Porsche Moves to Grab Majority Stake in Greyp Bikes

Greyp Bike’s potential as a developer of some of the world’s most technologically advanced and integrated e-bikes has enticed Porsche to seek a majority stake in the Croatian company.

Zagreb, Croatia German high-performance car manufacturer Porsche is moving to increase its stake in Greyp Bikes, confirming it plans to acquire a majority stake in the Croatian company by the end of this year. The move, which is awaiting approval by regulatory bodies, continues an escalating trend in automotive companies buying into the bike industry,…

Bike Bosses Sign Up to International Climate Alliance

Shift Cycling Culture Climate Commitment

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 –…

Bird Branching out into Bike Sales

Bird Bikes are now available for sale

A global high-flyer in shared electric scooters has bolstered its expansion into e-bikes, with Bird announcing it will make its soon-to-be-released Bird Bike available for sale.

Lyft Unveils its Latest Share E-Bike

The new Lyft e-bike

San Francisco, California, USA Lyft may not yet be in Australia, but as it is by far the biggest bike share provider in the USA, and part of a ride share/bike share company with a US$19.3 billion (A$25.7 billion) market capitalisation, the launch of their latest model is still significant. The new model, launched in…

Bird Adds to Mixed Fleet Trend

Lady riding Bird Bike

California, USA Ahead of its stock market debut, e-scooter company Bird is entering the bustling e-bike sharing business with planned launches in cities in the US and Europe. Bird has been a significant player in the rapidly growing e-scooter market over recent years and much like its competitor Lime, it is now expanding into electric…