OSAKA, Japan - Is Shimano advancing further on the e-bike market with a new technical development? The company filed an application at the US Patent Office for a gearbox in combination with an e-bike mid-motor.
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Giant Manufacturing Co expects to sell about 600,000 e-bikes this year. If the company actually lives up to this expectation, it will exceed outlooks previously expressed by the company's chairwoman Bonnie Tu.
REUTLINGEN, Germany - Of course it's focused on electric cars, but undoubtedly the company's fast-growing e-bike business will also benefit from the newest technology it is introducing. It's about microchips made of silicon carbide (SiC) that Bosch has developed.
MUNICH, Germany - The European Investment Bank (EIB) granted a EUR 12 million loan to German e-bike drivetrain system supplier Fazua GmbH.
CHANGHUA, Taiwan - Shortly before publishing its 2019 half-year results Merida Industry Co. ltd also announced that it is investing heavily in a substantial expansion of the production of e-bikes in Europe.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - In hall A6 on stand 102 as well as at the open ground east at stand FG-0/204 where they are available for test rides, Flyer presents an extensive range of updated models. The popular Upstreet5, for example,
REDDITCH, UK - Based on company data, population, car registration figures and the latest market statistics, Halfords UK expects that some 1.5 million e-bikes will be sold by 2050 in Great Britain. This outlook was published in a blog last week by Halfords.
PARIS, France - After a big and growing number of suppliers from the automotive sector made their appearance within the e-bike market, the next powerhouse appears now. And this time it's an unexpected one. Michelin is making it acquaintance in electric bicycles with "E-drives powered by Michelin".
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The import of electric bicycles into the European Union's 28 member states has been growing to over 1 million units last year. According to Eurostat, that e-bike import showed a rise of 36 percent in the first nine months of 2018.
OIÃ, Portugal - A brand-new company is currently being set-up in Portugal by industry veteran Sergio Ramos. He is the man behind Avantisbike which has been operating as an OEM bike maker since 2001. His newest venture is named Unibike OEM Factory SA. The new company is already providing services to customers.
STUTTGART, Germany - Mahle GmbH is the next automotive supplier entering the e-bike market with the acquisition of Spanish Ebikemotion Technologies S.L. With this e-bike drive system, HMI and connectivity expert, Mahle strengthens its activities "on the market of electrically powered bicycles".
Automotive giant Volkswagen (VW) included a cargo e-bike as part of its solution for sustainable goods transport in urban regions. It can carry a load of up to 210 kgs (driver included), and is able to handle cargo volumes of up to a half cubic meter. Volkswagen's (VW) cargo e-bike is equipped with a 250-watt
BERLIN, Germany - E-bike sales in Germany continues to outperform this year. According to the latest estimates of the German industry association 'Zweirad Industrie Verband' (ZIV) around 670,000 units were sold
Fazua GmbH, a Munich-based company founded in 2013 and provider of drive systems for e-bikes has recently received USD 8 million (€ 6.8m) in a new financing
Listed Dorel Industries, one of the sector's top players, is setting its sights stronger on e-bikes. The holding company's premium bicycle division, Cycling
NEW DELHI, India - With an evolving electric vehicles market in India, Hero Electric is set to have the early movers advantage with a pan-India
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - While market characteristics used to be rather similar, bicycle sales in Denmark, Sweden and Finland is showing some striking
SUZHOU, China - The HQ in China of e-bike drive system manufacturer Bafang has issued a statement on the e-bike dumping accusations by
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The booming e-bike market in Europe is accompanied by a huge increase in e-bike imports.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - The German e-bike market is expected to grow by 12% this year as the national industry association ZIV reported today.
