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 ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The latest European Directive for regulations on the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment will ...

ORONO, USA - When e-bikes first really emerged in the US market in the 1990's, there were a handful of generic models available for sale. Merida, ...

Ballistic International Co. Ltd from Taichung, Taiwan showed its total solution for e-bikes at Taipei Cycle. The company, which is a frame maker by ...

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.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's leading role in the international market for ICT products could play an important role in regenerating the supply chain for e-bikes. In 2017-2018 the country's bicycle industry made a successful transition to the production of e-bikes. The strong focus on this high-value product category gave Taiwan the opportunity to move forward in this innovative market. However, the strong fluctuations in supply and demand has seen Taiwan completely lose momentum in the e-bike market.

ZEIST, The Netherlands - The next edition of Bike Europe magazine (issue 1/2025) is now available to read online in our digital magazine section. In the run up to Taipei International Cycle Show the first cautious signs of a market recovery are there. In the past years, the industry has learned to be careful about making bold statements about market developments as these often turned out to be incorrect.

The European Anti-Fraud Office OLAF is investigating the export of Malaysian bikes to Europe. A long established bicycle importer based in Cyprus ...

2020 and 2021 gave a push to cycling as never seen before. The industry gave everything to handle expanding demand despite supply chain constraints and booming transportation costs. Was this effort enough to keep the consumers engaged? 2022 will be the year in which it will become clear whether the bicycle and e-bike have really become the preferred urban mobility mode.

For reshoring production and improving market flexibility by manufacturing in Europe instead of Asia, the central European countries have always played a key role. Although no country has taken a leading role, like Portugal, that does not mean that the region plays a secondary role within the industry. Several new facilities were started in recent years and existing ones upgraded their output quality.