The Cycle Show is moving to Alexandra Palace alongside the London eBike Festival for a new-look event in 2021. Now celebrating its 19th year, the Cycle Show is returning to London after nine years at the NEC. The London eBike Festival was due to launch in May this year with …
Read More »Beryl introduces e-bike fleet in Watford
Beryl has introduced an e-bike fleet in Watford, with 25 pedal-assisted bikes available to hire from today. The bikes are being launched as an alternative mode of transport for journeys and commutes that are often being done by private or public motor vehicles. As data is captured on the type …
Read More »E-bike imports into EU shrink
LEVA-EU has revealed the European import and export statistics for electric bicycles in 2019, with imports from outside the EU shrinking by around 30%. In 2018, there were still more than one million electric bicycles with pedal assistance up and a power of no more than 250W imported into the …
Read More »Shimano report shows e-bikes on the up across Europe
A new pan-European report of over 13,000 people from 11 countries for Shimano has shown that nearly a quarter of Europeans (24%) already own an e-bike or are likely to buy or use an e-bike more this year, compared to last year, with 11% of the potential e-bike users saying …
Read More »Superstrata unveils made-to-measure 3D-printed e-bike
Superstrata has unveiled its flagship product, a made-to-measure 3D-printed e-bike with an impact-resistant unibody carbon fibre frame. The Superstrata touts a unibody construction, 3D-printed in a single pass of continuous carbon fibre thermoplastic composite. The frame can be tailored to riders’ heights, weights, arm and leg lengths, riding positions and …
Read More »Electric Cycle Company to open “UK’s largest” e-bike shop
The Electric Cycle Company (ECC) is moving to a 4,000 square foot, carbon-neutral premises in Edinburgh. Boogie, host of Forth 1’s Breakfast Show, joined Neill Hope, MD of the Electric Cycle Company, to launch a crowdfunding campaign to renovate the building into a new store and workshop, the “biggest e-bike …
Read More »First e-scooter trial taking place in Tees Valley
The Government has published confirmation of the first electric scooter trial taking place in Tees Valley. It has also set out guidance on the manufacture, sale and use of “powered transporters” within current UK legislation. Tom McPhail, director of public affairs at Pure Electric, said: “It’s good the Government is …
Read More »E-bike riders ‘38% lower risk’ to insurers than non-assisted
Bikmo is to cut premiums for e-bikes by 25% in a bid to encourage widespread uptake of electric-assisted riding. A survey of over 3,000 riders in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Austria, conducted by Bikmo and distributed by British Cycling, among other partners, showed that 38% fewer insurance claims arose …
Read More »EU LEV market continues to grow
The 2019 results for the European light, electric vehicle (LEV) market show a sector that continues to “grow and prosper in all its segments”, LEVA-EU has said. This is largely due to the fact that LEVs are sustainable means of transport, which become more and more popular as a solution …
Read More »Bosch eBike Systems presents its eBike Design Vision
Bosch eBike Systems is presenting its eBike Design Vision – to mark the tenth anniversary of the Bosch drive system. In 2010, Bosch eBike Systems presented its first drive system for e-bikes. Both the market and the e-bike design have developed rapidly over the past ten years and at the …
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