Electric bike news

Cube has developed BMW’s tilting e-cargo bike concept
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 - 7:00am
Vehicle billed as the first dynamic ‘pick-up’ cargo bike

Polestar and Cake's 'electric mobility bundle'
Monday, September 20, 2021 - 7:00am
Park and ride concept sees bike charge from car via an ‘umbilical cord’

London firm raises awareness of eCargo Bike Grant
Saturday, September 18, 2021 - 7:00am
Funding covers up to 40% of the total cost of an e-cargo bike, up to a maximum of £2,500 for two-wheel models and £4,500 for three-wheel models

Genesis launches Smithfield and Columbia urban e-bikes
Thursday, September 16, 2021 - 10:51am
Urban bikes with front and rear lights now have up to 150km range of pedal assistance in Eco mode

Another e-bike firm has started accepting cryptocurrency
Thursday, September 16, 2021 - 7:00am
Leading electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla has flip-flopped over accepting Bitcoin due to concerns over the environmental impact of the currency

World's largest e-moped factory to be run entirely by women
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 - 7:00am
8.5kW Ola S1 offers 181km of range and allows different speed and area restrictions to be applied for different user profiles

Yeti unleashes the 160E - A race team race bike with a motor
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - 12:19pm
Yeti's new ebike rocks all-new suspension platform with adjustable leverage rate

Toyota to invest $13.5bn in battery development
Monday, September 13, 2021 - 7:00am
Solid-state plans remain on track despite prototype battery’s short lifetime

Yamaha’s new PW-X3 mid-motor
Sunday, September 12, 2021 - 7:00am
Major changes bring firm’s offering in line with Bosch Performance Line CX and Shimano EP8

Swapfiets introduces a cheaper subscription e-bike
Saturday, September 11, 2021 - 7:00am
Shimano mid-motor bike expected to be in the UK by November

BMW’s geofencing vision of the future of electric bikes
Friday, September 10, 2021 - 7:00am
“Classifications such as ‘car’, ‘bicycle’ and ‘motorcycle’ should not determine the nature of the products we think up”

Northampton e-scooters replaced 200,000 short car journeys
Thursday, September 9, 2021 - 7:00am
Sustrans has expressed concern that the vehicles are also being used where people would previously have walked

Vaast launches E/1 urban adventure e-bike
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - 7:00am
Step-through frame, rack and carrier combined with Performance Line CX motor and NAILD React suspension

Scott introduces the Patron eRIDE
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 - 12:39pm
New ebike sets the benchmark for integration and gets new Bosch motor

EV owners could earn by selling energy back to grid
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 - 7:00am
Energy regulator proposes smart charging to address peaks and troughs in demand

Schaeffler’s Free Drive is a chainless electric drive system
Monday, September 6, 2021 - 11:00am
“Bike-by-wire” technology removes the need for a chain and so allows far greater design flexibility

Cake launches Makka electric moped
Sunday, September 5, 2021 - 7:00am
Moped power with an e-cargo bike feel

Shell to install 50,000 on-street EV charge points
Saturday, September 4, 2021 - 7:00am
Oil giant offers to help cover installation costs for local authorities

Fiido X crowdfunder hits £1m
Friday, September 3, 2021 - 7:00am
Chinese firm’s second crowdfunded e-bike launch with an e-scooter due soon