AMERSFOORT, the Netherlands - Is it the weather, or the economy, or just the plain truth that e-bikes are like iPhone: everybody wants one? Fact is that after the January to September selling-season for bicycles the results show that interest - and with that sales - of e-bikes remained unrelentless huge.
ÁGUEDA, Portugal - Miranda showed at Eurobike a prototype of a power meter which the Portuguese components manufacturer will be releasing to the market shortly. The Miranda Power Meter stands out as it designed to seamlessly integrate with e-bikes.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - At stand A1-403 ZF Sachs Micro Mobility features its production ready RS drive unit. ZF is the third biggest of the world leading car parts makers that turn to the cycling sector. This 40 billion euro and over 130,000 staffed company has for that brushed off a
AMERSFOORT, the Netherlands - First half year results for the Dutch market indicate that again electric bike sales is showing huge growth. It contrasts sharply with the sale of regular bicycles, which is sinking further and further.
LONDON, UK - Cycle to Work (C2W) is a UK government scheme designed to help employees buy bicycles, e-bikes and cycling accessories to be used for the purpose of cycling to work. It works by rebating tax paid by the employee against the purchase of
TAICHUNG, TAIWAN - To open up the market for shared e-bikes, the Benelux subsidiary of Giant Manufacturing joined the new B2B platform ConnectBike. For this project a robust e-bike, a service concept and sharing platform are being developed.
EASTWOOD, UK - Local UK media reports that Raleigh UK is set to sell its current HQ in Eastwood near Nottingham and move to a UK site that will allow it to "Capitalise on the growing demand for e-bikes".
BOLOGNA, Italy - At the 2018 Milan EICMA two-wheeler show on the booth of Italian motorbike legend Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. e-MTBs made a star appearance. They are named 'Ducati MIG-RR powered by Thok'.
LONDON, UK - An analysis of the UK's HM Revenue and Customs trade statistics comparing Jan-Dec 2017 with the same period for 2018, detailing e-bikes entering the UK under CN code 8711 60 10 shows only a modest increase in the total of units entering the country.
At Eurobike it was clearly noticeable; the earlier this month held Taipei Cycle Show once more underlined this trend. It's about the fact that the number of e-bike motor providers continues to grow strongly. Among the newcomers are some formidable multi-billion euro
E-bike rear hub motor pioneer BionX Canada Inc. was forced to file for bankruptcy on 27 February this year. At that time its European subsidiaries BionX GmbH and Elby Bike Europe GmbH were not affected. Since then, BionX GmbH has been searching for a European motor producer. Without success. 10 December 2018.
MILAN, Italy - The 76st EICMA will open its doors in Milan next Thursday. Once again the show will include a dedicated e-bike area. Polini, one of the well-known Italian brand names in the motorcycles and scooter industry, will present a remarkable 1,000 Wh dual battery system.
SANGERHAUSEN, Germany - Sachsenring Bike Manufaktur GmbH and the Swiss premium e-bike manufacturer Stromer AG announced a long-term partnership last week. Stromer's ST3 and ST5 for distribution on the European and the US market, will be assembled in Sangerhausen in the future.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - In Belgium and in Holland promotion projects are being started in order "To optimize the potential of the speed pedelec for commuting." Such projects are needed because sales of this e-bike category is indeed rising
BAD SODEN, Germany - In an unusual public statement, the German industry association ZIV (Zweirad Industrie Verband) strongly advises against resorting to repair offers for e-bike batteries that cannot prove to have passd UN tests as well as against the manipulation of batteries and against the use of such
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The latest Taiwan Bicycle Association (TBA) statistics show a major improvement of the country's bicycle and e-bike industry's performance. According to the TBA e-bike exports increased 44.9 percent to 155,910 units between January and July this year.
AGUEDA, Portugal - At the Eurobike show, held earlier this month, Fritz Jou said that the production at his new bicycle production facility in Portugal has started. This is earlier than expected. However, the facility is not yet fully operational as brand new equipment is still being installed.
Now e-bike sales have seriously picked up in Italy, Italwin and Wayel e-bike manufacturer Five invested in the in-house production of batteries. For next year Five expects to assemble all the batteries for their e-bikes themselves in Italy.
BERLIN, Germany - Brose is expanding its range of drive systems with the new Drive S Mag; an e-MTB drive with magnesium housing. The Drive S Mag is the fourth member of the product family Brose Drive and will be presented at Eurobike.
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
