Netherlands
Bike Industry Alliance for More Sustainable Asian Production
Rotterdam, the Netherlands A new training initiative to achieve more sustainable manufacturing processes in Asia has been launched by a collaboration of major bicycle brands and European organisations for sustainability. The Climate Action Training (CAT) program was announced this month by Shift Cycling Culture, a Netherlands-based not-for-profit working to accelerate collective climate action in the…
VanMoof Bankrupt and Rad Power Retreats from Europe
Amsterdam, Netherlands A former beacon heading the rise of urban e-bikes, VanMoof, has been declared bankrupt. On 17th July, the Court of Amsterdam declared the Dutch legal entities VanMoof Global Holding B.V., VanMoof B.V. and VanMoof Global Support B.V. bankrupt, confirming rumours about the Netherlands company that has been a darling of the industry and…
Zoomo Partnership Boosts Capacity for Last-Mile Sector
Amsterdam, The Netherlands Brisbane-based e-bike subscription company Zoomo is scaling up its operations in Europe and the UK, announcing a new partnership as it moved towards larger vehicles. Zoomo last week announced the new partnership with Amsterdam-based Urban Arrow, a global leader in medium-sized e-cargo bikes, to further target the last-mile delivery sector. “This partnership…
Underwater Garages Boost Bike Parking in Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands An engineering marvel has boosted bike storage in central Amsterdam, with 11,000 extra parking spaces created within two huge underwater garages. The city officially opened the first of the garages last weekend, concluding a four-year project that included draining a lake so the garages could be built. You can see a great time…
New Models and First President for VanMoof
Amsterdam, Netherlands High-profile Dutch e-bike manufacturer VanMoof appointed its first president last month, in the wake of launching two new models. A former CEO of leading online travel agency Booking.com, Gillian Tans, has been appointed to the role recently created to aid the next phase of VanMoof’s growth. During her 20 years with Booking.com, Gillian…
Dutch Study Says Longer is Better for Emission Reductions
Arnhem, Netherlands Development of light electric vehicles (LEVs) conducive to longer journeys should be a priority to maximise emission reductions, according to a recent report by the Netherland’s LEV Knowledge Centre. It says LEVs replacing car trips up to 15km would eliminate 70% of car journeys, and could make many cities almost free of cars…
Yamaha Unveils Electric Vehicles For Europe
The Netherlands Yamaha’s long-running association with electric-powered vehicles is entering a new chapter, with the Japanese company announcing it will launch three new e-bikes in Europe during 2022. Unveiling Yamaha’s Switched On two-wheel electric vehicles program, Yamaha Motor Europe announced all-mountain, gravel and urban e-bikes that would be released in cities throughout Europe in the…
Equity Partner Take-Over Gives Enviolo Added Drive
Amsterdam, the Netherlands UK private equity partner Inflexion has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Netherlands-based company enviolo, which developed a popular continuously variable transmission hub. Enviolo, which also has operations in Texas, designs and develops transmission systems for high-quality e-bikes, predominantly for the European and North American markets. Enviolo was originally launched in 2007…
Bike Bosses Sign Up to International Climate Alliance
Amsterdam, Netherlands Some of the world’s biggest bicycle companies have signed up to an international alliance acknowledging the sector’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and taking responsibility to help address climate change. The CEOs of thirteen bike industry companies have joined the Climate Commitment – setting goals to document and reduce bike industry emissions –…
