(Slow) Italian electric mobility, infrastructures purchased and not used: is there a need for experts?
Electric mobility is slow due to a lack of planning by local authorities. What if they turned to external experts?
E-bike: the sustainable solution for moving around the city and beyond. Here are the best proposals on the market
E-bikes are transforming urban transportation and off-road adventures with advanced technologies and versatile designs. From electric-assist motors to eco-friendly designs like bamboo frames, here are the best models on the market today.
Two-wheel exports are booming: Italy is a leader in Europe
The sector with over 3.200 companies and 1 billion in turnover has grasped the new trends and overcome the challenges of the market, investing in technologically advanced products suitable for the different needs of buyers
Politics gets on a bicycle. Deputies and senators create a parliamentary intergroup
About thirty parliamentarians are in favor of the use of bicycles for sustainable mobility. FIAB is satisfied with the initiative and awaits results
Bikes: 2 billion in revenues and over 7 billion in impact on tourism. Banca Ifis report
Banca Ifis expects a further increase in revenues for 2023 - Italy is the leading European bicycle manufacturer
Italian bikes: European primacy and exports worth 520 million (+24%)
Out of over 1,7 million bicycles produced in 2022, electric ones recorded a +14% compared to the previous year, with foreign sales at +55%
Electric bike: Banca Ifis launches a new rental or financial leasing solution for using it
The idea is to build an ad hoc solution for the world of hospitality and cycling tourism, key sectors for the promotion and development of territories
The EU Bicycle Plan arrives: more cycle paths, more parking and less VAT, so the aim is to double
The European plan promotes the bicycle as a full-fledged means of transport and highlights its benefits for the green transition. Support for European production is on the way
Helbiz with YOLO with an insurance offer for micro-mobility
The two companies have launched a suite of new digital insurance solutions that can be purchased directly from the Helbiz mobile app dedicated to customers of the sharing platform of the same name. The instant insurance solutions are created in collaboration with Genertel
Acea: bike sharing arrives in the company with the Ridemovi e-bikes
During the pilot phase, 20 RideMovi e-bikes will arrive at the Acea headquarters. The project will then be extended to the other locations.
Telepass expands the bike sharing offer with RideMovi in 19 Italian cities
A fleet of 30.000 smart bikes is already active in nineteen cities - It will be sufficient to be a Telepass customer, enter the app and locate the closest vehicle on the map
Corporate e-bike sharing is here: Terna chooses Pirelli bikes for its employees in eight offices
Terna signs an agreement with Pirelli for the rental of pedal assisted bikes for its employees. Home, work and free time
The bike breaks all sales records in 2021. The EU prepares a large-scale strategy for two wheels
The bicycle industry is growing in turnover and employment. The European Commission prepares a plan for more cycle lanes and incentives for the use of two wheels.
Export Italy 2021: on bicycles Italy has the primacy in Europe. The cheeses and ceramics are also good
Italian exports are positive. European record for production on bicycles. Sales of cheeses are growing. Ceramics are doing well, but suffer from high energy costs
The tram but also the bike: here is "the symbol of the city of the future" according to Pelizzaro of the Municipality of Milan
INTERVIEW WITH PIERO PELIZZARO, director of resilience of the Municipality of Milan, who spoke at the Smart City Expo in Curitiba, Brazil: "In Latin America we have been talking about smart cities for some time, but it is crucial to make technology inclusive". “Milan is already collaborating…
Bicycles and e-bikes, a 9 billion (green) industry
The ecosystem that revolves around the bicycle is assessed by Banca Ifis, in its latest report, as clearly expanding. Strong push from the electric bike. Weigh the components
Mobility Week: the made in Italy bike takes center stage
The European Mobility Week is an opportunity to check environmental policies. The Italian turnover for the production of bicycles is excellent.
Green Milan: check out the Bicipolitana project, the bike metro
The Bicipolitana, or rather the metro for bicycles with cycle paths branching out throughout the city just like the metro: it is a sustainable mobility project already tested in Pesaro and ready for Paris which could also be born in…
HAPPEN TODAY – Bicycle: 2 centuries ago the first patent
It was registered in New York on June 26, 1819 and that day is remembered today as the birthday of the modern bicycle - The pedals, however, arrived only a few years later
Bike bonus, refunds for those excluded from January 14th
From 14 January to 15 February it will be possible to ask for the bike bonus again, but there are conditions. Here's everything you need to know
Bikes and scooters: after the bonus, which insurance?
Soft mobility - e-bikes, hoverboards, scooters and more - experienced a real boom in 2020. But accidents have also increased and insurance companies have prepared ad hoc offers. Here is a short guide to protect yourself in case…
2020 bike bonus: last day to apply, refunds ahead of schedule
The last requests can be submitted by midnight on December 9 - Almost 250 refunds have already been made and the missing transfers could arrive sooner than expected
Bike and scooter bonus, second round for reimbursement
On the website of the Ministry of the Environment it is possible to resubmit the application by 9 December: those who did not succeed on the click day of 3 November will have the money at the beginning of 2021.
Bike bonus 2020, chaos and sold out but it will be refinanced
Site in tilt and 215 million already all assigned in 24 hours. Protests and long waits. Minister Costa admits but promises new funds for everyone. Here's what needs to be done
Bike bonus 2020, refunds from 3 November: here's how
From 3 November the platform of the Ministry of the Environment will be operational, useful for requesting refunds and vouchers as part of the mobility bonus - Contributions also for scooters and sharing mobility - Here's everything you need to know
Bike bonus: for many refunds only in 2021
Requests for the bike bonus will start from 4 November, but many users risk receiving the money only next year. Referral after referral, that's why
Bikes: booming requests, but all over the world there are none
According to the Financial Times, the demand for bikes has increased so much in the post-lockdown period that retailers are no longer able to satisfy requests - +60% in Italy in May, +350% in France, queues outside shops in London
Generali Italia launches new policy for motorcycles and bicycles
The new Immagina Strade Nuove policy is also designed for all those who drive alternative means of transport such as scooters, electric bikes and hoverboards
Soft mobility: cycle paths, the funds are arriving
Allocated resources (137,2 million of which 87,1 in the South and 45,9 in the North) to promote mobility on two wheels pending the General Plan for cycling.
Bikes, with incentives, sales are booming: +60% after the lockdown
The number of bicycles purchased by Italians rose to around 540 after the closure period due to the coronavirus - the increase was 200 in May alone
500 euro bike bonus, here's how to use it
With the reopening of activities from 18 May, the bike bonus arrives to encourage soft mobility: who can use it and how to get it - A guide by points
Pirelli: 14 electric bikes for 2 hospitals in Milan
Employees of the "Vittorio Buzzi" Children's Hospital and the Fatebenefratelli-Oftalmico of Milan will be able to use them in shifts in free rental for 14 days
Bike and scooter bonus coming soon: here's how it will work
In the May decree, the Government will include a bonus valid for buying electric and non-electric bikes and scooters, to use car sharing services - Here are all the news on the upcoming measure
Hi-Tech 2020 all about smartphones, more robots, e-bike mania
The Deloitte TMT Predictions report analyzes and estimates growth trends for a booming market. In 2020 we will be increasingly digital, podcast boom, over 1 million robots in the world. Here are all the figures
Bikeconomy, how much is the bicycle economy worth?
The book by Gianluca Santilli and Pierangelo Soldavini "Bikeconomy. Journey through the pedaling world" reveals, with an impressive amount of data, the importance of the two-wheeler business, of which Italy is the first European producer with growth at two digits…
"Biciclope": the social network against bicycle theft is born
Stop bicycle thieves - The idea of Francesco Girelli and Stefano Rosanelli: "We trust in the creation of a network of people who help each other by exploiting technology"
Uber, in Italy restarts from electric bikes with Jump
After the strong controversy with the taxi drivers, the American app brings 700 pedal-assisted bicycles to the streets of Rome. Here are prices and rental methods
Bike and tourism: Italy is bike friendly and Trentino beats everyone
In Italy, cycling tourism is worth 7,6 billion euros a year. For the moment, only 34% of the structures offer ad hoc services. But the Regions are trying to invest in this rapidly growing segment
Rome: Sunday 28 #Vialibera is back for bikes and pedestrians
This Sunday in Rome the second edition of #Vialibera from 10 to 18 - Here are the streets involved.
Highway Code: the news for cars, motorcycles and bicycles
Under discussion in the Transport Commission of the Chamber a text that revolutionizes the highway code, providing for important innovations for motorists, cyclists and motorcyclists - Here are the new rules
E-bike, partnership between Atala and Estra
A partnership is underway between Estra SpA, an operator in the sector of distribution and sale of natural gas and electricity and Atala, a historic Italian bicycle company, now also active in the e-bike sector. The partnership includes special discounts reserved…
Cycle lanes: pending law, 400 million at risk
The provision that allocates 400 million euros was approved by the Chamber on November 14, but now it is feared that the Senate will not have time to give the final go-ahead.
Stamp and plate on bikes, but not on all
Senator Pd Filippi clarifies: those who use the bike only to get around can rest assured, the goal is to identify bikes used for commercial purposes with a number plate
Wiggins' griffe on the hour record
On the London track, the baronet Wiggins brings the new record to 54,526 km, crumbling the previous one of Alex Dowsett. With him the test, which has lost popularity in recent years, returns to the glories of the distant past. Now waiting…
A bike as small as an umbrella: the latest Made in Italy invention
A 31-year-old engineer from Battipagna has designed a bike model without spokes in the wheels, which folds back on itself and becomes hyper-transportable.
Bridgestone, more bikes in China
Bridgestone Cycle currently produces bicycles in three factories in Japan, as well as its Chinese plant. Through an increase in capacity, the group also hopes to achieve an improvement in production and the furniture chain.
London, the bicycle is the new frontier of communication
Thanks to the original idea of the startup Old Bond, the bicycle becomes a new advertising communication tool, ecological and tailor-made for each customer - Through the projection of 3D images or videos on the wheels, any message can be conveyed,…