After flirting with the technology in the past, US bike component manufacturer SRAM is again rumoured to be working on an e-bike motor. In 2002, SRAM released a hub-based e-bike system called SPARC. E-bikes were pretty niche back then though and it kind of fell by the wayside.In 2012, the firm displayed another system that … Read more
DT Swiss has launched new wheels intended for commuter and touring e-bikes. The ‘Hybrid Utility’ HU 1900 Spline wheelset is built to cope with the greater loads that are imposed by these sorts of bikes and the ways in which they are used.DT Swiss says that damage to utility e-bikes’ wheels often comes about not … Read more
Chinese electric motorbike brand Super Soco is to bring its affordable 26mph e-moped to the UK. With a relatively small motor and that low top speed, the CU Mini can be ridden on the AM motorcycle licence that covers 50cc mopeds.An AM licence allows riders aged 16 and over to ride lower powered electric mopeds … Read more
Cannondale has launched a new hybrid e-bike. Billed as a sporty commuter, the £5,000 Tesoro Neo X has enough power and range that it could just as easily be used as a touring or trekking e-bike.The Tesoro Neo X is available with three different frames: a traditional top tube and then two step-through options, branded … Read more
Raleigh has updated its Motus range of hybrid e-bikes for 2022. There are now five different models, ranging from £2,199 for the standard version to the Motus Grand Tour Hub at £2,799.We reviewed the Raleigh Motus Grand Tour a few years back and thought very highly of it. It’s long been a dependable and well-specced … Read more
The number of publicly available chargers is not keeping pace with the number of battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs) on British roads, according to the UK automotive industry. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) says that rapid charger numbers rose by 82 per cent between 2019 and 2021 – a period during which EV … Read more
Triumph Motorcycles has unveiled a prototype of the TE-1 electric motorbike it has been working on for a few years now. There’s still not much detail unfortunately with information about spec and performance only due after another six months of road and track testing.Project Triumph TE-1 is an effort to develop specialist electric motorcycle technology. … Read more
British Gas owner Centrica is looking to add a number of e-cargo bikes to its fleet. The firm says that the vehicles would allow it to more easily serve customers in clean air and ultra-low emissions zones. Fleet News reports that Centrica currently operates one of the UK’s biggest electric vehicle fleets, running around 1,000 … Read more
Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire electric motorbike has been pretty high profile as these things go. It’s therefore something of a surprise to learn that the firm’s been making more from electric balance bikes for 3-7-year-olds.Harley-Davidson recently announced plans to sell its electric motorbikes under a different brand name. If and when LiveWire is listed on the stock … Read more
If you are familiar with the South-East, you might know Dallingridge as being the name of a 14th Century knight who built Bodiam Castle in East Sussex. The company’s HQ looks out to the castle, hence the brand name.MTF Enterprise are in fact the company behind Dallingridge. They’ve been in the e-bike biz for 17 years and have just … Read more
