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BMW Group today launches the CE 04 electric scooter, its idea of a “silent revolution in electrically powered urban two-wheel mobility”. “The BMW CE 04 is our new electric star for the city. It combines an e-drive with emotion and […]
Donkey Republic’s e-bicycle-sharing platform will be rolled out in the Antwerp municipalities in a broad region around the Oosterweel connection. By using the 1 650 electric bikes provided by the Danish, commuters can also cover larger distances. The Donkey Republic […]
While the average number of cyclists in Brussels increase by 64% in 2020, two-wheeled journeys varied widely with the health measures. That’s the conclusion of the observation of cycling trends in 2020 by the non-profit organization Pro Vélo at the […]
The pandemic and the growing interest in electric bicycles should lead to the growth of bike tourism – or bicycle touring – this summer in France. The lack of foreign tourists should be compensated by the French people’s need for […]
In the coming ten years, the port of Antwerp is planning to invest more than 40 million euros in bicycle infrastructure in and around the harbor. Mobility needs to improve and all companies in the neighborhood have to be easily […]
More and more people want to travel by train and take their bicycles with them, especially during holidays and weekends. NMBS/SNCB, therefore, has decided to provide 600 additional bicycle spaces on trains to popular destinations like the seaside or The […]
The battery of an e-scooter that was charging exploded in a flat on the Leuvensesteenweg in Evere on Sunday morning. The e-scooter could be extinguished, but the resident of the flat suffered first-degree burns. According to the fire brigade, this […]
Brussels’ shared bicycles Villo! is set to launch a new award system on its app to reward virtuous behaviors such as reporting breakdowns or taking bikes from full stations and bringing them to empty ones. These awarded points should allow […]
Harley-Davidson is launching a sub-brand that will focus exclusively on electric motorbikes. For the manufacturer, it is an opportunity to clearly profile itself in a growing market that is completely different from its normal customer base. Harley-Davidson’s decision to reposition […]
The Belgian start-up Cowboy has launched the fourth generation of its connected e-city bike of the same name. The bike is available in a classic version and, for the first time, in a version with a low frame (step-through). The […]
The city of Antwerp has put much effort into realizing the modal shift from fewer cars to more alternative transport means. According to the most recent mobility statistics, in 2010, 51% of Antwerp citizens still used their car to go […]
Belgium has a new motorcycle brand with Antwerp start-up Trevor Motorcycles. It is launching a fully electric ‘clean’ dirt bike, capable of conquering the roughest terrain and dirt roads in complete silence. No doubt a relief for those annoyed by […]
Flemish authorities and the province of Limburg have traced out the course of the future bicycle highway (F74) between Hasselt and Sint-Truiden. Construction works will start in 2024 at the earliest, and some of the more complex – with bridges […]
Blue-bike, the shared blue bikes platform, and Flemish technology company, Sentinel, are joining forces. Together, they’re going to equip the eye-catching bikes with smart locks. The innovation will make it easier for users to unlock a bicycle, and offer more […]
The city of Antwerp has started marking ‘drop zones’ where users of shared e-steps can leave their vehicles after use. It is not compulsory, but the city does strongly recommend the drop zones. The aim is to have a street […]
The French start-up Teebike provides an ingenious system for replacing the front wheel of almost any conventional bicycle with a front wheel with an integrated electric motor that transforms the bicycle into an e-bike in no time. The idea fits […]
The corona pandemic boosted the popularity of the bicycle, and also, during the first months of 2021, bicycle use increased (+77% in March). That is the conclusion of the mobility organization VAB, based on the intervention data for bike breakdowns. […]
The registrations of speed pedelecs (1 257 units) in March 2021 were record-breaking: +57,5% more than in March last year. Even compared to the year before – in pre-corona times – the figures for this category of bikes are spectacular: […]
On Thursday, April 8th, Flanders has officially kicked off ‘De Grote Versnelling‘ (High Gear). The Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), has joined forces with the Flemish provinces, cities, and municipalities. Together they will gear up the bicycle […]
Car sector federation Traxio has noted a serious increase in second-hand cars’ sales and speed pedelecs in March. To be more realistic about the progress, it compares with the pandemic year 2020 and the record year 2019. “We can’t let […]
The new cycling map for the province of Flemish Brabant has been officially presented. That happened on Tuesday in Halle, where one of the two new cycle routes accessible to people with reduced mobility is situated. The result on this […]
The new, long-expected bicycle connection to Brussels Airport was officially inaugurated on Monday. The almost two-kilometer-long bicycle highway connects the existing F3 bicycle path between Louvain and Brussels with the airport in Zaventem. Brussels Airport already announced in December 2017 […]
The Brussels Master Plan for bicycle parking places should provide qualitative and secure bicycle parking spaces in the whole of the Brussels Region, Brussels Mobility Minster Elke Van den Brandt (Groen) stated during the Plan’s presentation in the Brussels Parliament’s […]
The Flemish Minister for Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), just launched a courtesy campaign to improve drivers and cyclists’ traffic safety. More than 5 000 special road signs will be posted on strategic locations in the whole of Flanders. The […]
Four major motorbike manufacturers have teamed up to develop swappable universal batteries for use in light motorbikes and scooters. These four pioneers are Honda, Yamaha, KTM, and Piaggio. This cooperation goes a lot further than what we have seen in […]
Segway, the producer of electric mobility solutions, launches three e-scooters and a moped. According to the company, they are affordable yet foreseen with the newest connectivity technologies. Notable features are a color LED-screen and the fact that one can easily […]
Swapfiets, the bicycle subscription formula with the blue front wheel, recently announced further expansion in several European cities. The company just opened Swapfiets stores in Barcelona (Spain), and later this year, also Vienna (Austria), and the French cities of Lyon, […]
Building up a new car brand from scratch usually is a path full of hurdles. Polestar is no exception to the rule. But the company tries to compensate for setbacks by expanding business and collaboration possibilities. At the same time, […]
The car remains the most popular means of transport in Belgium, but the number of e-bike users has doubled in five years. Last year, one in five Belgians rode an electric bicycle. The figures come from the ninth edition of […]
Smart Ways to Antwerp, Antwerp’s city’s mobility platform, launched a new trial offer on Wednesday for companies that focus on commuting using e-bikes and scooters over longer distances. Employees of participating companies will now be able to try out speed […]
In 2020, cycling grew by 27% in France, and, despite the pandemic, the market increased from € 2,3 billion to € 2,7 billion. This increasing popularity was led by electrically assisted bicycles or e-bikes. Shared bicycle operators observe the same […]
Belgians drove on average 4 264 km less by car in the past year or a decrease of almost 25%. This is according to figures from Car Pass, the non-profit organization that monitors car mileage. The lockdown, the travel ban, […]
According to a survey by HR services company Acerta, employees still prefer company cars for their daily commute. Alongside, more and more people are discovering the advantages of cycling, which made a significant leap forward. Public transport loses ground and […]
The number of traffic fatalities on Belgian roads fell by 22% last year, with 484 deaths, or 134 fewer than in 2019 (618). This is what Vias Institute’s Road Safety Barometer 2020 reveals. The number of injured people fell by […]
Almost one out of ten Dutch adults expects to buy an e-bike within a year. That would mean that 1,2 million e-bikes will be sold in 2021 in the Netherlands, reports research agency Multiscope. According to the study conducted among […]
