Light Electric Vehicle Association Thanks Casey Binz (eMoto EV) for his two webinar presentations.  The pdf version:Understanding The Repair Needs of LEV Motors, Batteries & Controller
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To Listen to the Actual Webinar Click Here

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AccellGroup Completes Acquisition of LEVA Member Currie Technologies

CHATSWORTH, CA – January11, 2012 – Currie Technologies announced today that Accell Group N.V. has completedacquisition of Currie Technologies. Currie Technologies, based in Chatsworth,California, is the market leader in electric bicycles (e-bikes) in the UnitedStates where the market is still in its infancy. Accell Group is the Europeane-bike market leader and has been instrumental in its significant developmentin recent years. The acquisition will accelerate Currie Technologies growth in theUS Dealer market, leveraging Accell Group’s experience, resources and asignificant portfolio of advanced proprietary technologies. This is the secondacquisition in the United States by Accell Group, which also owns Seattle BikeSupply (SBS).  Read more.

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Planning on attending the Taipei Cycle Show?  Register for LEVA Networking Dinner March 8, 2012 here.
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European Parliament Agrees that E-Bike Safety Depends on Speed, Not Power

BRUSSELS Belgium (Bike Europe, Dec. 7, 2011) It's not finalized yet, but there may be a breakthrough in the European discussion on the technical rules for electric bicycles. It could mean among other things that pedelecs with assistance up to 25 km/h will be excluded from the type-approval for mopeds and motorcycles irrespective of their power output. As a result, they would be classified as bicycles, whereas today above 250 W they are considered mopeds. Read more from Bike Europe. Further information can be found here in the ETRA News Release.

ETRA responds to Phillip Darnton of the Bicycle Association of Great Britain (BAGB) regarding his objection to the letter written to the UK Department for Transport regarding the proposed changes above.  Read it here.


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Looking for LEVA members to exhibit in the LEVA-ETRA booth at Intermot in the LEV E-Motion Hall with special pricing and turnkey operation. Dates are October 3-7, 2012 in Cologne, Germany.

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LEVA Recap of 2011

As many of you know, it's been a very full year for us at LEVA and the entire light electric vehicle industry. As you'll see in the following summary the future of LEVA is bright as continued membership growth will allow the global association to provide more direct services to its members, keeping its mission in mind to help promote the sale and use of light electric vehicles. Here are some highlights...



WHAT IS THE LIGHT ELECTRIC VEHICLE ASSOCIATION?

The Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA) represents the strategic interests of light electric vehicle retailers, dealers, distributors, manufacturers and suppliers to promote the development, sale, and use of LEVs worldwide. Members receive support and educational resources to expand their businesses while initiating efforts to influence and adopt legislation, regulation, performance standards, promotion and general best practices in the light electric vehicle industry.

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Tianjin Flying Pigeon Electric Bicycle Manufacture Co., Ltd.



Suzhou Bafang (8fun) Motor Co. - Silver Sponsor



Lishen Battery Co. - Bronze Sponsor


In the past few months, ETRA has invested a great amount of work in lobbying for electric cycles. In December, ETRA explained and defended the proposal for better European regulations for electric cycles in the European Commission's working group "motorcycles". ETRA did this on behalf of the more than 70 companies and organizations that have subscribed to the proposal. A week earlier, ETRA attended the European Commission's working group "machinery" to find out more about the relationship between the Machinery Directive and electric cycles.

ETRA is discovering more and more European legislation affecting the electric cycle business, affecting your business. So, a lot still needs to be done and urgently. In the legislative and political field, the electric cycle business needs to secure support for regulations, which will not hamper the full development of the market. To learn more click here.

Ebike Training from ETRA!
GAND, Belgium - The European Two Wheeler Retailers' Association (ETRA) and 6 partners kicked off the so-called 'E-Bike' project. This European partnership project is aimed at creating a framework for training on electric bicycles in the EU and is funded under the Leonardo da Vinci-program. Read more here.

News from LEVA Member AllCell: High Performance Electric Motorcycle Developed Based on Innovative Battery Technology  Read press release here.




Attention Brand Managers!
From LEVA Member Dykema: The domain name system has been making news again. As you may have read or heard, the Internet governing body, ICANN, will start taking applications for new branded (.NIKE) and generic (.SHOES) top level domains (TLDs) on January 12, 2012. This is less than one month away!
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Good Reading at Bicycle Dealer Magazine!
View the most recent issue of Bicycle Dealer and read LEVA Chairman Ed Benjamin's article entitled The Future is Here: Science Fiction is in Your Store Today. Click Here.

Updated Presentation on Shipping Lithium Batteries Legally by LEVA Member AllCell Technology
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Report on Belgium Postal Service and Electric Bikes Nov. 25, 2011
LEVA's EU Partner, ETRA, Responds to the Belgian press report on two incidents with electric bicycles at Bpost, the Belgian postal services where according to the reports, the batteries caught fire but further details have not been disclosed yet. Read the full response here.


China E-Vehicle

Read the latest issue of China E-Vehicle magazine. It is full of interesting stories about electric bikes, scooters and motorcycles. LEVA members Dahon, Pedego, AllCell, Bafang Motor Co. are all highlighted. Click Here.



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