London Fire Brigade (LFB) is backing a petition from the friends and family of 21-year-old Londoner Sofia Duarte who died just over a year ago in a fire believed to have been caused by a converted e-bike’s battery bursting into flames.The 21-year-old died on January 1, 2023 in a flat fire on Old Kent Road, … Read more
In an exciting sports crossover, former track cyclist (and racing driver) Chris Hoy has hooked up with the best team in Formula 1 to refine the Skarper e-bike conversion kit he’s been backing.If you’re an F1 fan, I’m sorry if you disagree with elements of that opening statement, but look, Ferrari will have its resurgence … Read more
Ever felt like your grandparent’s mobility scooter needed that little extra oomph? Well a brand in the US has made just the thing. Dashmoto’s new product, designed in San Francisco, is a “high-performance seated scooter” of the electric variety.This full carbon fibre beast has a top speed of 18mph in ‘sport’ mode, 8mph in ‘urban’ … Read more
We’ve rounded up the 10 best electric bikes that we’ve reviewed over the past year. The vast majority were reviewed here on ebiketips, but bikes that featured on our sister site road.cc were also eligible for inclusion and so road.cc is where you’ll find the list.We’ve reviewed dozens of e-bikes in the last 12 months, … Read more
Upgrade Bikes is to take on responsibility for UK distribution and sales of spare parts for the Fazua e-bike motor system. Both customers and dealers will be able to place orders at upgradebikes.co.uk.Fazua’s been producing lightweight mid-motors for a good few years now and in June 2022, the firm was acquired by Porsche.Its most recent … Read more
Yamaha is perhaps more well known for its motorbikes and as a general e-bike motor manufacturer. But more recently, the firm has begun to take e-mobility, and in particular, e-bikes a bit more seriously. This has resulted in the launch of some own branded bikes, including a rather intriguing looking step-through model called the Yamaha … Read more
A Canadian micromobility company called Scootility has designed an electric cargo scooter, which the brand says is designed for “urban delivery and other jobs in corporate and institutional fleets.”It’s not the first of its kind – we covered Beyond’s Cargo One, a folding 2,000W cargo e-scooter aimed at New York delivery riders in 2022. The … Read more
London fibre broadband firm Vorboss is to introduce the ‘Vorspin’ e-cargo bike, kitted out to splice fibre across the capital. The new vehicles are reportedly pedal and electric powered, can fit on pavements, and will have “all the tools and equipment needed” to connect customers to the Vorboss network.The bike features a new pull-out workspace for technicians to carry … Read more
Shared use schemes for e-bikes and e-scooters have many benefits to users and cities. However, two areas that arguably still require a little attention are parking and battery swapping. This is where Swedish start-up Standab has come in, designing a parking and charging rack for both e-bikes and e-scooters.The concept differs from Yamaha’s new Enyring … Read more
Southwark Council is set to replace 105 car parking spaces with 147 new e-bike and e-scooter bays. According to Southwark News, the council said it would “discourage bikes being abandoned on pavements” and contribute to lower carbon emissions. There are currently 82 e-bike and e-scooter bays in Southwark. The new bays will cost £200,000 to install, … Read more
