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The expanding market for 500 Watt e-bikes has resulted in a growing need for connectors that can handle high currents. - Photo Higo

Higo 45A Motor Connector Designed to Drive 500 Watt E-Bikes

TURNHOUT, Belgium - The expanding market for 500 Watt e-bikes has resulted in a growing need for connectors that can handle high currents (45A) as...

TranzX's new M16 central motor is compatible with a coaster brake and different battery types. – Photo TranzX

TranzX Displays New Motors at Taipei Cycle Show

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The Taiwanese manufacturer of bicycle components and systems for e‐bikes TranzX presented two entry‐level motors at the Taipei...

Relaunching the former Ultra Motor e-bike brand A2B and now owned by Hero Group (one of the world’s biggest two-wheeler makers) with from left to right: HeroEco Ltd. country manager Horst Schuster, Hero Eco Group MD Naveen Munjal und HeroEco Ltd. GM Fernando Küfer. - Photo Jo Beckendorff

Hero Relaunches Europe Made A2B E-Bikes

MUNICH, Germany - Earlier this week HeroEco - a wholly owned subsidiary of Hero Group which, among other companies, also owns the leading bike maker...

“Extensive tests at Koga have shown that this e-bike handles very well and safely at speeds of 30-35 km/h.” - Photo Koga

Next Phase in E-Bike Trend Arrives

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Together with the growing market for electric assisted bicycles in Europe demand for faster e-bikes, the so called...

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...

New Swiss E-Bike Rules Allow for More Powerful Motors

New Swiss E-Bike Rules Allow for More Powerful Motors

What in the European Parliament is still a much debated topic, has already been decided for in Switzerland. The Swiss Federal Council has set new...

European Parliament Postpones Decision on E-Bike Power

European Parliament Postpones Decision on E-Bike Power

The decision on the possible release of the motor power for electric bikes is expected not earlier then July 3, 2012. Currently work is being done to...

Argentina 2011: E-bike Business is Starting Up

Argentina 2011: E-bike Business is Starting Up

With a market volume of approximately 1 million bicycles per year, the number of e-bikes bought annually by Argentineans is still very low....

Brussels Continues to Obstruct Bigger E-Bike Motors

Brussels Continues to Obstruct Bigger E-Bike Motors

Its not finalized yet in new type-approval regulations, but as it stands now 25 km/h electric bicycles with more than 250Watt motors will remain...

Ebici's Transformer

The Transformer is Ebicis foldable e-bike with no less than four different selectable programs via the completely redesigned controller