ETRA eesv, Guinardstraat 32, Gent, BelgiumOn these pages you will find the latest news on everything that is going on within ETRA, within the European twowheel business and on all European affairs which concern European twowheel retailers. The news items are broken down into bicycle issues, PTW issues and common issues. “Older” news can be found in the archives.
Final Programme Eurobike Seminar on Rules & Regulations Electric Bicycles
Date : Saturday 4 September 2010
Location : Eurobike, Friedrichshafen, meeting room Berlin, Foyer East, 1st floor
Time : 9.30 – 1.00
Entrance fees…read more
ETRA and LEVA at Eurobike
For the upcoming Eurobike Show in Friedrichshafen, ETRA and LEVA are planning the following joint initiatives:1) Saturday 4 September - 9.30 - 13.00: Seminar on EU rules and regulations governing electric bikes A must if you want to be fully informed on all obligations attached to the production, import, distribution and sales of electric bicycles in the European Union. The draft programme is…read more
Mobility Week 2010: ETRA event on esplanade of the European Parliament in Brussels
On Thursday 16 September 2010, ETRA organises an (electric) cycle show on the esplanade of the European Parliament in Brussels.
The show is aimed at making members of the European Parliament and Commission staff aware of the potential of (electric) cycling in urban transport. The event is part of Mobility Week. Every year, the EU dedicates the week from 16 till…read more
Presto: final version of Policy Guide and Rules & Regulations Fact Sheet on line
The final version of the Presto Policy Guide on electric bicycles as well as the fact sheet on rules and regulations governing electric bicycles in the EU are now on line. You can donwload them from the links below.
The documents have been written by the ETRA, who is responsible for the pillar "electric bicycles" in Presto. The objective of the guide is to raise awareness on…read more
ETRA statement on electromobility in the EU
Following the publication by the European Commission of its action plan for clean and energy efficient vehicles and the motion for a resolution on electric vehicles adopted by the European Parliament, both on 28 April 2010, ETRA is pleased to see awareness growing among European institutions of the possible contribution of electric bicycles to the EU goals for climate, transport and…read more
ETRA welcomes adoption of European Parliament report on “A sustainable future for transport”
Brussels, 2 June 2010.
Yesterday 1 June 2010, theTransport and Tourism committee of the European Parliament adopted a report reacting to the Communication by the European Commission entitled “A Sustainable Future for Transport”. The final report, drafted by Mathieu Grosch and adopted unanimously by the committee, recognises the role of cycling as a crucial mode of transport for urban areas and…read more
Gävle wins European Mobility Week Award 2009
Gävle has won the 2009 European Mobility Week Award. The Swedish coastal city was judged by an independent panel of experts to have done the most to promote clean mobility initiatives during European Mobility Week 2009. Leon in Spain and the Croatian city of Ivanic-Grad were runners-up. The awards were presented by Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik at a ceremony in Brussels tonight…read more
ETRA fights for Commission’s attention to electric bicycles
On 15 March, the European Twowheel Retailers’ Association (ETRA) has submitted a contribution to the Commission consultation on clean and energy-efficient vehicles. The consultation feeds into an ongoing reflection on the contribution of green vehicles to economic growth and reduction of CO² emissions, and will form part of a strategy on clean and energy-efficient vehicles to be published…read more
ETRA welcomes new staff member
On Monday 15 February, the European Twowheel Retailers’ Association (ETRA) welcomed a new member to its team to help deal with the association’s growing workload.
Claire Whittaker, who is a political science graduate and has previously worked for the European Commission’s Directorate General for Energy and Transport, will help ETRA broaden its range of activities. She will be based in…read more
ETRA and ECF discuss European legislation electric bicycles
On 11 February, at the invitation of the European Twowheel Retailers’ Association, ETRA and the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) met to exchange views on the review of the European legislation on electric bicycles.
End of September 2009, ETRA has submitted to the European Commission a proposal for the improvement of that legislation. One element of that proposal is to increase…read more