Yorkshire-based retailer Planet X looks to have begun selling electric bikes under its own moniker, with three bikes currently in the catalogue across cargo, urban and MTB categories. They’re all pretty reasonably priced, too – starting at £1,499 for the Envoy urban e-bike and maxing out at £2,999 for the Mass Transit e-cargo.So far it … Read more
London firefighters are issuing another warning about using e-bikes and e-scooters safely after a recent fire damaged part of the ground floor hallway of a two-storey maisonette in Pimlico. Two people left the property before firefighters arrived and were not injured.The fire was believed to have been caused by the failure of a UPP battery … Read more
Dutch cargo bike maker Babboe has launched a recall of its City, City E, Mini and Mini E models, saying the safety of the bikes “cannot be guaranteed”. Up to 10,000 bikes are subject to the recall, which began in the Netherlands on February 27 in coordination with the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA). … Read more
Premium German e-bike brand Riese & Muller has added another electric cargo bike to its stable, this time an ‘entry-level’ long john option called the Carrie. We’re putting ‘entry-level’ in quotation marks because the price of the Carrie starts at £5,469.The Carrie joins other front-loading models like the Load, and Packster, both of which we … Read more
Riese & Muller is a German electric bike brand focused on the more premium end of the market. Its bikes typically use Bosch drive systems and they are known for their high-quality and straightforward bike designs. So what makes the Riese & Muller Charger4 stand out?Well, it’s marketed as being for “long-lasting riding pleasure” and … Read more
In an era where innovation drives mobility, a French-based company has introduced an interesting chainless e-bike system. Cixi’s cutting-edge design harnesses pedalling energy, resulting in a seamless transfer of power that can propel anything from e-bikes to small electric vehicles.The chainless system uses Cixi’s patented Pedaling Energy Recovery System (PERS), which captures some of the … Read more
The government’s proposals to double the legal wattage of electric bike motors to 500W and allow ‘twist and go’ e-bikes to have throttle assistance up to 15.5mph present a “huge safety risk” to pedestrians and others who cycle, charity Cycling UK has said.The Department for Transport (DfT) announced the proposed changes yesterday, with the rationale that they will make … Read more
The Government is to consult on doubling the legal wattage of electric bike motors to 500W. Another proposed change could see the return of the ‘twist and go’ with electric bikes permitted to reach the 15.5mph limit without the rider pedalling.In the UK, certain e-bikes are legally equivalent to unassisted bicycles, meaning you do not … Read more
A Florida town has temporarily banned e-bikes in response to the death of local woman Megan Andrews, 66, following a collision with a 12-year-old who was riding an e-bike. The 60-day emergency order bans all e-bikes and motorised scooters from Key Biscayne streets and pavements, effective from February 16. Non-electric bikes and scooters are not included.Officers will issue citations of … Read more
Dutch electric bike brand Tenways has released a new urban e-bike – the CGO009. The most interesting part of this new release is the introduction of Tenways’ proprietary technology to the bike. For the CGO009 the brand has developed its own rear hub motor, which it says is its most powerful yet.At Ebiketips we’ve tested … Read more
