Late last year, the US’s biggest e-bike manufacturer Rad Power announced that all of its prices would increase for 2022. Karbon Kinetics Ltd, which manufactures the Gocycle folding e-bike, has now followed suit, the prices of two of its folding bikes rising by £1,000.We reviewed the Gocycle G4 in November and think very highly of … Read more
Halfords has pledged to offer any rail commuter with a valid season ticket the use of one of their e-bikes while the current rail disruption is ongoing.A number of rail operators have been cancelling trains and offering reduced timetables in response to staff shortages stemming from the Omicron wave of coronavirus.Halfords says it will step … Read more
I’ve been lucky enough to get my hands on a demo version of the Volt London, a striking looking single speed with a rear hub motor and torque sensing. Volt have been around a good few years now, and grew from a small family firm into one with their own assembly plant in Milton Keynes, a … Read more
A Canvey Island bike shop has changed its rules on test rides after a man rode off on a £5,300 e-bike in the lead-up to Christmas. The Echo reports that the incident occurred at Les’s Cycles on December 16 at around 1.50pm.Owner Paul Diani said: “The man came into the store on Thursday and wanted … Read more
Axon produce a range of lightweight, quick-folding single-speed e-bikes with small batteries clearly designed for zipping about the city, where the need to take the bike with you wherever you go is just as important as performance.There are eight models in the range spanning the £999 to £2,280 price bracket but at first glance it’s … Read more
The Global Battery Alliance (GBA) hopes to have its battery “passports” up and running at the end of next year. The project, which was started at the World Economic Forum, aims to inform consumers of the environmental impact of electric vehicle batteries.Electric vehicles are considered critical for tackling climate change, but a 2019 GBA report … Read more
Earlier this year, we reported on Cargoroo, an app-based e-cargo bike share scheme that had been launched in the Netherlands. The Cargoroo service is now also available in Manchester, as part of the eHUBS project, with 25 e-cargo bikes available for hire in Chorlton, Whalley Range and Ancoats.E-cargo bikes are pretty expensive. The idea with … Read more
From helping with the school run to carrying the weekly shop, e-cargo bikes can make life a good deal easier. Growing numbers of businesses are discovering they’re the best option for local deliveries too. The best e-cargo bikesOur pick: Tern GSD – £4,700Best on a budget: Rad Power Radwagon 4 – €1,899Best of the rest: … Read more
Electric motorbike manufacturers Zero and Harley-Davidson have announced that they will discount their bikes by £1,500 into 2022 after the Government reduced the sums on offer via its plug-in grant scheme and excluded e-motorcycles priced over £10,000.Previously, all new electric motorbikes received a price reduction of £1,500 or 20 per cent – whichever was smaller.Electric … Read more
RadPower has updated its highly-rated utility e-bike, the RadRunner. The improvements have however come along with a jump in price. The firm recently said that all of its prices would increase, starting at the end of this year.We have always thought rather a lot of the original RadRunner, to the extent that it has featured … Read more
