ASCHAFFENBURG, Germany - Some 1,200 attendees are expected at the 15th Battery Experts Forum next week. Over 60 leading experts, developers

法國，里爾(Lille)－在體育用品零售巨頭Decathlon的自行車銷量中，電動自行車所佔比例仍不高，且其電動自行車皆還是在中國進行生產。不過該類生產因為會受到反傾銷稅的影響，所以將在2019年前移至歐洲，至於要移至哪一國家尚不確定。以上為Bike Europe在一次拜訪法國里爾分處的難得機會中所得到的消息。

NEW DELHI, India - Pradeep Kumar Aggarwal has been elected Chairman of Bicycle Panel of Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) of India

比利時，布魯塞爾(Brussels)－最新歐盟統計局數據證實，中國進口至歐盟的電動自行車數量遽增，如同EBMA秘書長Moreno Fioravanti所預言。儘管歐盟統計局是依據2017年1月1日新版CN代碼追蹤電動自行車進口的，但中國電動自行車於2017年1月至9月之間進口至歐盟市場的數量就超越了55萬輛。

One topic dominated Bike Europe's news coverage over the past year. It was about consumer centricity which is leading the bike sector

德國，坦納（Tanna）－Continental於11月中將退出電動自行車市場，同為Extra Energy總經理及自行車電動化主義者的Hannes Neupert，將此歸咎於汽車供應鏈因轉換至電動汽車遭受龐大壓力。他表示這導致企業在生存的壓力之下做出不明智的決定，與電動自行車市場並無關係。他說：「這塊市場還在幼稚園階段，就像1995年的手機市場一樣。」

愛沙尼亞，塔林（Tallinn）－隨著電動機車和自行車物聯網（IoT）裝置的需求越來越高，Comodule最近也在愛沙尼亞塔林總部附近新設了工廠，讓它們能夠每月生產2萬台車載資通訊（telematics）裝置。

Thun has reinforced its reputation for innovation yet again, this time by launching the lightest bb-set in the industry. Called SHORTY SL, this new super-lightweight bb-set has a completely hollow spindle. As a result, it weighs in at just 198 grams.

日本，大阪（Osaka）－Shimano是否在電動自行車市場中有了新的技術突破？該公司在美國專利商標局（US Patent Office）提出電動自行車中置馬達與齒輪箱式變速器（gearbox）結合的專利。

台灣，台中－台灣的電動自行車產業正飛速成長，台灣自行車協會（TBA）主席Michael Tseng在台中舉辦的2020年台北自行車展新聞發表會上也表示：「台灣的自行車產業正邁入新的時代。」

德國，慕尼黑（Munich）－在觀看該公司碳纖維車架生產過程的影片時，腦海不禁出現以前工廠女工們手工將碳纖維布層層堆疊起來的畫面。不同的是現在這些都被機器人取代了，機器人能生產無膠合零件的單殼式結構（monocoque）車架，如Avero Inc看到的，這是碳纖維和零件製造上的大突破。

BAVET CITY, Cambodia - EU's biggest bike supplier Cambodia could lose its preferential trading terms. The EU is currently considering a temporary withdrawal of tariff preferences for Cambodia based on human and labor rights criteria. A decision is expected to be announced early in 2020. T

隨著對於車架的需求爆增，電動自行車車架的複雜度也提升，歐洲現在在生產方面迫切需要革新，產量必須在短時間內迅速提高。（影片提供英文字幕）

台灣，台中－NECO位於台中，並在中國經營三座工廠。他們先前在Eurobike上慶祝達成一個里程碑，和他們在十年前從車頭碗組和五通碗組拓展到踏板、花鼓、齒盤類似，這一次他們是將業務拓展到傳動系統零件的領域。

《台北時報》（Taipei Times）上週報導，雖然中美貿易爭端持續戰影響，台灣目前有許多企業因應不斷增長的需求而回歸本土。Marwi Group在六個國家當中都有營運分處，有台灣、印尼、荷蘭、德國、捷克及美國。

Thun presents the successor of its renowned product X-CELL RT. The upgraded torque sensor X-CELL RT 2.0 features a composite and Macromelt® sleeve with a reduced diameter for easier assembly and a nano-coated PCB that ideally shields the sensor from humidity.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Are the first signs appearing of what could become a large-scale transition? Will Taiwan take-over China's role as Europe's

Main theme of this year's Bike Europe Conference is: Behind the Scenes of Online Sales. It has everything to do with the inevitable presence of online shopping consumers. Scott and Adrian Montgomery will address the changes online sales brought in the U.S.

The Edwin Groen Tweewielers bike shop has been based at the same premises in Heerhugowaard (The Netherlands) for over 30 years. The massive store sells every conceivable kind of bicycle, and part of the shop is also dedicated to the kids' bike segment.

Just as last year Thun will be present at Eurobike to exhibit its latest innovations (same location and booth number as in 2017).