French electric bike brand Moustache has added a new electric bike into its urban line-up called the Mardi 27. This sticks with the firm’s longstanding days of the week theme after the Lundi (which we currently have on test, so watch this space for a review), the Samedi and Dimanche etc.We reviewed the Samedi 27 Xroad … Read more
Golden Ride, the electric transport store which recently opened in London and which is a brand name of Terravision Electric Ltd, recently sent us in this Terravision Touring. Unfortunately, we didn’t have it long enough for a full, in-depth review, but we still managed to get a few miles in – enough, hopefully, to give … Read more
Raleigh’s parent company Accell Group and Dutch firm Refurb Battery are looking to reduce CO2 emissions by giving a second life to discarded e-bike batteries, following a successful pilot where 5,000 used electric bike batteries were repurposed.Refurb Battery is a Dutch firm that is developing circular energy storage systems. It says it recently assessed more than 5,000 used … Read more
Privately-owned e-scooters are now set to be legalised – but they aren’t legal yet. In fact new legislation has been pushed back again and again and again. So when it comes to e-scooters, what is legal and what is illegal right now?A blanket ban on riding e-scooters on UK roads and cycle lanes was lifted … Read more
The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has backed charity Electrical Safety First’s (ESF) Safety Bill which seeks to improve the safety standards of e-bike and e-scooter batteries.ESF has proposed legislation that would: Require e-bikes, e-scooters and their batteries to have third-party approval before going on sale Impose a temporary ban on ‘universal’ chargers Introduce clearer … Read more
The lightweight urban e-bike sector is increasingly well catered for, but the new Heybike EC 1 ticks many of the right boxes. It features a chic, smooth weld frame, a small 250W motor and a removable battery. At a glance, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was a regular bike. Heybike is an unfamiliar brand on … Read more
Electric bike and scooter safety is a growing concern, as evidenced by the National Fire Chiefs Council recently backing a call for batteries to require third-party approval before going on sale. The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has now issued an ‘Important Safety Message’ aimed at those looking at buying an e-bike or … Read more
In a ‘we can’t believe we missed this’ moment, Eddie Jordan, of Formula 1 fame, has launched an electric bike brand and two e-bikes. And yes, they are yellow.The bikes are being manufactured in collaboration with D&D Electric, a Surrey-based retailer and manufacturer of electric bikes founded by Asad Khan.Commenting on the collaboration, Khan said: … Read more
The French electric cargo bike scene is teeming with ideas at the minute and the latest, and one of the most innovative, comes from Pelican, in the form of their Train electric load hauler. It’s essentially a longtail e-bike to which you can attach up to two sizeable trailers which can then be equipped for … Read more
Some landlords and management companies in New York are now stopping residents from keeping e-bikes in their apartments, despite a recently-introduced city law that all new bikes must be certified by an accredited testing laboratory. Gothamist reports that management company K&R Realty Management has banned e-bikes, telling tenants in a letter that e-bike batteries are, … Read more
