Electric bike news

Bosch introduces battery-saving Tour+ riding mode
Saturday, July 17, 2021 - 8:00am
More help uphill, less on the flat – with no need to switch between different levels of assistance

Met Police has seized over 1,000 e-scooters in last month
Friday, July 16, 2021 - 8:00am
Over five million kilometres of journeys have taken place since e-scooter trials began

CrownCruiser e-bike launched on Indiegogo
Thursday, July 15, 2021 - 8:00am
High performance e-bike “boasts style like a badass”

Bosch reckons half bikes sold in 2025 will be electric
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 - 8:00am
“We take away all the excuses of why not to cycle”

Hampstead residents group fears "e-scooter enabled crime"
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 - 8:00am
Concern stems from a belief that pedestrians “tend not to notice” e-scooter riders any more…

Fiido X folding e-bike on its way
Monday, July 12, 2021 - 9:43am
Chinese firm says it has made a few improvements on the Fiido D11

Thieves have been nicking batteries from Voi e-scooters
Sunday, July 11, 2021 - 8:00am
Scooters are being repaired but resident laments vandalism

Fire investigators issue warning about e-bike batteries
Saturday, July 10, 2021 - 8:00am
Firefighters ask people to use trusted batteries and to charge and store them correctly

E-cargo bikes are being used as mobile Covid testing units
Friday, July 9, 2021 - 8:00am
Mobile units target busy areas where there are currently no test centres

Some Britons are very worried about e-scooters
Thursday, July 8, 2021 - 8:00am
Almost half of people don't think e-scooters are safe according to recent survey

Blubrake improves its ABS for e-bikes and halves its size
Wednesday, July 7, 2021 - 8:00am
Blubrake ABS G2 has single control unit

Nissan to open new Sunderland battery factory
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 - 8:00am
“We need more than that” warns Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders

Ducati have made a magnesium folding e-bike
Monday, July 5, 2021 - 8:00am
Italian motorbike firm has a couple of e-scooters too

Vekkit e-bike conversion kit updated with GPS locator
Sunday, July 4, 2021 - 8:00am
Anti-theft module can also be retrofitted to previous versions

Gorillas is promising groceries by e-bike in 10 mins
Saturday, July 3, 2021 - 8:00am
German firm claims to be "faster than you"

London e-scooter schemes could replace 5m car trips a year
Friday, July 2, 2021 - 8:00am
Environmental benefits “absolutely staggering” given the size and scale of London and the number of vehicles on the roads

HumanForest set for relaunch
Thursday, July 1, 2021 - 8:00am
Bike-share start-up runs its e-bikes off electricity from certified renewable sources

Bird launches new share e-bike
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 - 8:00am
E-scooter operator expands its fleet

Maxon Bikedrive Air: an 'invisible' e-bike mid-motor
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 - 10:43am
Swiss firm says its 3.5kg system can fit in a wide variety of frames and makes sub-11kg e-bikes possible