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Dutch e-bike market up 16%

A study of the Dutch cycle market demonstrated the continuing strong growth of e-bike sales in the Netherlands last year. Data from trade associations BOVAG and RAI show 223,000 new electric bikes were sold in 2014, up 16% on the figures recorded for the previous year. Well over a million bikes were sold in total …

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Ford unveils e-bike prototypes

Ford has announced that it is the latest car manufacturer to venture into the world of e-bike prototypes. Ford’s ‘Smart Mobility Plan’ used the stage at Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress this week to showcase its move into electric bikes. The designs unveiled are part of exploring the use of e-bikes, alongside cars and public transport, …

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DFT updates e-bike law

The Department for Transport recently updated the UK electric bike regulations in the form of the “Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles (Amendment) Regulations 2015”, effective from April 6th. Changes to the 1983 EAPC regulations are intended to bring UK law more into line with EU regulations on e-bikes and ultimately provide clarity, welcome most notably in …

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Australian couple set their sights on longest e-bike journey

Australian husband and wife team, Gary and Rachel Corbett, are aiming to set a new world record for the longest electric bike journey ever recorded. The EuroVelo European cycle route network – stretching through 43 countries in total – will feature prominently in the couple’s record attempt, which is planned to take up to 12 …

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Juicy launch Lite bikes

Peak District-based Juicy Bike are celebrating the start of the new year with the launch of their Lite range. The Classic Lite and the Sport Lite will be exhibited at the London Bike Show in London next month. The Lite range, with overall bike weight trimmed down from Juicy’s original models, will retail at prices …

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London Bike Show returns to ExCel in February

The UK’s largest cycling show returns to London’s ExCel from 12 – 15 February. Now in its 5th year, last year’s show attracted 45,000 visitors through its doors. The organisers told Pedelecs that while the London Bike Show is “still growing the e-bike side of the event…a greater focus on e-bikes this year has led …

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Electric Transport Shop moves to larger premises in Cambridge

January 2015 sees a new electric bike shop open in Cambridge, with the Electric Transport Shop relocating to larger premises on the city’s busy Newmarket Road. The Electric Transport Shop (TETS) now has retail premises in several cities, including London, Oxford, Bristol and York. But the company’s roots are in East Anglia, with the company …

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Interview with Batribike

Sue Coulson, of Batribike, talks to Pedelecs about the company’s family business roots, the motivation that drives the business forward and what 2015 has in store for Batribike fans. Batribike is a well established electric bike company, as one of the first companies on the electric bike scene in the UK, can you tell us …

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“E-bikes can replace cars and make people fitter” says new survey

E-bikes can replace cars and make people fitter is the positive conclusion confirmed by Cycling Made Easy’s 2014 customer survey. However, Ray Wookey, the firm’s director, cautioned: “It’s not simply a case of getting any old e-bike, it has to be the right one.” The survey found that owners of e-bikes cycle between three and …

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Batribike and Oxygen team up to build e-bikes in Lincolnshire

Batribike and Oxygen have announced they’ve agreed a ‘business relationsip’ which enables them to produce 2 e-bike models in the UK for spring 2015. The models being hand-built at Batribike’s facility in Lincolnshire are the Batribike Storm and the Oxygen MTB-X. Both will be made available through existing dealer networks. With MTB styling, 24 gears, …

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HelenJ – Page 18 – Pedelecs – Electric Bike Community

Dutch e-bike market up 16%

Ford unveils e-bike prototypes

DFT updates e-bike law

Australian couple set their sights on longest e-bike journey

Juicy launch Lite bikes

London Bike Show returns to ExCel in February

Electric Transport Shop moves to larger premises in Cambridge

Interview with Batribike

“E-bikes can replace cars and make people fitter” says new survey

Batribike and Oxygen team up to build e-bikes in Lincolnshire

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