PARIS, France - Ten years of research and three patents. After a decade of development and a year of behind-the-scenes build-up, Bastille Cycles - founded by Gilles Henry, the engineer behind the well-known foldable Yoyo stroller - is officially hitting the European market with its new folding bike concept.

Darfon Electronics Corp is the the parent company of electric bicycle brand BESV. As such, it is committed to the cycling industry and its further development.

BREDA, the Netherlands - Watt Mobility has been in the market since 2017 offering affordable e-bikes developed especially for cities. Focused on being lightweight to cover shorter distances, the e-bike is hardly recognisable as an electric variant. The Dutch company has clear European ambitions and recently raised €1.5 million in funding to support further growth.

The years 2020-2021 have definitely changed our cities, and for the better. The current shift is influenced by strong factors: policies related to total reduction of CO2 emissions, continuous development of infrastructure for bicycles and the changing attitudes of the population. Leader 96 is following this trend.

TREVIGLIO, Italy - Bianchi has extended its Lif-e Electric Intelligence Program with the new E-Omnia e-bike platform covering city, tourer and mountain bike types. The Italian high-performance brand, generally known for their sports bikes only, has unveiled eight models across the three different types in what it calls "a significant step forwards in the electric revolution."

That 276,000 e-bikes were sold in the Netherlands in 2015 astonished many in the Dutch bike sector. The e-bikes continues as sales keep growing in 2016.