LEV framework in the Netherlands faces further delays
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - The Dutch Light Electric Vehicles (LEV) framework has been postponed once more, according to the RAI Association, the...
Blog: Fuuuuuut!!!
As I wrote in one of my earlier blogs, the upcoming General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) is food for many more blogs to come. It contains many...
Shifting gears: Europe's new standard for e-cargo bikes
GENEVA, Switzerland - E-cargobikes are becoming an increasingly common sight on our city streets. They offer a sensible and sustainable alternative...
US authorities soliciting industry comments on e-bike safety
WASHINGTON, USA - To counter the rapidly increasing number of accidents with e-bikes, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has initiated...
E-bike fires unites US Congress in vote for battery safety legislation
WASHINGTON, USA - The number of e-bike battery related fires in the city of New York has resulted in bipartisan support in Congress for legislation...
India looks to align e-bike standard with global requirements
LUDHIANA, India - India is in the midst of framing standards for e-bikes as it aspires to step-up its export to the EU market. But first, the...
Regulation required to ban unsafe e-bike battery chargers and...
LONDON, UK - Quality issues with e-bike battery chargers have caused reasons for concern in the UK but also in EU countries. One of the largest...
India drafting standards for e-bikes as market develops rapidly
LUDHIANA, India - The Bureau of Indian standards (BIS) is in the midst of drafting standards for electric power assisted cycles. Standards for...
UK bike industry bodies issue e-bike battery guidance as new safety...
LONDON, England - An increase in e-bike battery fires in the UK has prompted a call for new legislation to mandate the safety of e-bike batteries...
Blog: Online platforms become quasi-regulators
The rapid growth of e-commerce has transformed the way we shop, allowing us to purchase a wide range of products conveniently from online...
Cargo bike standard a step closer to finalisation
SCHWEINFURT, Germany – During a recent meeting of the Dutch standardisation committee and European stakeholders, the completion of a standard for...
US authorities calls on e-bike manufacturers to comply with safety...
WASHINGTON, United States - In an open letter to more than 2,000 e-bike, e-scooter, hoverboard and e-unicycle manufacturers and importers, the US...
Pon.Bike subsidiary Urban Arrow takes lead in EU cargobike standard
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - In close cooperation with the Netherlands Standardization Institute (NEN), Pon.Bike subsidiary Urban Arrow has taken the...
BLOG: E-bike battery fires and what the industry can do about it
Did you see the horror crash of Formula 1 racer Zhoa at Silverstone this year? He survived, miraculously, due to a mandatory safety measure that was...
Bicycle industry calls for ban on sale, application and use of e-bike...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The industry takes strong stance against tampering of e-bikes. Under the aegis of CONEBI 15 national bicycle industry...
EU legislation and the future of the bicycle industry update event at...
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - The industry organisation CONEBI and ZIV will host an update event on future legislation in the European Union. A...
ISO/TS 4210-10 only a technical specification, not a standard
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The existing ISO 4210 safety standard for bicycles was supposed to be extended with a new paragraph on e-bikes. On 1 September...
Cross-industry platform to support safe battery transportation
BRUSSELS, Belgium - A new information platform for the safe transportation, testing and packaging of battery cells, batteries, and vehicles and...
Cyclist visibility, road regulations and UK law
LONDON, UK - The pandemic has prompted many people to take to two wheels. Many see public transport as the least desirable option, the number of...
Will Regular 250W E-Bikes Be Included in Costly Type-Approval...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - At an early February Symposium in Brussels titled: 'Symposium on Legal Status and Market Position of Speed Pedelecs' it appeared...
Regulations, Probably Even Type-Approval Coming for Electric...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - You can see them in more and more cities around Europe. And the numbers of docked and/or free-floating electric step-scooters on...
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