荷蘭，杜廷赫姆－麻省理工學院(MIT)和三星在一個聯合項目中，合作開發鋰電池的新材料。在最近的一項科學發表中，研究人員聲稱他們有一種固體電解質的新材料，不僅可以無限地延長電池壽命，還可以大大增加存儲容量和安全性。所有這些優勢都為電動自行車帶來了極大的好處。

Eurostat statistics for the first nine months of 2016 indicate that fraud is occurring with the import of speed e-bikes from China. Import numbers increased

Contradictory statements and reports on the future manufacturing strategy of the German bicycle manufacturer caused a lot of confusion. Will MIFA after

荷蘭，阿爾梅勒－Pon Holdings自2017年1月1日起收購了Faraday Bicycles。Faraday Bicycles是一款在舊金山設計、於台灣製造的電動自行車品牌。

利時，布魯塞爾（Brussels）－歐盟執委會在11月15日發佈雙反案的最終一般揭露文件（General Final Disclosure Document），立下了重要的里程碑。Bike Europe近期針對此案做了許多相關報導，到明年1月20日執委會決定最終徵收稅率的截止日前，稅率是否會在拉高？

荷蘭，阿爾梅勒（Almere）－Pon Holdings發出消息表示他們在11月20日購買了Accell Group N.V.普通股共338,121股，累計起來，目前已購買Accell普通股超過530萬股，佔已發行股份的百分之二十。Pon Holdings現已達到先前宣佈的收購目標，也就是擁有Accell 20%的股權，而他們現在計畫撤回以每股19歐元收購Accell的出價。

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Urban transportation specialist Tern today announced its new #BikesForBusiness program, aimed at helping organizations integrate bicycles into their business operations. The program also gives IBDs the product and materials they need to approach local businesses and organizations.

美國，費城（Philadelphia）－Advanced Sports Enterprises（ASE）執行長Pat J. Cunnane上週在一封信件中告知其客戶「該公司為改組並調整公司未來定位，其已根據美國破產法第11章提出自願性重組申請。」提出這項申請是為「促進公司提高利潤的長期策略性目標，並重申對於員工、供應商及其服務社區的承諾。」

MACHECOUL, France - Once the project to maintain bicycle production in the former Cycleurope facility proved to be successful, the company 'Manufacture Française du Cycle' entered a new phase.

PARIS, France - Peugeot Motocycles gave insight into its future urban mobility product range at the Mondial de la Moto show which took place in Paris from 4 to 14 October.

荷蘭，海倫芬（Heerenveen）－Accell集團於上週宣佈該公司前任營運長Jeroen Snijders Blok將於今年底退休。Snijders Blok今年60歲，他在四月的時候已從該公司董事會卸任。

VIENNA, Austria - In a recent case of bicycle theft the Austrian police was able to track and find a stolen e-bike in 24 hours and even discover a van of stolen goods. Geo-location and connectivity were the keywords to solve the case at an international level.

英國，雷迪奇（Redditch）－Halfords最新的財務報告顯示今年前20週的自行車營收同比成長0.8%。該公司表示在年初經歷惡劣天氣之後，接著一波暑期銷售旺季，帶來不錯成績。

Thun welcomes two new product engineers, David Hune and Antoine Gufflet to Thun's R&D team. The new recruits complement the company's growing team of young professionals.

美國，舊金山 (San Francisco)－Uber正從汽車跨入電動自行車及機車代步服務以專攻短程旅客，作為該公司長期策略的一部分。Uber執行長Dara Khosrowshahi表示：「儘管這會和現有汽車駕駛競爭，不過提供更多個人交通工具，會更適合市區內移動。」

德國，福吉沙芬(Friedrichshafen)－載貨自行車（電動與否）被稱為繼電動自行車之後的下一波流行。Eurobike跟著這股趨勢、關注其市場發展，在A1展館的一角規劃出載貨自行車專區 (Cargo Area)。

Bike Europe edition 8-2018

Eurobike organizer Messe Friedrichshafen has decided to reschedule the 2019 show back to the original date: Wednesday, 4 September to Saturday, 7 September. "The request expressed by numerous market players to move Eurobike to a later date in future

LUDHIANA, India - Indianapolis, USA based Deflecto LLC entered into the India bike market by opening a wholly-owned subsidiary Sate-lite Technologies Pvt Ltd. This subsidiary operates a manufacturing plant in the outskirts of Chandigarh, in the North India.

德國，福吉沙芬(Friedrichshafen)－若您還沒報名參加Eurobike講座，現在是您的最後機會！「網路銷售背後的真相」講座將在7月7日本週六於德國福吉沙芬舉辦。有近百位的業界菁英都已報名參加，一探網路銷售所帶來的艱鉅挑戰。若您尚未報名，請把握最後機會！