2020, what a year…! A year dominated at first by the negative impact of the coronavirus; the halting of production lines, closing of bicycle shops, supply chain disruptions, etc. This then evolved into a bumper year as markets exploded and e-bikes and bicycles became the transport/leisure activity of choice.
PARIS, France - French e-bike retailer Ecox has partnered with WPP agency, Wunderman Thompson Paris, for the launch of Emergency Bikes, a new e-bike created to help Parisian emergency doctors move faster through the congested streets. Designed exclusively for doctor's needs, the first fleet of Emergency Bikes were deployed in early September.
BEEK EN DONK, the Netherlands - Replacement parts wholesaler, Twindis, has made an exclusive collaboration deal with German battery manufacturer E-Bike Vision (EBV), a developer and producer of high-quality replacement batteries. Twindis will be the distribution partner for the Benelux.
NEW YORK, US - Bolt Bikes, the Australian mobility startup, has completed a Series A capital raise of US$11 million (€9.3 million) to invest in expanding its operations in the United States. Along with the capital raise, the e-bike sharing subscription service has announced that is rebranding with a new name, Zoomo.
GENT, Belgium - The take-over by supermarket owner Colruyt in 2019 saved the future of the Belgium bicycle retail chain Fiets!. A year earlier Fiets! already filed for chapter 11 and that was not without reason. According to a publication in Belgium newspaper De Tijd, Colruyt had to invest another €10 million in Fiets! to make it future proof.
REUTLINGEN, Germany - For model year 2021, Bosch eBike Systems is extending the small, robust on-board Kiox computer to include a navigation function. According to Bosch, "the technical improvements optimise the e-bike experience making it the smart connected companion for long rides."
REUTLINGEN, Germany - The exceptional situation on the e-bike market with booming sales in many countries will impact the financial performance of Bosch eBike Systems. "We hope to match the impressive figures from last year, but we might even surpass them," said Bosch eBike Systems CEO Claus Fleischer yesterday at the online sneak preview of the model year 2021.
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"
