Brussels – According to figures released by the EICMA Fair, Italy is Europe’s leading manufacturer of bicycles: compared to 2013, in 2014 Italy produced 2.2% more. Sales remain high, albeit in slight decrease, for eBikes, electric bicycles: 51,156 units (-0.5%) compared to the 51,405 of 2013. These, with the 1,644,592 regular bicycles sold, effectively mean that sales increased overall by 6,6% compared to 2013 (1,542,758 units). The e.bike is a bicycles that – with a 250watt engine, a top speed of 25km/h and assisted pedaling – reduce the effort of pedaling to almost zero. (9Colonne)
