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At Sustainable 2Wheels,on Wednesday 18 September on the Esplanade of the European Parliament in Brussels, ETRA will officially present the first edition of its Sustainable2Wheel Yearbook. - Photo Bike Europe

Sustainable2Wheels Yearbook for MEPs

BRUSSELS, Belgium - At Sustainable 2Wheels,on Wednesday 18 September on the Esplanade of the European Parliament in Brussels, ETRA will officially...

Mobility on 2Wheels is taken increasingly into account at European Commission’s Directorate General Move. - Photo Trek

Attention for E-Bikes in EU Car Mobility Debate

BRUSSELS, Belgium - End of May, electricity concern EDF organised a debate on electric mobility. The initiative was part of the European Green Week...

The Sustainable2Wheels event explore how 2wheel transport solutions can contribute to cleaner, greener, healthier living environments. The event takes place September 18, 2013. - Photo ETRA

Sustainable2Wheels Gathers Politicians & Industry

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Senior policymakers and industry stakeholders will join ETRA at the 4th Sustainable 2Wheels event on the Esplanade of the...

Fiscal Incentives for Cycling

Fiscal Incentives for Cycling

BRUSSELS, Belgium - In March 2009, the Council reached an agreement on the continuation of reduced VAT-rates on a number of labour-intensive...

The Twowheel Innovation Network (TWIN) will develop European training for e-bike dealers and their mechanics.

ETRA and Partners Launch E-bike Training Project

GAND, Belgium - Following an agreement between ETRA and the Dutch training institute "Tweewieleracademy", the Danish training institute "CELF", the...

The new European Union type-approval legislation will apply to a large number of e-bike models.

Urgent Call for e-Bike Experts

GAND, Belgium - ETRA is in the process of developing a proposal for the European Commission aimed at improving the technical requirements for...

ETRA Secretary General Annick Roetynck.

ETRA Meeting on e-Bike Type-Approval

GAND, Belgium - The European Two-Wheeler Retailers' Association (ETRA) invites the electric bicycle sector to their information meeting on the new...

FederProCycle Joins ETRA

FederProCycle Joins ETRA

GAND, Belgium - FederProCycle is the new Belgian Association of Bicycle Retailers founded in July 2012 and is a division of Federauto, the Belgian...

Article 2.2(g) of the new type approval, excludes ‘vehicles primarily intended for off-road use’. The exclusion sets no limit to the speed and the motor output for these vehicles.

'EU Opens Market for 500 W - 70 km/h MTB e-Bikes

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Selling a MTB styled 500 Watt - 70 km/h e-bike in Europe is made very easy with the new regulations on type-approval, which were...

The new legislation means that all e-bikes with more than 250 watts have to be regarded as motorcycles.

EU Vote Limits Pedelecs to 250 Watt

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Yesterday afternoon the European Parliament voted on the new type approval legislation on two- and three-wheel vehicles and...