AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - As the first car park business in Europe, Q-Park, in conjunction with 'e-bike to go', offers electric bikes

Schaeffler concluded a purchase contract with Semikron International GmbH for the acquisition of 51% of the shares of Compact Dynamics GmbH, a manufacturer

n line with Spain's official economic statistics, the sell-out figures of the country's national association of manufacturers, importers and distributors

DK City developed the second generation 'all in one design' hub motor. The 2016 version comes with a series of major developments like the smartphone

The European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization has published the European standard EN 50604-1:2016.

Two of the world's biggest battery suppliers presented major innovations at last week's Eurobike: Panasonic and BMZ.

What will Eurobike 2016, which is opening its doors? Next to a very busy show it's clear that the outlook for the bike sector in Europe is a mixed one.

The TQ Group, a drive technology and industrial electronics specialist, will be offering its high-performance mid-drive motors for e-bikes and cargo e-bikes

E-bike manufacturer Stromer is taking its high-end OMNI technology to all model ranges for model year 2017. It is already standard in the top ST2 class

Thanks to increasing traffic congestion, a growing concern towards the environment and government schemes to promote cycling the global bicycle industry...

Major UK retailer Evans have launched their own electric bike brand. Evans rival Halfords have stepped up their own e-bike offering for 2017.

"The EU needs to speed up electrification and be the leader in clean transport," said EU's DG Move Director-General, Henrik Hololei's on the launch of the Platform for Electro-Mobility.

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands - Next Monday April 4 Media Markt, Europe's largest retailer for consumer electronics with over 700 stores in 14 countries, will start with the sale of electric bicycles in The Netherlands. For this the retail chain unsuccessfully tried to engage one or more top e-bike brands. Media Markt kicks off with a private label. The start in The Netherlands is a pilot that, when successful, is to be extended to all countries that have Media Markt stores.

HUTTWILL, Switzerland - After doing the same in Austria recently and earlier in other countries Swiss e-bike manufacturer Biketec AG (maker of Flyer) now takes control over its distribution in the Benelux countries; one of its most important markets. Biketec has taken over Benelux importer Amazing Wheels.

GAND, Belgium - "Recent e-bike research lacks a scientific forum for beyond 'state-of-the-art' developments, the latest improvements and further studies in e-bike commuting", states the University of Leuven, Belgium in a press release announcing their academic workshop on e-bike commuting.

BAD SODEN, Germany - To provide an insight for retailers on what's permitted or not when exchanging CE approved 25 km/h e-bike components in their workshops, the German industry associations agreed on an uniform guideline. Though without a legal base this document could be pose an important standard for other European countries as well.

BIDART, France - Pragma Industries will be the first to distribute mass-produced e-bikes equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell. The French La Poste will test the fuel cell bikes during the next three years.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Every main European bike market showed impressive growth figures in 2014 for the sale of e-bikes, including the new categories of e-MTB's and speed e-bikes. Are e-bike sales in Europe starting to accelerate?

MADRID, Spain - Bicycle production in Spain rebounded again in October with 25,400 bicycles produced for a value of €18.2 million. Compared to the same month of the previous year, this is a growth of 23.3% in units and 16.7% in turnover, according to data published by the Ministry of Industry and Tourism.

ZEIST, The Netherlands - Between April and June this year, the number of e-bikes imported into the EU rose to 223,000 units almost matching the same period last year. Significantly, this figure is almost double the amount imported in the first quarter of the year. All top 3 importing countries, Taiwan, Vietnam and China significantly increased the number of units entering the EU during this time period. However, at what cost?