LUDHIANA, India - To boost local manufacturing and reduce the country's dependency on imports, the Modi government launched an incentive scheme for 13 sectors in 2020. Other objectives were to attract foreign direct investments and to expand exports. Now the bicycle industry also wants to be included in this scheme.
美國，華盛頓特區（WASHINGTON DC）－美國川普政府近日宣布新的對等關稅政策，自行車產業供應鏈恐再受波及。依照提案，未來車架非美製的進口自行車都將面臨額外關稅。該國市場仰賴進口，此舉將推高進口商的成本，造成零售市場停滯，美國消費者購買新車的價格亦勢必水漲船高。
GENT, Belgium - Trade association LEVA-EU says companies that solely assemble e-bikes are confronted with unfair competition that is threatening their existence. EU regulation makes it almost impossible to start up new companies and could severely hinder the EU's net-zero emissions target.
WASHINGTON, United States - In an open letter to more than 2,000 e-bike, e-scooter, hoverboard and e-unicycle manufacturers and importers, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) states that failure to adhere to applicable UL2849 safety standards may pose an unreasonable risk to consumers of fire and serious injury or death.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission's announcement to review Directive 168/2013 which regulates the type-approval for vehicles with two or more wheels has united the EU cycling advocacy associations CONEBI, CIE, European Cyclists' Federation (ECF).
The very long-awaited revision of EN 15194 has finally been published and is already implemented by the national standardization institutes. This revised version of the standard for 25km/h - 250W e-bikes is very different from the 'old' standard. What are the main differences?
E-bikes in Europe are subject to a lot of complicated rules: type-approval, CE-standards, the Machinery Directive, helmet obligation, insurance, traffic
The country's oldest e-bike manufacturer and distributor ekolo.cz has been certified to take exams for e-bike mechanics by the national Ministry of
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Industry, dealers as well as end-user associations continue to lobby the Dutch government for special speed e-bike helmets.
The rapid growth of electric bikes and the introduction of new types crank up discussions on rules and regulations likes how to categorize these vehicles.
HANOVER, Germany - Last month at Taichung Bike Week Continental announced that production of its Conti E-Bike Drive System and deliveries to OEM's have ...
TANNA, Germany - The bicycle industry took an active role when EN 15194 for e-bikes was developed. But so far only the motorcycle Industry took part in ...
Its not finalized yet in new type-approval regulations, but as it stands now 25 km/h electric bicycles with more than 250Watt motors will remain subject ...
The British BAGB (Bicycle Association of Great Britain) and CTC (Cyclist' Touring Club) stood up against the revision of e-bike regulation by the ...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Worldwide the e-Bike industry is looking forward to the introduction of the new EN 15194 standard for Electronically Power Assisted ...
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Eight lawmakers from all political parties yesterday jointly proposed a bill to legalize electricity-operated bikes, that may help ...
The scope of the safety standard EN 15194 for EPAC's, Electrically Power Assisted Cycles are EPAC's with a voltage up to 48 DC, a maximum continuous ...
ITTIGEN, Switzerland - Two key topics challenging the bicycle and e-bike industry, sustainability and geopolitical issues are addressed in a new study by McKinsey & Company and the WFSGI (World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry). Is the industry prepared for 2025?
台灣，台北－自行車產業的庫存問題已逐步緩解，業界領袖亦開始釋出對未來發展的看法。Giant Group董事長Young Liu近日接受本社專訪，暢談上任首年的營運策略及歐洲設廠規劃。
台灣，台北－經歷2024年產量下滑與庫存過剩的動盪之後，台灣自行車產業正出現回溫跡象。雖然訂單量仍保守，不過根據2025年第一季出口數據，市場已逐步復甦，尤以電動自行車類別。
