Recognising that they already have a more than decent range of e-cargo bikes, Tern have seen fit to package them for businesses looking for quick, efficient, eco-friendly last mile delivery vehicles. The new Tern Business service will give firms the opportunity to customise delivery vehicles with various types of cargo box and can also include … Read more
Brompton have this week launched the Electric P Line. The firm says that at 15.6kg including the battery, this latest model is its lightest e-bike yet. When we reviewed the Brompton ML6 Electric back in 2019, we lamented that none of the titanium Brompton options were available as electric versions. Lo! the Electric P Line.Brompton … Read more
Shimano has introduced a new e-bike specific drivetrain – CUES Di2. The platform brings electronic gear shifting – including automatic shifting – to urban and commuter e-bikes and will work alongside a new anti-locking braking system (ABS).Shimano’s CUES Di2 groupset integrates the firm’s long-established Di2 electronic gear-shifting into its e-bike tech.This has resulted in a … Read more
A few years back we took a look at Gecko Rubber’s solid bike tyre and our first impressions were pretty positive. The firm is now launching a lightweight version via Kickstarter.As we pointed out after our test ride, there are some pretty big and obvious advantages of solid tyres – chiefly that you don’t ever … Read more
Honbike has expanded its low maintenance e-bike offering with the addition of the Uni4, an urban single-speed. While the new bike does not employ the patented shaft drive system seen on the firm’s HF01 folding e-bike, it does again spurn a chain, this time in favour of a Gates belt drive.The firm’s previous bike was … Read more
Riese & Muller have never really majored in making e-MTBs and have arrived at the Superdelite Mountain via their strength of devising hugely strong, practical frame designs that integrate Bosch motor systems superbly well. This particular incarnation of the Superdelite Mountain appears to be a new genre of ‘touring e-MTB’ with plenty of features you certainly … Read more
XLC has launched the Almada Work-E, a towbar-mounted foldable bike rack rated for the greater weight of e-bikes. The rack features an integrated work stand so you can carry out minor repairs.The Almada Work-E can accommodate two e-bikes of up to 30kg each. The bike grippers are said to be suitable for every frame material, … Read more
Derby-based Forme Bikes has had a number of unreleased e-bikes stolen from a lorry transporting them from an assembly supplier. The firm said the thieves “cherry-picked” higher value models with other bikes left behind.BikeBiz reports that both leisure e-bikes and e-MTBs were taken, including Alport, Black Rocks, Shottle, Peak Trail and Repton models.All featured high … Read more
Good e-bikes don’t come cheap, and that’s doubly true of good e-cargo bikes, which are built to cope with a greater workload. You can consider under £3,000 price bracket to be moderate pricing for an e-cargo bike – and don’t expect to find too many options below £2,000.The best e-cargo bikes for under £3,000Our pick: … Read more
Amazon has created a new micro-mobility hub in the London Borough of Hackney. The online retail giant says that this will result in e-cargo bikes and walkers completing around a million deliveries a year.Amazon already has over a thousand electric delivery vans operating in the UK, delivering around 45 million packages a year. It’s also … Read more
