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50% of the e-bike buyers have already made their choice early on when they enter a shop. – Photo Bike Europe

European study outlines customer journey of e-bike purchases

AMSTELVEEN, the Netherlands - A new study reveals big changes of the buying behavior of European customers at the IBD. In the Netherlands and Belgium...

Cambodia stepped up its market share in bicycle export to the European Union. - Photo

Europe’s bicycle import value surged by 30%

ZEIST, the Netherlands - In a year the market was troubled by supply chain shortages, the bicycle import value saw a remarkable increase seldomly...

Introduced in the 1990s, e-bikes initially had a slow start in terms of sales volumes, but today, Europeans have embraced the e-bike. - Photo Piaggio

Europe's leading e-bike markets maturing rapidly

ZEIST, the Netherlands - The adoption of the e-bike has shown a mixed pattern in Europe. In some countries people were more open to this innovation...

Gates Carbon Drive on Eurobike 2022.

Gates expands production for European bike market

Fifteen years after introducing its bicycle belts in Europe, Gates is preparing for the next 15 years of growth by increasing belt production in...

ECF and CONEBI argued that an electric-power-assisted bicycle under current EU rules is essentially a bicycle, not a motor vehicle. – Photo Bike Europe

Cycling associations claim victory over e-bike exclusion from...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Parliament and the Council of the EU last week reached a provisional agreement to exclude e-bikes from insurance...

“In Europe we have seen a massive transition from public transport to the individual e-bike mode of transport.” – Photo Bike Europe

Corona pandemic opens market for e-bike start-ups and newcomers

TANNA, Germany - The pandemic caused the pedelec market to expand and fueled an extraordinary rapid growth of the market. "Since this summer, bike...

Latest import data underlines the trend that the popularity of electric bicycles comes at the expense of regular bike sales. – Photo Sparta

Import Statistics Show that 2015 Was Mediocre Year

BRUSSELS, Belgium - It was indicated earlier through various signals but the latest import figures for regular bicycles as well as e-bikes and speed...

Import (from inside and outside the EU) of e-bikes and speed e-bikes into France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain increased by 46.8% in 2015 compared to 2014. – Photo Matra

E-Bike Import Shows Vast Growth in 2015

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - The amount of ground gained in the sale of electric bicycles across Europe's main markets is underlined by comparing...

Growth on All Fronts for EU Bike Industry in 2014

Growth on All Fronts for EU Bike Industry in 2014

BRUSSELS, Belgium - 2014 was a very positive year for the European bicycle industry. EU employment, production, and sales grew compared to 2013...

Electrification of EU Bike Markets Speeds Up

Electrification of EU Bike Markets Speeds Up

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Every main European bike market showed impressive growth figures in 2014 for the sale of e-bikes, including the new...