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Timyo: taking the next step

Timyo: taking the next step

Over the last few years, the international Timyo Group and its brands, Van Dijck, Keola and Muon, have gained a notable presence in the market. One...

The SEG Automotive drive for e-bikes weighs less than 2.6 kg. – Photo SEG Automotive

SEG Automotive enters e-bike drive system market

STUTTGART, Germany - BH Bikes from Spain will be the first to be supplied with the new SEG Automotive e-bike systems. SEG Automotive is one of those...

The French Secretary General for Investment Bruno Bonnel (second from the right) visited the Valeo e-drive factory. – Photo Préfecture de la Vienne

Valeo steps up e-drive series production in 2024

CHATELLERAULT, France - For 2024 the French automotive and e-bike supplier Valeo projects to manufacture 500 drive units per week, or 25,000 for the...

Integration and digitisation transforming product development

Integration and digitisation transforming product development

In a competitive market, drive system manufacturers have focused on various strategies during 2023. Development has focused on both an optimal riding...

Lightest drive unit on OEM carbon frame

Compact, lightweight, yet powerful: is this the end of the e-bike...

In recent years, e-bike manufacturers faced a tradeoff: whether to adopt powerful yet heavy motors or lightweight and low-performing ones. Until now,...

Revonte CEO Otto Chrons (l.) and former hGears CEO Pierluca Sartorello in May 2022 when the two companies announced a production partnership. – Photo Bike Europe

E-bike drive maker Revonte files for bankruptcy, selling its IP

TAMPERE, Finland - Manufacturer of the Revonte One e-bike drive system with integrated, automatic stepless transmission filed for bankruptcy at the...

In the new SRAM system, the drive unit will be manufactured by Brose. Photo SRAM

SRAM officially launches e-MTB drive Eagle Powertrain

CHICAGO, USA - The long expected official statement by SRAM on the introduction of an e-bike dive system came in today. Remarkably and without giving...

Early access for Intra Drives’ crowdfunding campaign is now open. – Photo Intra Drive

Intra Drive nearing market launch of integrated gearbox and motor

EDINBURGH, Scotland - Since displaying at Eurobike in 2021, Intra Drive has focused on building a European supply chain and industrialising its...

The PCT headquarters, where e-bikes are produced and motors assembled, is located in Kashiwara City in Osaka, Japan. – Photos Jo Beckendorff

Panasonic Cycle Technology edging closer to beating heart of European...

KASHIWARA CITY, Japan - The cooperation with former Flyer maker Biketec in Switzerland gave e-bike drivetrain pioneer Panasonic Cycle Technology Co.,...

HL Mando has opted for an LFP (lithium iron phosphate) battery instead of the usual lithium ion battery. – Photo HL Mando

HL Mando re-launched as complete eCargo application

SEOUL, South Korea - HL Mando has introduced a high-performance battery, motor and rear wheel sensor system, to complete its alternator driven e-bike...