager of the company's newly established E-Mobility business division.

NEW DELHI, India - In line with Indian Government's ambitious plans of converting the entire transport infrastructure from fossil fuel to electric in the

WICKEDE, Germany - "The next step in e-bike component integration is the display and handlebar shifter," says Rolf Hacker of handle bar

BRUSSELS, Belgium - To fight dumped and subsidised imports from third countries the European Parliament voted for new anti-dumping regulations.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Against the background of the dumping investigation on e-bikes imported from China, 'Brussels' is negotiating on a new law to strengthen

Next to the last Friday, 20 October 2017, by the European Commission announced investigation on the alleged dumping of e-bikes on the European markets

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - By 2019 the first battery cells are to be produced in Europe. Production scale will still be limited