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ROMILLY-SUR-SEINE, France - The Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer Ideal has engaged in more than ten different e-Bike projects with various partners from ...

MANITOBA, Canada - The decision was made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) in December of 2007 after an exhaustive review. In ...

MOSCOW, Russia - The future of bicycle (and car) tyre manufacturer Vredestein has been assured for the years to come. During the past months ...

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DARMSTADT, Germany - Last Saturday, Riese & Mueller, launched a new range of pedelecs. "After we decided to enter this rapidly growing market it took us ...

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,

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Eurostat import figures for the first half of 2019 clearly point out the effectiveness of the by mid-January 2019 instigated anti-dumping measures on e-bikes imported from China. They prove that the People's Republic is now more or less banned from the e-bike market of the EU.

The hot and rain-free super summer of 2018 made e-bike sales skyrocket across Europe. Here's an overview of what happened in most markets. Starting in the North shows that the markets of Sweden, Denmark and Finland are growing to maturity. Sweden even ranks now among the largest e-bike markets of Europe.

TAMPERE, Finland - Start-up Revonte integrated fully automatic and stepless transmission in its e-bike drive system, the Revonte One. The Finnish start-up was founded in 2018 with the goal of developing and manufacturing a drive system with an integrated continuously variable automatic drive.

It's probably the only segment in the European e-bike market that lagged behind. In particular when comparing its development with the rapidly increasing sales of regular e-bikes as well as e-MTBs. However, in the Netherlands there's now something remarkable taking place with speed pedelecs.

COLOGNE, Germany - The company is named igus and contrary to how it wants its name to be printed it is by no means a small company. Igus stems from Cologne, Germany and is a leader in bearings (made from metal to plastic) employing 3,500 people and operating in 97 countries including Taiwan.

BERLIN, Germany - E-bike system supplier Brose developed an all new line of displays to make operating an e-bike more intuitive and ergonomic. "The displays are designed to meet different riders' unique needs and fit perfectly in the existing Brose Drive product family," said Brose in a statement.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - After a year that showed a for many astonishing growth in e-bike sales in Europe, expectations are high on what 2019 will bring. The biggest bike maker in the world (money-wise), Giant Manufacturing Co, made clear statements about this during the Taipei Cycle Show held last month.

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?