E-bike thefts have risen sharply in the UK, with police data revealing a 103% increase in the last year and a 257% increase in the last two years. This is despite bike thefts in the UK actually falling with 64,201 cases recorded in 2023, a 15% decrease from 2022, Evolve E-bikes has reported. In 2023, 6.2% of bike thefts involved an e-bike, up from 1.4% in 2021. Evolve
E-bikes are now outselling unassisted bikes for the first time in Belgium and Germany. E-bikes have also been the biggest selling bike type in the Netherlands since 2018, but only account for nine per cent of sales in the UK. Mobility federation Traxio reported that in 2023, e-bikes had a market share of 51% in Belgium, with these e-bikes mainly purchased from bike dealers. Of
The government’s recent e-bike proposals to double the legal wattage of motors to 500W and allow ‘twist and go’ e-bikes with throttle control up to 15.5mph are ‘unnecessary’, ‘risky’, and the ‘wrong approach’, the Bicycle Association (BA) and Association of Cycle Traders (ACT) have said. The Department for Transport (DfT) announced the proposed changes in February, with the
A businessman in Bristol has been accused of ‘holding five e-bikes to ransom’ after Tier mistakenly designated a hire zone on his property, placing the vehicles in his car park on December 15 last year. Tier reportedly said someone would come back and move them but when they were still there at the end of the day, Stewart Burrough, who runs self-storage business Stashed Away,
Micromobility company Voi has launched its new e-bike - the Explorer 3 - in Liverpool, equipped with automatic gear shifting that adjusts to the riding conditions. Other features include "non-slip tyres" and a “powerful” braking system, said Voi, as well as front and rear lights, reflectors and a bell. It also has a dual kickstand, low step-through frame and an adjustable