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Thursday, 07 June 2018

Times Online

• Brussels needs to backpedal on e-bike insurance [Subscription]Everyone accepts that encouraging motorists to embrace public transport or cycling is crucial. It is good for the environment, helps tackle congestion and is, of course, better for health. The emergence of electric bicycles has helped many people make this switch, but there is trouble ahead. In one of the most perplexing ideas since the EU was established, the European Commission recently proposed that electric bikes should have third-party insurance. The notion is the kind of decision-making madness that gives the EU a bad name.

City AM

• Uber gearing up to launch electric bikes across Europe this summer after Jump acquisitionUber is to launch its electric bike sharing service across Europe this summer on the back of its purchase of Jump in April.

Other News Sources

• Cyclists can relax in sauna after 2018 Naked Bike Ride CYCLISTS at the annual Naked Bike Ride can warm down at the end of their eight-mile journey in a sauna on the seafront this year.