In the news this week:
- Huge Growth in US Imports in 2020
- Priority Current – Powerful New Mid-drive for Under US$3000
- Rad Power’s Rad Runner Plus Heads to Europe
- People for Bikes Vote for Bikes Update
- Van Moof Security and Speed Limit Settings
- Tern Adds All Weather Protection to Clubhouse Fort Carrying System
- eBike Share from Boulder, Charlotte and the UK’s Big Issue
- Tier eScooter Developments
- All the Latest eBike Biz News
US eBike Imports Doubling this Year With Demand Outstripping Supply
Micromobility Newsletter reports that ‘Last year, the US imported about 270,000 ebikes. This year, the total is expected to end up somewhere between 500,000 and 600,000.’
This is from Ed Benjamin, founder and chairman of the Light Electric Vehicle Association. This year, Benjamin expects the total will end up somewhere between 500,000 and 600,000. Even that won’t fully meet demand, he says, because the virus forced many Chinese factories to shut down in the spring: “There’s howls of frustration about getting more bikes.”
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