FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - The drastic impact of component shortages take over almost all other topics among industry insiders at Eurobike. At the opening day it was soon clear that a normalization of the situation on the international e-bike and bicycles markets is not expected any time soon.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Giant is quickly catching up on the e-bike market after a slow start on this booming market. Strong demand for e-bikes in both Europe and the US drives Giant's financial performance from January to September this year.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - European cycling industry organisations have a key ally in Frans Timmermans, Vice-President of the European Commission, last week's round table discussion showed. "Decarbonising public transport with a more modular way of getting around cities is needed and cycling is,
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Tern has upgraded to its Vektron folding e-bike line-up to include more powerful Bosch drivetrains, and updates to the frame, components, and colour options. With similar price points to the previous models, shipping of the upgrades to the EU and North America will start in Q4 2020.
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The Darkbuster E1 e-bike light features high level protection against dust, sand, dirt and is corrosion resistant. Developed by Taiwanese Brightstar it complies to stringent international electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standards.
The European Commission has imposed anti-dumping as well as anti-subsidy duties on e-bikes imported from China. The Commission has opted for the imposition of per company targeted dumping duties. The dumping duties vary from 73.4 percent for the Bodo Vehicle Group, 24.6 percent for Giant Electric Vehicle
BRUSSELS, Belgium - It currently is the big obstacle that blocks the EU - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement; labour and human rights in Vietnam. The EU is now putting in place an overall framework for ensuring consistency in the inclusion of safeguard measures in free trade agreements.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European bicycle industry gathered in Brussels last week for their founding meeting of the Cycling Industries European (CIE). It is being created to enable cycling businesses of all sizes and from all sectors to make their contribution to business and society.
Current EU Regulations on e-bikes offer a serious loophole. It makes it possible for companies to put over 250W and over 25 km/h e-MTBs on the market that skirt complicated and expensive type approval procedures. That's possible due to this exemption in the type-approval regulation wording: "vehicles primarily
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The provisional anti-dumping duties announced yesterday on e-bikes imported from China are applicable to all e-bike categories; including L1 e-A and L1 e-B speed pedelecs as well as tricycles. In the European Commission's 30-page
COLOGNE, Germany - Dealer cooperative ZEG founded an (e) cargo bike dedicated company to focus on this rapidly developing product category. "The A-N.T heavy-duty cargo bike for professional use is our answer to the challenges of tomorrow's urban delivery traffic," said ZEG MD Georg Honkomp.
SEATTLE, USA - Rad Power Bikes, a Seattle-based direct to consumer e-bike brand, announced yesterday how the company is to address the 25% tariff imposed by the U.S. government on electric bikes and component parts imported from China.
Last Wednesday, the Collective of European E-bike Importers of attended a second hearing with the European Commission. This was aimed at discussing the lack of
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Recently an important step has been taken by the European Commission concerning the regulations for type-approved e-bikes.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Next summer the European Union's Free Trade Agreement with Vietnam (EVFTA) is expected to be signed. This was confirmed at the EVFTA
BRUSSELS, Belgium - On a request by Bike Europe the European Bicycle Manufacturers Association presented a reaction on the recent actions
People in Northern Ireland who are using or would like to use a pedal assisted electric bike 25 km/h-250W have to put up with a few legal hurdles. Whilst
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - The European and Dutch bicycle industry achieved a positive result in the standard settings of speed
Following the publication of speed -e-bike helmet certification in the Netherlands, the NTA 8776, it is now possible to have these helmets certified.
E-MTBs are rising to new heights, that's what Eurobike and other autumn 2016 shows indicated. The motor-assisted mountain bike was 'all over the place'.
