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LOS ANGELES (BRAIN) — Two months after entering the bike-sharing market, micromobility company Bird is now moving into the consumer e-bike market.
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IRVINE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Pedego Electric Bikes, which now has more than 200 retail stores globally, says the locations have surpassed $121 million in system-wide retail sales over the last 12 months.
The stores are locally owned under license, not franchise, agreements.
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MORGAN HILL, Calif. (BRAIN) — Specialized Bicycles will work with an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization to establish a program through retailers to collect used e-bike batteries to deliver to its recycling partner.
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AMSTERDAM (BRAIN) — E-bike brand VanMoof produced its first U.S. television ad to demonstrate the joy and ease of commuting in congested big cities.
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WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Specialized Bicycle Components is recalling about 2,500 first-generation Turbo Levo and Kenevo electric mountain bike battery packs. Water can penetrate the seal around the LED control pad on the bicycle's lithium-ion battery pack and cause the battery to short circuit, posing fire and burn haza
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — An e-bike tax credit bill similar to the one created in the House in February was introduced into the Senate last week.
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EVERETT, Wash. (BRAIN) — Like all bike companies, Rad Power has struggled to deliver enough bikes to meet demand for the last year and a half. But the Seattle-based consumer-direct powerhouse recently trimmed weeks off the transit time for its e-bikes by using an alternative seaport.
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (BRAIN) — Quality Bicycle Products will be the sole distributor of Benno bicycles, parts and accessories to specialty bicycle retailers in the U.S. beginning with the brand's model year 2022.
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WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — A National Park Service memorandum Wednesday recommended parks that allow e-bikes the same access as traditional bikes to review that decision, citing ongoing litigation contesting the legality of a 2020 policy change.
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MUNICH, Germany (BRAIN) — IAA Mobility, a conference planned for September in Munich, has confirmed several new brand participants, including SRAM, Schwalbe, Supernova, ABUS, EVOC and others.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Mobile service franchiser Velofix is now providing an assembly and delivery program for QuietKat, the Colorado-based e-bike brand that was recently acquired by Vista Outdoor.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BRAIN) — E-commerce company Ridepanda announced it received a combined $3.75 million in financing from investors to help meet demand for its electric vehicles, which include e-bikes.