MTF Enterprises announces acquisition of EMU Electric Bikes
MTF Enterprises Limited, the long-established...
Carbon e-bike seeks funding
Shanghai-based Holger and Cheri Hüttlin are the brains behind the latest electric bike showcasing on Indiegogo. The HÜTTLIN E-Roadster is described as ‘super lightweight’ at 16.9kg with a carbon frame, forks, handlebars and seatpost. The company say: “Carbon fiber has both phenomenal strength and superior fatigue resistance when compared to other commonly used materials such …
Orkney to host electric bike hire scheme
The Orkney Isles are soon to be home to an electric bike hiring scheme. The funding for the scheme will come from a share of £5m investment from the Scottish Government to encourage less car use and more journeys by foot, bicycle, public transport and car share. Laura Cromarty, head of transport for the Orkney …
Interview with CycloTricity: UK manufacturing, innovation and de-restriction
Pedelecs talks to Rami Akily of CycloTricity about his background, his e-bikes and his plans to extend UK manufacturing to other brands. Where did CycloTricity begin? Can you tell us about your background and where your interest in electric bikes started? Kind of like the typical Californian story, CycloTricity started off right in my garage! …
E-conomic boom: soaring sales turns 2015 into “year of the e-bike”
Matt Flanagan, managing director of E-Bikes Direct, talks to Pedelecs about the UK electric bike market in 2015 and why sales figures are surging ahead. “If you ask me to sum up the current UK electric bike market in one word, it’s ‘exciting’. We have seen the company grow by a third in 2014 alone, …
Sinclair seeks funding for Babel e-bike
Crispin Sinclair this week launched his Babel Bike, which he claims to be the ‘world’s safest bicycle,’ on crowdfunding site, Indiegogo. Aiming to raise £50k in a month to put the bike into production, Crispin Sinclair Innovation plan to retail the electric version of the bike at £3,499. Designing the bike took 3 years and …
Lowestoft Family Cycle Festival: 16 May & 17 May 2015
As part of Suffolk’s Year of Cycling initiative, Lowestoft will be home once again to family cycling activities on Royal Green on the weekend of 16th and 17th May. The event involves the local community and schools and is expected to attract over 4,000 people to its cycling activities, exhibition area and retail tents. The weekend …
Gadget Show bills ‘electric as 2015 transport buzzword’
Technology enthusiasts were attending Saturday’s Gadget Show in abundance when Pedelecs visited the show at the weekend. With the Gadget Show pronouncing ‘electric as the buzzword of 2015 transport’, the Electric Transport Shop’s large stand in Hall 6 was well placed to capitalise on growing interest. Showing a broad range of e-bikes including the Bergamont, …
CycloTricity bring e-bike manufacturing back to UK
CycloTricity are to manufacture their electric bike range from their Aldershot premises, now refitted as a full assembly factory. CycloTricity’s MD, Rami Akily, told Pedelecs that the set up of the assembly line was a year-long project, costing £180,000. Although 3,000 e-bikes will roll off the production line in the first year, the company’s investment …
Gadget Show Live, NEC Birmingham, 8th-12th April
The Gadget Show live returns to Birmingham’s NEC next week for the 7th year running. Showcasing the latest in e-bikes at the show is The Electric Transport Shop in Hall 6, close to the ‘Gadget Wheels Test Track’. Electric Transport Shop’s Eddie Kehoe told Pedelecs: “We have been invited by the Gadget Show Live to …
Italjet launch retro e-bike trio in UK
Italjet, Italian manufacturer of motorcycles since 1959, launched the UK arrival of their new electric bike range at this year’s Motorcycle Trade Expo. Italjet has launched three retro-styled models, the Ascot, Diablone and Angel, all designed and built in Italy. Lewis Ashforth of Italjet UK told Pedelecs the “cruiser styled” e-bikes have had “very positive …
