AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Dutch e-bike producer, VanMoof, has secured a 12.5 million euro investment from one of Europe's leading venture capital firms Balderton Capital and assembly partner SINBON Electronics. The funds will support the brand's international expansion as it scales up to meet increased demand. The investment follows the successful launch of the new electric VanMoof S3 and X3 bikes.

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - They were everywhere at Eurobike 2019 and they are expected to be around in big numbers at the upcoming Taipei Cycle. It's about InTube frames which are the latest e-bike trend. But that trend is causing major problems at makers of electric bikes which is

AARHUS, Denmark - In this newsletter Bike Europe features two more examples of what is becoming a main trend; the production relocation of e-bikes as well as parts to Europe. The company Viridus has started the production of e-bike Lithium-Ion batteries at its modern Aarhus facility.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - It's costly to obtain a license for the use of a patented InTube battery system, according to sources. At least that's said about the one Bosch is selling for its frame-integrated batteries that come with its drive-units and other components.

JIVR is a UK-based mobility company dedicated to making urban transport easier. Started in London in 2013, their mission has always been focused on ways to beat crowded city streets.

ALBSTADT, Germany - For this year's Eurobike in Friedrichshafen, Alber GmbH prepared a fast-paced innovation. It's the new speed pedelec motor Z20 RS that comes under the company's e-bike drives brand Neodrives. The Z20 RS is the company's first rear hub motor for the up to 45 km/h e-bike category.

BANGALORE, India - Market researcher Mobility Foresight is offering a market report on the "E-Scooter Sharing Market in the US and Europe 2019 - 2024." The report is about "Size, forecasts, risks and opportunities till 2024."

CHANG HUA, Taiwan - TranzX is changing its production locations as a result of the e-bike anti-dumping duties that came into force at the beginning of this year. It is not switching its entire production from Dongguan and Shenzhen in China to Taiwan.

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - One of the world's biggest car maker plunges into the electric bicycle market. At the beginning of this year, General Motors (GM) announced the launch of its first electric bicycles: the ARĪV Meld and the ARĪV Merge.

GENT, Belgium - Main stakeholders in the e-bike dumping case - LEVA-EU and the Collective of European Importers of Electric Bicycles - reacted as to be expected with deep disappointment and regrets on last week's imposition of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on e-bike imported from China.

BERLIN, Germany - German ACI Systems Germany GmbH (ACISA) has entered into a strategic partnership with the Bolivian state-owned Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos (YLB). It provides this subsidiary of the ACI Group direct access to lithium material.

The number of bikes imported in the United Kingdom seems to have undergone a staggering transformation throughout the course of 2017. During the first two quarters it looked like they were on course to post an annual drop.

European Union Commission has published what it calls a 'MET Disclosure Document'. This stands for "Assessment of Market Economy Treatment"

Giant is not waiting for things to come from Brussels. Already last January a spokesman of Giant Europe they are stepping up e-bike production in Lelystad

SHANGHAI, China - It said that its floor space increased by about 25 percent this year. And that, despite the EU dumping case on e-bikes which

The e-bike market in Germany is growing at record pace. The newest 2017 data from industry association 'Zweirad-Industrie-Verband' (ZIV) clearly underlines

LONDON, UK - The first type-approved speed pedelecs are now, as in more EU countries, hitting the roads in the United Kingdom. After successfully negotiated

FRANKFURT, Germany - This month a consortium of 17 companies and research institutions starts R&D on processes for large-scale series production

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Last Friday the European Parliament voted in favour of new EU trade defense rules including a new methodology on how anti-dumping duties

KARLSTEIN, Germany - Electric Mountainbikes are the big growth sector for the years to come. That's the strong belief by many.