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Pure Electric has opened its new Plymouth showroom next to the Drake Circus Shopping Centre. The new showroom, which creates five new jobs in the local area, is located on the Charles Cross roundabout. Experts will be on-hand to offer advice to visitors interested in adopting electric transport technology, while the …

The Cycle Show and London eBike Festival organiser Immediate Live has launched a new line-up of e-bike demo days for this summer. Immediate Live will house the events alongside its newly launched Artisan Festival at Hampton Court Palace and the Artisan Collective Fair at National Trust’s Wimpole Estate, with a larger stand-alone version at …

Trade association LEVA-EU has warned that proposed new rules governing batteries for electric vehicles are ‘a sledgehammer to crack a nut’ and risk tying manufacturers of more powerful electric vehicles like motorbikes, e-scooters and electric mopeds in red tape. LEVA EU made its warning following the European Commission’s proposal to …

Cowboy has introduced the Cowboy 4, its latest generation of urban electric bikes now available in two different frames. “The Cowboy 4 completely redefines life in and around cities,” said Adrien Roose, Cowboy co-founder and CEO. “By designing two frame types featuring our first-ever step-through model, an integrated cockpit, and …

E-bike innovator Zoomo has secured $12 million from new and existing investors as they expand into new markets and invest in further innovation of its commercial use electric bike platform. AirTree Ventures led the capital raise as a new investor, with follow-on support from existing investors the Clean Energy Finance …

Specialized UK has announced a new nationwide recycling scheme to tackle battery recycling for electric bikes. In the UK, sales of Specialized Turbo e-bikes have more than tripled in the last two years alone. To get ahead of the potential long-term impact of e-bike batteries before their end of life, …

British Cycling has joined forces with other cycling organisations and recreational land managers to support a new, long-term research project to be undertaken by Edinburgh Napier University into the use of off-road e-bikes, including electric mountain bikes. The research will focus on current and future trends as well as the …

Shimano has introduced Linkglide technology, which will be available initially at Deore XT (1×11 speed) and Deore (1×10 speed) level. It is intended for use on a wide variety of bikes and different riding styles, although Shimano said it is especially suited to e-trekking bikes and e-MTBs ridden under high-torque. …

Ribble’s flagship electric carbon road bike, the Endurance SL e, is now available in a new Hero edition. The brand has also introduced the all-new Endurance AL e, its first aluminium e-road bike, weighing just 13kg. Ribble’s Endurance SL e Hero edition combines the Mahle EBM X35 system with a fully …

Shimano is moving further into the e-bike market with the introduction of two new drive unit models designed with features to power heavy cargo bikes.­ The two models, Shimano’s EP8 and E6100 drive units, will now come in specific cargo variations known as DU-EP800-CRG and DU-E6100-CRG. Using Shimano’s principles of …