Posts tagged “market”
Japanese Cooperation
Beside the fact, that it´s not clear if and when Yamaha plans to realize its prototype shown at the Tokyo Show 2011, it is an fascinating stylish vehicle for me. Yahama produced the first mass production pedelec in 1993 and they are still an important player in the Japanese market with their PAS-pedelecs. Now they […]
Studiing Results
Since 2009 the e-bike boom already accelerated, automotive manufacturers like Volkswagen, Ford, or latest Audi and Opel created eye-catching e-bike studies. A question was always: Will the vehicle reach production? Nearly as often as the question the answer was: „We do not know, but we analyze the possibility.“ Having seen quite a lot fascinating prototypes, […]
Die Entdeckung weiterer europäischer Hersteller und Märkte
/post is available in ENGLISH via email hidden; JavaScript is required/ Auch in den anderen europäischen Ländern entwickeln sich die Märkte – langsamer zwar als in den drei Hauptabsatzländern, aber sie wachsen stetig. Verkauft werden anscheinend am ehesten sehr günstige Pedelecs. Deren Qualität fällt oft entsprechend gering aus. Es ist fraglich, ob diese „Billig-Bikes“ sich […]
Back to the Future? Highlights and Findings from 30 years Pedelec History
While digging deep in history of electric bicycles I brought up fascinating facts. The research gave me a more intimate understanding of how long technical developments need and under which conditions they get ready for a market. I realized that they even need longer to be accepted and bought by customers. A good general overview over […]