Electric bike news

Voi unveils new ‘pollution-fighting’ e-scooter

Voiager 4 features air quality sensors, contactless unlocking, a beefed-up motor and more

Mon, Feb 01, 2021 10:00
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Video: New Riese & Muller Packster 70

Latest cargo bike from German firm features a host of practical tweaks

Fri, Jan 29, 2021 10:00
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E-bikes projected to outsell cars in Europe within a decade

Some experts are predicting sales will triple

Thu, Jan 28, 2021 11:06
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Peugeot release eC01 CrossOver e-bike

Latest offering combines upright riding position with fatter tyres and front suspension

Wed, Jan 27, 2021 10:00
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Voi rolls out e-bikes with number plates in Cambridge, Kettering and Peterborough

E-bikes intended to complement e-scooters by offering an option for longer journeys

Tue, Jan 26, 2021 10:00
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£1,000 e-bike grants and also e-cargo bike incentives ahead of Scotland’s low emission zones

Polluting vehicles will face penalties when LEZs are introduced in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow

Mon, Jan 25, 2021 11:48
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Five-minute charge batteries produced for electric scooters and cars

StoreDot plans to release its scooter battery later this year

Fri, Jan 22, 2021 16:25
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Bianchi unveils e-Omnia range of city, touring and mountain bikes

F1 champ Nico Rosberg likes them, so they must be good, right?

Thu, Jan 21, 2021 10:59
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‘Lime Aid’ sees free e-bike and e-scooter rides extended to teachers and other key workers

Several e-bike share schemes have been offering free rides to NHS workers and others during lockdown

Thu, Jan 21, 2021 10:00
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Bristol e-scooters a policing “non-event” after chiefs feared “twisted metal and bodies scattered all over the highway”

Roads policing boss says he’s a convert

Wed, Jan 20, 2021 10:00
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Drunk e-scooter rider (and salesman) handed 12-month driving ban after breaking his dog’s leg in fall

Ramin Jabbari said he was unaware it was illegal to use a privately-owned e-scooter in a public place

Tue, Jan 19, 2021 10:00
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Return your Christmas e-scooter to the shop says Met Police

It is currently illegal to use a privately-owned e-scooter on public roads

Mon, Jan 18, 2021 10:00
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2020 saw another huge increase in e-bike imports from the EU and beyond

Following Brexit importers will now have to apply a UKCA safety mark and draw up a UK Declaration of Conformity

Sat, Jan 16, 2021 10:00
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Plan to fit lightweight electric cargo moped with sodium-ion battery

French-designed Xubaka is being launched with lithium-ion battery for now

Fri, Jan 15, 2021 10:00
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Street Waves HAVN e-bike parking locker provides charging and storage space

Charge your bike, stash your helmet, check your hair…

Thu, Jan 14, 2021 10:00
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York’s e-scooter hire scheme is getting bigger – and they’re adding e-bikes too

Tier users travelled more than 25,000km in first six weeks of trial

Wed, Jan 13, 2021 10:00
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New: Cairn Cycles BRAVe 1.0 drop bar electric gravel bike

Chunky tyres, MTB geometry and big battery for new e-graveller

Tue, Jan 12, 2021 11:04
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Welsh social enterprise responds to lockdown cycling enthusiasm by offering e-bike conversions at cost

Drosi Bikes is a social enterprise geared towards getting people out of cars and onto bikes

Sat, Jan 09, 2021 10:00
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Folding e-bike with regenerative braking and claimed 100-mile range raises £1m via crowdfunder

Designers say regenerative braking adds 55% to range

Fri, Jan 08, 2021 10:00
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Tiler: Wireless charging for e-bikes through the kickstand

No wires – just park and charge

Wed, Jan 06, 2021 10:00
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E-cargo bikes being used to redistribute surplus food during lockdown

Volunteers collect food from Milton Keynes retailers and deliver to ‘Community Fridge’ and homes

Tue, Jan 05, 2021 11:45
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CityQ unveils ‘weather-protective’ e-bike – calls it a ‘car e-bike’

Mobile car valeting firm to be the first to use covered four-wheel e-cargo bike

Mon, Dec 28, 2020 10:00
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Halfords offering e-bikes to young people suffering financial hardship

Victoria Pendleton to help select applicants

Sat, Dec 26, 2020 07:00
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Scout e-bike camper trailer offers next-level (but slightly bonkers) bikepacking

Manufacturer says sleeping compartment can be folded out in three minutes flat

Wed, Dec 23, 2020 10:00
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Video: The new e-SILEX – e-discover the path unknown

A beautifully shot video shows Merida's new e-SILEX in all its glory

Tue, Dec 22, 2020 15:15
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E-bike sales have more than doubled during Covid-19 pandemic

One pound in every five spent on bicycles between January and October was spent on e-bikes

Mon, Dec 21, 2020 10:00
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Valeo launches Smart e-Bike System with automatic transmission in bike’s pedal assembly

Anti-theft element disengages pedals when bike is not in use

Fri, Dec 18, 2020 10:00
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HumanForest crowdfunds another £1.25m ahead of relaunch

Bike-share firm switching to a new bike after halting its initial launch following an accident

Thu, Dec 17, 2020 10:00
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You can now report abandoned Lime e-bikes and e-scooters using what3words

E-bike share firm says partnership will help it combat parking issues

Wed, Dec 16, 2020 10:00
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Dott to launch striking new e-bike and hire scheme in London

E-bikes to arrive as part of 12-month e-scooter trial in March

Tue, Dec 15, 2020 11:52
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Mercedes-Benz teams up with up with N+ for EQ Formula E Team eBikes

Prices start from £2,400

Mon, Dec 14, 2020 10:00
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Merida launches 2021 road e-bike range

Range comprises the eSCULTURA, eSPEEDER and eSILEX

Sun, Dec 13, 2020 10:00
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Voi introduces ‘helmet selfie’ safety feature for e-scooter hires

A reaction test has also been introduced to discourage drunk riding

Sat, Dec 12, 2020 10:00
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Mexican police get 5000W Top Cop Delfast e-bikes

Bike has its speed capped at 50mph

Fri, Dec 11, 2020 10:00
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The firm behind the Paperboy videogame is launching an e-bike… and it’s called the Paperboy

Elite Systems takes to Indiegogo to fund “light hybrid e-bike with gaming roots”

Thu, Dec 10, 2020 16:38
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Greater range, faster charging and cheaper production – QuantumScape solid-state battery could power aircraft according to firm

Technology “holds the potential to transform the industry” says Nobel Prize winner

Thu, Dec 10, 2020 12:24
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LeMond is back with two new carbon fibre e-bikes called Dutch and Prolog

“I’m excited to see more people out riding, and e-bikes are making that more accessible”

Wed, Dec 09, 2020 10:00
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Finnish startup launches Equal e-bike with removable in-frame battery

Intended to be affordable: “We want people to stop comparing the cost of a decent e-bike and a used car"

Tue, Dec 08, 2020 10:00
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Voi raises £120m – looks to expand UK rental operation and roll out new e-scooter

Micro-mobility firm recently announced it would be tripling its UK fleet

Mon, Dec 07, 2020 10:00
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Daymak’s Avvenire line of electric vehicles includes an e-bike, an ATV… and a flying car

Also includes a three-wheeler the firm says will be able to do 0-60mph in 1.8 seconds

Sat, Dec 05, 2020 10:00
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Video: The Tesla Model B e-bike

We've had a good look at the concept bike now, and here are our thoughts...

Fri, Dec 04, 2020 17:21
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London paramedics will be making house calls on e-bikes this winter to ease pressure on GPs

Aim is to reduce the need to send ambulances

Fri, Dec 04, 2020 10:00
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Fast-folding Gocycle GXi included in TIME Magazine’s list of 100 best inventions of 2020

CLIP portable e-motor also recognised

Thu, Dec 03, 2020 10:00
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Marin look set to steal the e-bike show with new Alpine Trail E – 2021 mullet e-MTB launches

2021 mullet e-MTB launches with Shimano EP motor

Tue, Dec 01, 2020 16:04
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This Tesla Model B Concept e-bike features an independently turning front wheel and suspension spokes

Elon Musk has previously said that the firm “might” do an electric bike

Tue, Dec 01, 2020 11:01
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This e-bike ambulance is now in use on the streets of Paris

Congestion-beating Emergency Bike offers 150-litres of storage and can be parked almost anywhere

Mon, Nov 30, 2020 10:00
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Voi to triple its fleet of e-scooters in trial cities

Micro-mobility firm now operating in Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol, Bath, Northampton and Cambridge

Fri, Nov 27, 2020 14:50
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Pedal Me says its e-cargo bikes work out at least 2mph faster than vans – with even more time saved looking for parking spots

Firm says its e-bikes can take shorter, more efficient routes and carry up to 300kg at a time

Thu, Nov 26, 2020 13:00
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Thu, Nov 26, 2020 10:51
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E-bike subsidies: 17% of cyclists would consider buying if Government launches scheme

“E-bikes have been a long time coming but it’s finally looking like the British public are ready to embrace them”

Wed, Nov 25, 2020 10:00
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