Harley Offshoot Now Pioneering e-Bike Connectivity

Harley Davidson Serial 1’s single-speed Mosh / Cty

Milwaukee, US The poster child of noisy motorcycles, Harley-Davidson, has continued its move into micromobility by becoming one of the first manufacturers to incorporate Google Cloud connectivity into its e-bikes. The US company’s e-bike arm, Serial 1, last week launched its second-generation CTY e-bikes with the enhanced connectivity, to capture ride data, improve security and…

New Models and First President for VanMoof

VanMoof S5 and A5 ebike models

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…

Beam Signed Up For Lake Macquarie Share Trial

Beam Ebike

Lake Macquarie, NSW Lake Macquarie will trial shared micromobility from this month, with Beam signed up to start with e-bikes and later introduce scooters. Beam will operate 500 of its Apollo e-bike fleet in the NSW coastal city, incorporating tip-resistant dual kickstands, dual brakes, a Bluetooth-locked helmet and swappable batteries. Its commitment to incorporate scooters…

Free and E-asy Entry to e-Bikes

The Cycling made e-easy program is offering free e-bike loans and come-and-try sessions to encourage people to take the critical step of giving them a go. Photo credit: Cycling UK.

Manchester, UK Free e-bike loans are available to residents in five UK regions, in a new Cycling UK initiative to encourage more people to take up e-mobility. The Cycling made e-asy scheme – funded by the Department for Transport and run by Cycling UK and partners – provides free access to try and ride sessions…

Chinese Appliance Giants Buys Into e-Bike Motor Market

Wuhan, China Appliance manufacturing giant Midea Group has purchased fellow Chinese company Wuhan Tianteng Power Technology to break into the e-bike market. Midea Industrial Technology, one of five business sectors of Fortune 500 company Midea Group, indicated it plans to become a key player in the global e-bike market. It announced at the end of…

Climbing Cost of Living Makes e-Bike Subsidies More Attractive

Canberra, ACT Government incentives to get more people riding e-bikes would return up to $3 for every $1 invested, according to figures released last week by We Ride Australia to coincide with last week’s Active Transport Mobility Summit in Sydney. The figures, based on data released by NSW Treasury and modelled by the independent Institute…

Folding e-Bike Solution for Europcar Efficiency

Birmingham, UK Europcar Mobility Group UK is using folding e-bikes to deliver and collect rental vehicles from customers, as part of the organisation’s One Sustainable Fleet program. The company recently announced it has invested in e-bikes throughout its UK network to boost time efficiency and cut carbon emissions, following a three-month trial in Birmingham. The…

Bike Businesses Sought for Green Square Cycling Incentives

Green Square has a wealth of cycling infrastructure and its flat topography and close proximity to the Sydney CBD make it a prime location for active transport.

e-Bike suppliers are invited to participate in a City of Sydney pilot program to make electric bikes more readily accessible to residents in the municipality’s Green Square area. “The City of Sydney is seeking to trial a panel of businesses who can provide e-bikes for Green Square residents to experience riding,” the council’s Manager Cycling…

BIA Challenges e-Bikes Omission from ACT Sustainability Loan Scheme

ACT households can purchase energy efficient electric stove tops through the Sustainability Loan Scheme, when most cost less than $2,000, even though the Territory Government has stated e-bikes have not been included in the scheme because there are many options available for under that minimum loan amount.

Canberra, ACT Bicycle Industries Australia is challenging the ACT Government’s omission of e-bikes from its Household Sustainability Loan Scheme. BIA General Manager Peter Bourke will meet with the office of the Chief Minister Treasurer and Minister for Climate Action, Andrew Barr, to call on the Government to include e-bikes in which scheme. The Household Sustainability Loan…

Spin Purchase Lifts TIER to World Leader

TIER Mobility now has a fleet of around 300,000 scooters, e-bikes and mopeds.

Berlin, Germany Berlin company TIER Mobility has become the world’s largest multimodal micromobility operator, following its purchase of Ford-owned micromobility operator Spin. TIER now operates more vehicles and in more cities than any other operator, after this month’s acquisition boosted TIER’s global footprint by 106 communities in North America. It was TIER’s third acquisition in…