Electric bike news

Segway’s impressive-looking new e-bikes, huge range boosts and a questionable self-charging battery: our CES 2026 highlights

Here are some of the weird, wonderful and/or useful electric bike-related highlights that we spotted from this year's CES show

E-bikes could be classified as mobility devices in drive to modernise “outdated rules”

12-week DfT review could scrap 40-year-old laws and legalise e-bikes for disabled riders

Could an electric bike be the ultimate rapid response unit?

Acute Ambulance & Medical Services in Milton Keynes will trial using electric bikes as part of their ambulance fleet

Ebi’s new “modular urban tandem” e-bike, that can switch between tandem and cargo modes without tools, set for Kickstarter launch

Versatile urban electric bike said to switch between tandem, pet and, cargo bike modes in seconds

Highland hire scheme e-bikes covered enough miles to go round the world three times in 2025 — proof that e-bikes can boom outside of big cities

Hi-bike scheme users cover over 70,000 miles in 2025, with £188 million invested in active travel across Scotland in 2025

“Unsatisfactory”: new Swytch CEO apologises for delays as brand revises business model

Swytch switches business model and secures new funding–but will it be enough to save the ailing e-bike conversion company?

“A natural fit for how our community rides” – Alpkit adds Skarper e-assist to Sonder bikes

Skarper’s “click-on” e-bike tech now available at Alpkit — both with and without bikes

Segway is making a new e-bike: teaser of mysterious Myon shows rear hub motor and RearView Radar technology

He’s behind you! The advanced RearView Radar should give a fuller picture of incoming traffic on Segway's latest two-wheeled project

“These bikes get hammered, and they have the scars to prove it”: Tern’s cargo fleet hits million-mile milestone in New York, claiming its bikes can match vans for delivery speed and volume

Research into the effectiveness of Tern’s cargo bikes in the Big Apple point to big cost savings with no effect on efficiency compared to vans, plus environmental benefits such as better traffic flow on busy city streets

Amsterdam mulls over ‘fat bike’ ban — but will tyre width restriction really help protect city’s famous bike lanes from threat of illegally modified e-bikes?

The Dutch cycling utopia is under threat from modified e-bikes. Is a ban based on tyre width really the best compromise? It's a little complicated, as we've been finding out

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Bosch to hand E-Bike Positive campaign to trade associations

Bicycle Association and Association of Cycle Traders will take over initiative to promote e-bike usage and safer batteries

Riders of “£4,000 e-bikes in the Surrey Hills”, rejoice! 2025 Budget neglects Cycle to Work scheme cap as Treasury confirms scheme will remain unchanged

Did industry lobbying and e-bike success lead to government scrapping cap?

“The all-or-nothing demand would force Rad to shut its doors immediately”: Rad Power Bikes refuses recall of “hazardous batteries” despite public safety warning

Beleaguered US-based e-bike company says recall could force it out of business

Ebi’s curious Panorama Y-shaped frame aims to tame bumpy lanes

This fledgling Swiss bike company’s angular new electric gravel bike promises a “smoother, more comfortable ride”

“We need to make a big impact”: Could the Elecy be coming to a bike lane near you?

Is it a car, is it an e-bike, is it a velomobile? A 24-year-old designer’s four-wheeled, pedal-assisted vehicle is set to launch next year with a world tour

Pashley expands e-bike range with two Classic Collection additions

The new Briton E and Britannia E bikes are among the first to use the G3ARED gearbox system outside of MiRiDER

Flit takes salty swipe at Brompton with e-bike and caviar bundle

British electric bike brand pokes fun at the cost of Brompton’s new Electric T Line by offering its M2 folding e-bike for the same price… with half a kilo of Fortnum & Mason caviar thrown in

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Estarli unveils 13.5kg G700 full-carbon gravel e-bike

British e-bike brand reveals full-carbon electric gravel bike powered by its own-house motor system

Brompton updates electric range with bespoke drive system and lightest ever e-bike, dubbed its “biggest launch in 50 years”

Brompton's new electric T-Line weighs 11.2kg and uses proprietary e-Motiq drive system

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This £13k electric gravel beast is the wildest-looking bike you’ll see this week

Pard Design calls its Impervia gravel e-bike “a moving sculpture” – it’s guaranteed to turn heads

Liv adds new “smarter, safer” Allure E+ to its premium e-bike range, featuring built-in radar and tyre pressure sensor

Three new models all feature location tracking and digital lock functionality, Liv saying the design "levels up safety and smart tech on its most comfortable and stylish e-bike"

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Tern updates folding “Goldilocks bike” the Vektron with belt drive and more powerful motor

The new P range is "juuust right" according to the brand

Orbea’s new Muga is an “adventure-ready urban explorer bike”… or is it?

A full-suspension urban e-bike? Apparently that's a thing, according to Orbea

Kamingo reckons it can turn your bike into a 750W electric one in 10 seconds… and has already raised £880,000 on Kickstarter

Crowdfunding campaign went live on 11 June, and the target was reached in 10 minutes

From a DJI-powered urban e-bike to sub-10kg e-road bikes to a cat-faced waiter robot – all the best electric tech from Eurobike 2025 (and beyond)

Electric weirdness and wonder from Europe's biggest cycling trade show

Bosch launches new Performance Line PX mid motor

90Nm and 700W unit has a lot of grunt for heavy touring bikes, but it's still nice and quiet

“Free up some of this space”: Hire bike company wants parking for second cars to be ditched for e-bike bays

Should spaces for second cars be turned over for cycle parking in cities?

100+Nm is the new norm: Mahle’s first mid-drive motor gets 105Nm of torque and 850W of peak power

German brand Mahle has (finally) entered the mid-drive market, but is it worth the wait?

I saved thousands using an electric cargo bike — you could too!

If you ditch one of your cars for a cargo bike, you'll be quids in in no time. We do the sums...

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First ride: Swytch MAX+ ebike conversion kit

New higher-capacity quick-release battery options with bigger range and USB-C phone charging

New version of Ado Air 20 gets Bafang’s automatic 3-speed motor

Don’t suppose we can really call it a single-speed at this point

Could e-bike battery repair become more widespread? Specialists Nowos attract €6m in funding

With European right to repair law on the horizon Dutch battery repair specialist are leading the way

Tenways has launched ANOTHER e-bike – the AGO Air

Mid-motor step-through promises “sleek trekking delight”

E-bike theft: Estarli launches recovery and replacement service with BackPedal

Existing owners will also get the option to retrofit trackers

Convoy electric trailer aims to cover e-cargo bike jobs without taking up e-cargo bike space

Convoy's electric trailer offers cargo bike practicality with minimal bulk

Gary Fisher’s e-bike project Morelle is promising sub-15-minute charge times

Limited edition model will sell for around $3,000 but long-term plan is e-bike subscription service

Bike shop owner says “constant bad press” for e-bikes such as BBC Panorama episode drove closure

"The media didn't differentiate between genuine UK legal e-bikes and the overpowered ones available online, which didn't help"

Yamaha buys Brose’s e-bike drives business and eyes European market

New Yamaha company gains European service network and headquarters in Germany

Ampler Nova e-bike can be (safely) charged with a regular laptop charger

Estonian brand says it is the first to bring USB-C charging to e-bikes

UK e-bike sales fell by 5% in 2024 and market share remains massively behind other European countries

Data reveals e-bike sales fell by more than non-electric bike sales

Plug-in grants retained for electric two wheelers – but there’s still no date for petrol and diesel motorbike phase-out

Petrol-powered two-wheelers to be excluded from electric transition consultation

Ponomarets Eidolon: a custom urban e-bike that weighs less than 10kg

Billed as “the world’s lightest bespoke e-bike” – but is it?

Why does TfL think non-folding e-bikes are more of a fire risk than folding e-bikes?

Tube unions have been calling for an e-bike ban since a fire last month

Tern GSD gets an overhaul – “pretty much every aspect of the bike has been redesigned to work better”

Bosch Smart System, anti-lock braking and increased load capacity headline the list of updates

How Pedibal’s throttle-controlled e-bikes can legally be ridden without a licence and insurance

They need registering with the DVSA but can be ridden just like an e-bike (or bike)

Oh look, another hubless e-bike – and this one’s a folder!

Kosmos manufacturer claims “see-through design” makes bike lighter, helps with “sudden stops” and offers “a reduced centre of gravity” – mmm, okay…

This week’s geared, hub motor, Tenways e-bike is even more affordable than last week’s

Step-over framed CGO600 Plus follows hot on the heels of step-through CGO800 Plus

Tube unions want TfL to ban e-bikes from the London Underground following latest fire

Superior manufacturing standards cited as the reason why e-bikes are permitted while e-scooters are not

UK e-bike motor repair centre to begin servicing Bafang systems

eMBC and eBike Motor Centre expand warranty and repair services

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Tenways CGO800 Plus gears up for change

Back to a rear hub motor for Dutch brand’s new model – but this time with gears