A legal battle has been fought between the European Bicycle Manufacturers' Association (EBMA), Bulgarian bike maker Maxcom Ltd, the Council of the European

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The transition of Taiwan from a bicycle to e-bike exporting country has really picked up. Nevertheless, statistics from the country's

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Which battery cabinet provides sufficient protection when an e-bike battery catches fire? Many bicycle industry entrepreneurs are uncertain about the products available. The German VDMA 24994 standard is intended to help separate the good from the bad. According to Bart van de Broek of Dutch financial services provider Nationale-Nederlanden, it will soon be clear whether this standard will also apply across all of Europe.

DELFT, the Netherlands - The European standard for e-bikes EN 15194: 2017 is being revised. According to an initial planning, adjustments in the field of electronics and batteries will be published. In addition, guidelines are being developed to combat tampering.

BENTONVILLE, USA - The Arkansas Global Cycling Accelerator has selected 10 innovative companies for its program from a broad pool of international applicants. These companies represent the cutting edge of cycling technology and innovation, from performance analytics platforms to e-bikes and custom manufacturing.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Trade agreements with India and Indonesia would disrupt the bicycle industry supply chain for EU-based companies. Usually concluding such agreements is a long-term process but the EU attributes great importance to these types of agreements. Discussion between the EU and the countries continue.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union and Malaysia will soon start negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) that could have a major impact on the bicycle industry. The Southeast Asian country is home to Shimano supplier Kwang Li Industry.

WASHINGTON, USA - To counter the rapidly increasing number of accidents with e-bikes, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has initiated a rulemaking proceeding. They have invited all industry stakeholders to comment on the risk of injury associated with mechanical hazards of e-bikes and plans to develop new standards to address these risks.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement to exclude e-bikes from insurance obligations. It is part of complete set of rules to better protect road accident victims.

The European Commission has used this year's transition period for the new e-bike type-approval. One major issue was the categorization of speed e-bikes.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The expensive replacement of e-bike batteries at the end of their life cycle sometimes results in batteries from unknown sources. ...

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - "The e-bike product group does hold a danger in itself. This concerns the safety of Speed Pedelecs. Legislation about ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - 17 of the 28 EU member states have now completely implemented the WEEE 2 directive. WEEE is aimed at improving the collection and ...

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - An in-depth report on troubled MIFA, a comprehensive review on the e-bike trends for MY 2015 and 2016, market reports on ...

TIANJIN, China - Flying Pigeon is heavily into electric bikes and especially ones that have European design. It's also the most renowned brand name in ...

COLOGNE, Germany - ZEG, Europe's biggest dealer cooperative, wants to accomplish a cross-industry testing standard dedicated to e-bikes.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Blue-Mobility, a subsidiary of the Belgian Railway Corporation NMBS Holding, has launched a public tender for the development of a ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Selling a MTB styled 500 Watt - 70 km/h e-bike in Europe is made very easy with the new regulations on type-approval, which were ...

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Together with the growing market for electric assisted bicycles in Europe demand for faster e-bikes, the so called ...

CLOPPENBURG, Germany - "An independent test laboratory confirmed in 2011 that the drive system used in the model tested by ADAC and Stiftung Warentest ...