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A quick search on internet brings you directly to tampering kits. – Photo bikespeed

Bicycle industry calls for ban on sale, application and use of e-bike...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The industry takes strong stance against tampering of e-bikes. Under the aegis of CONEBI 15 national bicycle industry...

Tim Salatzki is the new expert on topics like norms, standardization and thus product safety of bicycles and e-bikes and speed pedelecs at the German industry association ZIV. – Photo ZIV

ZIV appoints Technology & Standardization manager

BAD SODEN, Germany - With the unexpected death of Siegfried Neuberger in June 2020, the German industry association ZIV not only lost its managing...

LEVA-EU manager Annick Roetynck will outline recent developments on EU regulations at Eurobike. – Photo LEVA-EU

LEVA-EU information meeting on LEV topics at Eurobike

BRUSSELS, Belgium - On Thursday 2 September, LEVA-EU organizes an information meeting on hot topics on the agenda. These include the review of...

CONEBI and ZIV will host an EU legislation update event at Eurobike. Photo: Bike Europe

EU legislation and the future of the bicycle industry update event at...

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - The industry organisation CONEBI and ZIV will host an update event on future legislation in the European Union. A...

“Receiving the first UKCA certificate is of great significance for Bafang to further develop its business in the UK market and expand its overseas business," said Jiang Huiping, director of Bafang Marketing & Sales Center. – Photo Bafang

Bafang's M200 drive system receives China's first UKCA certification

SUZHOU, China - Bafang, has received the UKCA certificate from TÜV SUD, an international third-party testing, inspection and certification...

The ISO standard brings together regulations from various countries. – Photo Shimano

ISO/TS 4210-10 only a technical specification, not a standard

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The existing ISO 4210 safety standard for bicycles was supposed to be extended with a new paragraph on e-bikes. On 1 September...

GSD and HSD electric bikes exceed recently-announced German cargo bike safety standards. – Photo Tern

Tern and EFBE team up for 'above standard' cargo bike testing

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Urban mobility specialist, Tern, announced that its GSD and HSD e-bikes are among the first to pass, and even exceed, rigorous new...

The brightness of the Edge brake light is more than five times as high as that of the rear light. - Photo Büchel

Büchel's integrated sensor-controlled brake light meets new guidelines

FULDA, Germany - The Büchel Edge rear light with integrated Z reflector, is the first sensor-controlled brake light for bicycles in accordance with...

Type-approval testing. There’s now threat of European Commission to extend type-approval legislation to regular 250W/25kmh e-bikes. – Photo DEKRA

Will Regular 250W E-Bikes Be Included in Costly Type-Approval...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - At an early February Symposium in Brussels titled: 'Symposium on Legal Status and Market Position of Speed Pedelecs' it appeared...

Rapidly growing use of electric step-scooters is triggering major concerns among officials and institutions at many levels. – Photo Zero Mobility

Regulations, Probably Even Type-Approval Coming for Electric...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - You can see them in more and more cities around Europe. And the numbers of docked and/or free-floating electric step-scooters on...