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This parent category includes all stories related to any type of bicycle, cargo bikes, light electric vehicles, mobility assist, scooters, skateboards and all other devices or vehicles, e-powered or not. It does not include any fixed equipment, which will come under Infrastructure.
Bird Develops Skid Detection System
Skid detection is an important safety and compliance feature that has the potential to deliver significant security benefits to both riders and communities. Ryan Fujiu – Chief Product Officer, Bird. Los Angeles / California / USA Major scooter-share company Bird has developed a skid detection system to help encourage safe and compliant e-scooter riding. Skidding…
Now, Even Lego Has a Cargo Bike!
Billund / Denmark In a sign of the times, Lego’s new City Shopping Street pack, released on 1st January 2021 features a bike shop with a mountain bike, road bike and a cargo bike. There’s also a blue bike lane marked along the Lego street, albeit rather too narrow compared to the roadway! The collection…
Harley-Davidson Ebike Launch Generates Blaze of Publicity
Famous American motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson has just launched its first production ebike and with it, a whole new brand and company division. Known as Serial 1 Cycle Co., the brand takes its name from “Serial Number One,” the nickname for Harley-Davidson’s first motorcycle. As you can see from the photos accompanying this article, the bike…
New Electric Vehicles Importer Secures National Distribution
On 30th September 2020 e-Motion Concepts (eMC) and Ride Sports announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding for exclusive rights for distribution, sales and servicing of eMC’s EMoS branded electric vehicles for Australia and New Zealand by Ride Sports. Ride Sports is a Brisbane based company that has been a major supplier of electric…
How Many Electric Scooters Are Being Sold in Australia?
Many bike shops refuse to sell electric scooters and not without valid reasons. In most Australian states they’re still illegal to ride, apart from on private land. But despite this, major retailers such as Harvey Norman and JB Hi-Fi (pictured) seem to have no such qualms. The day we visited this store in NSW a…
What Do Tesla’s Battery Day Announcements Mean for Micromobility?
After months of largely Coronavirus induced logistical delays, on Tuesday 21st September, Tesla finally presented their much hyped and anticipated ‘Battery Day’ as part of their annual shareholder meeting. You can watch the entire three hour plus event here. But to summarise the long and detailed technical presentation into a single graphic, please refer to…
Canyon Unveils Velomobile Concept Vehicle
German based manufacturer Canyon is best known for making high end carbon fibre bikes for road racing and mountain biking. But on Tuesday 1st September the company made a pivot to also embrace micromobility. They released two relatively conventional commuter ebikes, the Commuter:ON and the Precede:ON and released concept designs and images for something much…
Sub 7kg Ebike Sets New Guinness World Record
Mechanical engineer Dennis Freiburg from Germany has set the Guinness World Record for the lightest ever e-bike prototype with a design that weighs just 6.8kg. The ride – named the Freicycle – reportedly took Freiburg almost a year to design and build, serving as part of a project for his doctorate. Unsurprisingly, the Freicycle is…
European Cargo Bike Sales Growing at Over 50% Per Year
Results of a comprehensive European Union funded survey into the cargo bike industry’s sales suggest that sales across Europe are likely to increase by just over 50% this year. The ‘CityChangerCargoBike’ project undertook the inaugural study of 38 brands operating in the sector who provided anonymised data. Here is a summary of European cargo bike…
Australian Wholesalers Want Faster eBikes
A survey of 55 Australian wholesalers who sell ebikes found that 73% of them would like our legislation changed to increase the maximum speed of power assistance from the current 25kph to 32kph. Bicycle Industries Australia (BIA) conducted a three question survey of wholesalers. In answer to the first question as to what their preferred…