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London Fire Brigade has said that a large blaze in a Shepherd’s Bush tower block last week was caused by an e-bike battery. The service has again warned that batteries and chargers sourced online may not meet the relevant safety standards, adding that when they fail, they can do so with “ferocity”.On Tuesday, eight fire … Read more

French startup, Gouach have said they now have the first renewable lithium-ion battery for e-bikes in serial production. The Bordeaux-based firm also say the battery can be fully repaired in less than 10 minutes.Many current end-of-life e-bike batteries are simply recycled, which may sound sustainable but – as Hannes de Jong of Heskon (a Dutch e-bike battery … Read more

Delfast’s employees in Ukraine are “still sitting in bomb shelters” according to founder and CEO Daniel Tonkopi. “What is crazy is that during the war, our engineers have developed a totally new product. They were tired of sitting in the basement and tired of being afraid, and they wanted to move their energy and inspiration … Read more

You may not have heard of UK-based Avaris but they are looking to carve a reasonably-priced niche in an area where premium priced products are the norm – electric road bikes.Avaris announced the upgraded version of what was previously their sole product in succinct fashion:‘The newly-launched 3.6 Road eBike is the latest version of Avaris eBikes‘ signature product, which … Read more

E-Bike manufacturer Mycle has announced it will offer a £100 discount to anyone affected by the ongoing rail strikes. The discount brings the cost of the brand’s most affordable bikes, the Compact and the Classic, down to £899 – not a lot at all in the world of electric bikes.We had a look at Mycle’s … Read more

Lime, one of London’s biggest e-scooter operators, says it is anticipating a surge in demand and an influx of new users with rail and Tube workers set to go on strike this week. Transport for London (TfL) says it expects “severe disruption or no service” on all Underground lines on Tuesday June 21 if strike … Read more

With passengers being advised not to travel on trains during next week’s strike action, Halfords has renewed its offer of free e-bike loans for rail commuters from 404 of its stores.The RMT union announced the strike action last week following failed talks over pay and redundancies.According to Network Rail, only around half of Britain’s rail … Read more

UPS paid $23m in New York City parking fines in 2019. They’re a big firm, but understandably wonder whether that’s maybe still a little too much when they could instead use e-cargo bikes and not pay a thing.It’s a logical line of reasoning and the upshot is a trial of what they’re calling an “eQuad” … Read more

Kawasaki is finally producing an electric motorbike and it’s, um, an electric balance bike. The Elektrode is aimed at children between the ages of three and eight.Kawasaki’s stated aim is for all the bikes it produces in developed markets to be either electric or hybrids by 2035.That’s not an especially ambitious goal, although the firm … Read more