British Magnate to Bring Bulk Bike Making Back to UK
British steel magnate with cycle business background wants to make UK cycle manufacture part of his 'Green Steel' strategy. Liberty House says they

British steel magnate with cycle business background wants to make UK cycle manufacture part of his 'Green Steel' strategy. Liberty House says they

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - The final print edition of Bike Europe's 22nd (2018) volume is now online available. Here are some of the magazine's highlights:

Experience the technical efficiency, operational safety and longevity (as per EN 15194:2017) as well as the attractive pricing of Thun's torque sensor X-CELL RT 2.0.

比利時,布魯塞爾(Brussels)-歐洲自行車製造商協會EBMA表示,若確定徵收雙反稅,電動自行車(EPAC,電動輔助自行車)製造回流將會帶來近4600個工作機會。歐盟執委會將會在明年1月19日宣佈最終決定。

荷蘭,杜廷赫姆(Doetinchem)-本業為汽車製造商的Pon Holdings欲收購Accell Group的計畫可說是大趨勢下的其中一個例子,也就是目前有許多汽車廠商正計畫踏入兩輪電動車市場的這股趨勢。有越來越多的汽車零部件供應商從四輪踏入兩輪市場,而自Volkswagen及Peugeot在九月分別發表電動載貨車(e-Cargo Bike)與LEV(低廢棄排放車輛)之後,GM及Ford也跟進。

德國,德勒斯登(Dresden)-約在一年前成立的TerraE財團欲建設生產鋰離子電池超級工廠的雄心壯志似乎已熄滅。德國媒體Tagesspiegel報導,財團的企業成員都不願意承擔開始大規模生產所需的財務責任。

DRESDEN, Germany - The TerraE consortium, set up with great ambitions about a year and a half ago to establish a giga factory to produce lithium-ion cells, has seemed to have failed.

荷蘭,喬爾(Joure)-在自行車燈及配件供應商Spanninga的百年歡慶上,其執行長Keike Spanninga提倡了自行車燈在道路安全上的品質標示。所有來自荷蘭、法國、中國、台灣的企業菁英及Spanninga員工於上週聚在公司荷蘭總部慶祝。

美國,華盛頓(Washington)-川普政府針對自中國進口至美國的(電動)自行車及零配件加徵稅的政策將於9月24日(下週一)開始實施。屆時直到年底都將加徵10%進口稅,並於明年開始徵收25%稅。

英國,倫敦(London)-英國媒體報導,擁有60家分店的英國 High Street自行車連鎖商Evans Cycles已僱用財務重組公司,且必須籌借1000萬英鎊(1120萬歐元)的資金。Evans Cycles最新帳務顯示截至2017年10月28日的稅前虧損為250萬英鎊(280萬歐元)。銷售緩慢升至1.388億至1.557億歐元,與前一年相比共虧損580萬英鎊。

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - The Taichung Bike Week is paying the price for the international trade show shuffle. After several years of double digit growth, the 2018 event which will take place from 26 - 28 September, is seeing a decrease in the number of exhibitors and participating hotels.

美國,華盛頓-美中貿易戰現況,美國將對自中國進口的電動自行車加徵25%關稅。除了電動自行車之外,電動自行車馬達也被列在課徵25%關稅的商品清單,這項政策將從8月23日起實施。

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, USA - With Eurobike closing its doors earlier this month, the next international show coming up is Interbike Expo in Reno, Nevada taking place from September 18-20, 2018. One week later Taichung Bike Week kicks off.

比利時,布魯塞爾(Brussels)-針對中國進口電動自行車徵收的臨時反傾銷稅將會適用於所有類別,包含L1 e-A及L1 e-B高速電動輔助自行車及三輪車。歐委會在歐盟官方期刊中公開一份三十頁的文件,內容說明近乎所有中國產業及電動自行車進口商集團在五月三日實施進口登記法規後所提出的反證一概被駁回。

Together with his brother Leon, Jeroen Kuijpers runs the Kuijpers Tweewielers bike shop that was founded by their father in Helmond in 1979. The whole of the first floor of the shop is devoted to children's bikes so that they can be optimally presented. It is a completely separate department, including colourful paintings on the walls, just for kids.

Kids' bikes are mainly sold through specialist stores and toy shops. In that sense, Edwin Woudt from the Dutch town of Koog aan de Zaan kills two birds with one stone, because his bike shop, called Woudt de Fietsspecialist, is combined with a branch of Intertoys.
Bike Europe edition 6/7-2018!

The bike sppot team lives and breathes colors and always works on projects which aim to set new standards of performance in the industry.

For a second consecutive year, as part of the bike sppot, the WAGNER Group will be present at one of the world's leading trade fair for the bicycle industry - Eurobike.

根據預測,歐洲的電池市場價值從2025年開始可能達逾2500億歐元。若要滿足這需求,歐洲將會需要10到20座超級電池工廠(Giga-factories)來生產。這會需要相當的投資及進展,對產業來說是個重大挑戰,歐盟勢必得團結一同面對 。因此歐委會持續呼籲業界動起來,建起政治及經濟架構以達成這個目標。