Electric Bike Manufacturers Worldwide
Compiled by Richard Peace of Excellent Books, and co-author of Electric Bicycles
For a list of UK based electric bike distributors and manufacturers please refer to Section 6. of our UK Electric Bike Price Guide.
Electric Bike Manufacturers
| Name | Description | Manufacture | Design | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Fun | A Chinese Giant now with direct UK sales doing both kits and whole bikes. | China | China |  |
| Aerobic Cruiser | A range of semi-recumbent machines from a firm in Memphis, US. | – | – | – |
| AGOGS | Czech-based company with Chinese made hub motor machines, selling in central and western Europe. Bikes are based on well-known Bafang motor systems. AGOGS also act as resellers of Protanium bikes. |
China | China | |
| Aima | Apparently Chinas fourth largest manufacturer of electric bikes | China | China | |
| Akkurad | Manufacturer of electric-assist velo mobiles and add-on kits. | Various | Germany |  |
| Ampler | UNDER DEVELOPMENT – DUE AUG 2016 Single speed bikes with a claimed weight of 14-17kg |
Various | Estonia | |
| Ansmann | Maker of batteries, drive systems and retrofit kits. Stopped making electric bikes in 2015. Concentrating on developing and selling new systems . |
China | Germany | – |
| Antec | Hub-motor pedelecs. | China | Netherlands |  |
| Anthrotech | Recumbent tricycle manufacturer with electric-assist option. | Various | Germany | – |
| AS Bikes | Budget folders. | China | China | |
| Ave | German-made city-styled pedelecs. | Taiwan | Germany |  |
| Avon | Mainly moped style electric bikes and scooters serving the Indian market. | – | – | – |
| Azor | Hub motor systems fitted to classic Dutch style Omafiets or ‘granny bikes’. | Netherlands | Netherlands |  |
| Babboe | Dutch cargo bikes in the ‘bakfiets’ style. | – | – | – |
| Bangkok Cycle Industrial Co Ltd | Mass producer of more than 1 million bicycles annually. | Thailand | Thailand |  |
| Batavus | Dutch style city bikes – part of the Accell group, so extremely similar in style to Sparta. | Netherlands | Netherlands | |
| Batribikes | Range of hub motor bikes. | China | China | |
| Bauer | Hub-motor pedelecs plus Bosch crank motor options. | Multiple | Germany |  |
| Bear Print | Chinese hub motor machines with a 2 year battery guarantee. | China | China | |
| Beat Bikes | Chinese made mini-folding bikes. | China | China | |
| Benelli | Unusually have opted for a single road race design with rear hub motor. | |||
| Bergamont | German based company producing Bosch and Shimano powered machines. | Various | Germany | |
| BESV | Stylish high end city bikes from Taiwanese manufacturer Darfon. | |||
| BigFish | Folder with the Japanese Sunstar kit added.
May not be in production since 2012. |
Multiple | Italy |  |
| Binbike | Belgian-based manufacturer of crystalyte hub-motored town bikes. | China | Belgium |  |
| Blix | Slimline looking town and folding bikes. Appears to be a US / Swedish concern. | |||
| Bottechia | Now a mixture of Chinese style pedelecs with hub motors and Shimano STEPS and Bafang crank drives.
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Multiple | Italy | – |
| Busettii | – | – | – | – |
| Bridgestone | High quality Japanese pedelecs. | Japan | Japan |  |
| Bronx | Reasonably priced, lightweight UK bikes. | Taiwan | United Kingdom |  |
| Byocycles | Range of hub motor bikes. | China | China | |
| Cleanairbike | A highly unusual fuel-cell powered cargo bike.
MAY NOT BE IN DEVELOPMENT / PRODUCTION ANY LONGER |
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| Claud Butler | Hub motor style bikes from a longstanding UK manufacturer. | China | United Kingdom |  |
| COBOC | Sleek German single speed design | Germany | ||
| Corratec | German designed pedelec with Bosch and Shimano crank drive motors. | Germany / Japan | Germany |  |
| Cube | High tech models featuring wireless technology. Storck hub motor technology used under license. | – | – | – |
| Cutting Edge | NO EVIDENCE STILL IN PRODUCTION | China | China | |
| Cycles Maximus | Powered tricycles for heavy duty business style use. Redesigned for 2013. | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |  |
| Cyclotricity | Part assembled in the UK | China / UK | China | |
| Cytronex | Using their own bespoke electrics with the excellent Tongxin friction hub motor, these are some of raciest, lightest bikes around. | China | United Kingdom | |
| Dahon | Dahon Boost using a Sunstar pedelec system has been replaced by the even heavier Ciao Ei7 with Tranz-X motor system. | China | China | |
| Ecolo Cycle | A range of Asian made machines aimed at the Canadian market. | – | – | – |
| Eden Bikes | Nice simple looking bikes from Taiwan with a Dutch feel. Possibly no longer in existence. | – | – | – |
| Eflow | Powerful town bikes from Furth, Germany. | – | – | – |
| E-motion | Spanish manufacturer using a wide variety of motor systems. | Multiple | Spain |  |
| Energie | U.S. based firm using Bafang crank drives and quick chargers delivery 7 amp charging | China | ? | |
| Enzobike | US company’s take on a 20″ folder with hub motor | |||
| Estelle | A range of city, touring and trekking bikes fitted with high-quality Heinzmann hub motors and also ‘specials’ such as the unique Smike with detachable sidecar. | Germany | Germany |  |
| EZ pedaler | US-branded Chinese hub motor machines. | China | China | |
| Freway | US based MTB style rear-hub motor models | – | – | |
| Freygeist | Claimed weight of 12kg for a rear hub motor model. | – | – | |
| FST | Hub motor design and manufacture.
NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION |
China | Japan |  |
| Gazelle | High quality Dutch bikes. Hub and crank drives. | Netherlands | Netherlands | |
| Geobyev | Chinese hub motor machines
MAY NO LONGER BE IN PRODUCTION |
China | China | |
| Gepida | Hungarian makers using Bosch technology plus their own design. | Multiple | Hungary |  |
| Giant | 2016 bikes now use Yamaha syncdrive crank motors | China | Taiwan |  |
| Gitane | French take on the Panasonic crank drive. | Japan | France |  |
| GoCycle | Stylish, unique British design. Demountable, with magnesium frame. | – | – | – |
| Goericke | Pedelecs with hub motors and Bosch crank motors
POSSIBLY NO LONGER MADE |
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| Grace | High end, made to order germanic ‘superbikes’ | Germany | Germany | |
| Greens | Pedelecs with Bosch motors. | – | – | – |
| Greenspark | Italian branded Chinese style machines | – | – | – |
| Gtech | From the makers of cordless vacuum cleaners. Single speed with belt drive. | |||
| Haibikes | Bosch and Yamaha motor driven with high quality components. Trekking and mountain bike models. | Germany | Germany | |
| Halfords | Halfords bikes, sold under their own Carrera brand. Suntour motor | Taiwan | Taiwan |  |
| Harbin | Dutch branded Chinese style bikes | – | – | – |
| Hase | Various kits fitted to unusual tandem recumbent. | Germany | China |  |
| Hebb | Hub motor machines.
NOT SELLING BIKES BUT STILL SELLING PARTS THAT ALSO CLAIM TO FIT EZEE BIKES |
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| Heisenberg | Range of crank powered bikes from German based company | Various | Germany | – |
| Helkama | Finnish-made pedelecs using a range of Panasonic crank drive systems. | Japan | Finland |  |
| Hercules | Using Bosch, Shimano and Suntour systems | China | Germany |  |
| Hero Eco | Umbrella company from India where it makes electric scooters. Includes Fast4ward, A2B and Ultramotor electric bikes | – | – | – |
| Herskind & Herskind | Classic city bikes with a designer’s touch.
NO ELECTRIC BIKES IN RANGE |
Multiple | Denmark |  |
| Honda | Single speed lead acid model now in the UK
DIFFICULT TO TRACE |
Japan | Japan | |
| Hongdu | Heavy looking Chinese style machines from a former military aircraft manufacturer. | – | – | – |
| HPVelotechnik | Recumbent makers offering models ready fitted with BionX systems. | Canada | Germany |  |
| Ideation | – | – | – | – |
| IGO | Hub motor bikes with interesting fully-equipped Dutch style model | |||
| Italwin | Shimano Steps and hub-powered machines | – | – | – |
| IZIP | Large US manufacturer with a huge range. Now part of the European Accell group | China | United States | |
| IUVO | Taiwanese hub motor specialist and maker of the Mobiky folding electric bike | – | – | – |
| Jewel | Chinese hub motor machines NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION UNDER THIS NAME | China | China | |
| JD / TranzX | Maker of complete electric bikes as well as various parts used by other firms. Automatic gear changing system for electric bikes sold as OEM. | Taiwan | Taiwan | |
| Johnny Loco | Cargobike offering with Shimano Steps crank drive | Netherlands | Japan |  |
| Juicy Bike | Well priced bikes of reasonable quality | China | China | |
| Leisger | Chinese hub motor machines. | China | China | |
| Lohner | Austrian scooter manufacturer, now building electric bikes and scooters | Germany | Austria | – |
| Lvneng | Chinese moped style machines | China | China | |
| Kalkhoff | Superb range of pedelecs with Panasonic and Daum technology | Japan | Germany | |
| Kettler | Panasonic and Bosch crank drive pedelecs. Recently filed for insolvency. | Japan | Germany | |
| Klever | Subsidiary of Taiwanese scooter manufacter, with own entire brand system and design, based in Germany | Taiwan / Germany | Germany | |
| Kreidler | Bosch, Shimano and Panasonic drives plus hub motor machines | Various | Germany | |
| Koga Miyata | High quality pedelecs with hub motors and Bosch crank drives. Dutch city bike style. | Various | Netherlands | – |
| Kona | A range of well-priced hub-motor bikes, including a transport bike. MAY HAVE STOPPED PRODUCTION WITH ELECTRICS | Taiwan | – | – |
| Kranium | Hub motor machines with frame concealed batteries. Information hard to come by. Velorution sell in the UK. | – | – | – |
| Kudos | ‘Budget’ bikes sold in the UK with reasonable battery prices. | China | China | |
| KTM | Swiss manufacturers offering a large mix of styles and high quality motor systems. | Germany, Japan | – | – |
| L.A. | Thai company with a range of electric bikes | – | – | – |
| Lightfoot Cycles | Recumbents and cargo bikes with the option of a chain drive or BionX hub motor assist.
CLOSED AUGUST 2015 |
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| Luther & Luther | Cargotrike and rickshaw specialist. | – | – | – |
| M55-Bike | Bike with impressive video For super-rich jetsetters. | – | – | – |
| Mando Footloose | Highly unusual chainless series hybrid from South Korea | South Korea | ||
| Matra | French take on the BionX system | Multiple | France |  |
| Megamo | Italian based firm using hub and Shimano crank motors | Multiple | China | |
| Ming | Shimano Steps powered pedelecs | Taiwan | – | – |
| Miyata | Quality Japanese pedelecs | Japan | Japan | |
| Momentum | UK based company and designers of a great value, impressive quality pair of pedelecs | China | United Kingdom | |
| Mondraker | Austrian Bosch-powered MTB specialist | |||
| Montego | Dutch company producing pedelec hub motors | The Netherlands | – | – |
| Monty | Spanish company with a large number or rear hub-motored bikes, often folders plus an electric tricycle kit. | – | – | – |
| Moskino | Now using Bafang MaxDrive crank motor | China | China | |
| Motorino | Interesting looking 1960s retro design with coaster brake. | – | – | – |
| Nihola | Well-known and respected Danish cargo bikes – produced BionX powered option but information on electric options now scarce | Denmark | Denmark | – |
| Ohm Cycles | Canadian designed BionX bikes | Multiple | Canada |  |
| Optibike | Very powerful and very expensive bikes from the US. | United States | United States |  |
| Orbea | Bosch and Shimano powered pedelecs | Multiple | Netherlands |  |
| Ovo | French manufacturers of hub motor machines | China | France |  |
| Oxygen | Chinese style hub motor machines | China | China | |
| Pacific Cycles | Folding electric pedelec. | Taiwan | – | – |
| Panther | Pedelecs using Bosch and Shimano systems | – | – | – |
| Part mobil | High quality chair style bikes with Heinzmann motors for those with limited mobility | Germany | Germany | |
| Patria | BionX powered bikes ELECTRIC OPTIONS NO LONGER AVAILABLE | Multiple | Germany | |
| Pedego | Beach cruiser style hub motor machines | China | United States |  |
| Peugeot | French auto style bought to ebikes | Multiple | France | |
| Pfiff | German company specialising in bikes for special needs | – | – | – |
| PG Bikes | German company offering hugely fast, powerful and expensive bikes APPARENTLY DEFUNCT WEBSITE | – | – | – |
| PiCycle | Unique US design of hub motor bike. HOLDING WEBSITE | – | – | – |
| Pihsiang | Taiwanese based company producing relatively lightweight electric bikes. | – | – | – |
| Polaris | US company inspired by power sports | |||
| Porterbike | Bikes with carrying capacity within the frame fitted with a BionX kit. | Canada | Germany | |
| Powabyke | Long-established UK firm of well-priced machines | China | United Kingdom | |
| Powacycle | Powabyke’s main rival for budget-priced UK bikes | China | United Kingdom | |
| Prodeco | US based hub motor bikes and kits. Two year battery guarantee and very competitively priced. | – | US | – |
| Prodigy | Unusual looking crank drive system and a variety of bike designs | |||
| Promovec | Danish pedelecs with hub motors | Denmark | Taiwan |  |
| Protanium | Hub and crank motor pedelec bikes and kits | – | – | – |
| Puch | Shimano, Bosch and hub motor drives motor bikes | Japan | Austria | |
| Quipplan | Folding electric bike from Spain with belt drive. Claimed 18.5kg weight. | ? | Spain | |
| QWIC | Dutch brand featuring hub and MPF crank motors | Multiple | Netherlands | |
| Radkutsche | German cargo bike specialist | Multiple | Germany | |
| Raleigh | Panasonic crank drive pedelecs and a newer range of hub motor machines. | Japan | Germany | |
| Reef | Australian-based company selling China made machines and importing a small selection of higher end bikes. | China | China | |
| Reise & Muller | A range of very distinctively designed bikes with Bosch drives | Germany | Germany | |
| Rixe | Another range featuring Bosch and Kalkhoff Impulse technology. Like Kalkhoff and Raleigh, Rixe are part of the giant Derby cycle group, and all have similar offerings. | Japan | Germany | |
| Rose Bikes | German based producer of Bosch powered pedelecs | |||
| Rotwild | e-MTBS from Germany using the German Brose motor | |||
| Sachs | A good range of styles of hub motored bikes. | Taiwan | Germany | |
| Samhyun | Hub motor kit manufacturers from South Korea who also manufacture electric motors for cars. | – | – | – |
| Sanyo | Developers of the Eneloop bike with regenerative power. | Japan | Japan | |
| Saracen | Saracen’s first electric bike is a Shimano STEPS powered hybrid. | |||
| Schachner | Austrian hub motor bikes with kit option. | – | – | – |
| Scott | US firm using Bosch and Shimano systems | |||
| Seven Star | Chinese hub motor machines | China | China | |
| Sinner | Recumbent trike with hub motor. | – | – | – |
| Smart | BionX powered model from the makers of the eponymous car | Multiple | Germany | |
| Smike | Highly unusual side car option with Heinzmann hub motor. | Germany | Switzerland |  |
| Sparta | Quality Dutch city bikes. Pedelecs with hub motors and the Bosch crank drive | Taiwan | Switzerland |  |
| Spencer Ivy | German Panasonic drive machines with a peculiarly British marketing slant and a practical looking spec including rack with child seat mount. LOOK TO BE DISCONTINUED | Germany | Japan |  |
| Storck | Trekking style bikes with their own design of hub motor. | Germany | Germany | |
| Stealth Electric Bikes | Hugely powerful MTBs from Australia. | – | – | – |
| Steppenwolf | Part of the same German group as Grace. Make mainly Brose powered crank drives but also with Suntour hub motors. | Germany | Germany | |
| Stromer | High quality Swiss design with direct drive motor and frame-housed removable battery. | – | – | – |
| Swiss Flyer | High quality Swiss bikes with Panasonic crank drive. Includes tandems, a folder and a full suspension model. | Japan | Switzerland |  |
| TDR | A very interesting design of crank drive pedelec with a specially enlarged seat tube. NO EVIDENCE OF BEING IN PRODUCTION | – | Netherlands | – |
| TDS | Swiss manufacturer of their own design pedelec design as well as Bosch and Shimano systems. | Multiple | Switzerland |  |
| Third Element | Hugely powerful mountain bike pedelec. POSSIBLY DEFUNCT | – | – | – |
| Thompsons | Extremely well-priced hub motor bikes. | China | China | |
| Tonaro | Budget crank drive models fitted to standard-spec budget bicycles. Also marketed in the U.S. as Evelo | China | China | |
| Tout Terrain | German manufacturer of rugged city and touring bikes using GoSwissDrive gearless motor and Pinion bottom bracket gearing. | |||
| Trek | Shimano Steps and Bosch offerings | – | – | – |
| Twinburst | French company pioneering two-wheel drive transmission with motors in both wheels. | |||
| Urban Mover | Mid-priced hub motor machines with strong UK presence MAY NO LONGER BE OPERATING | China | United Kingdom | |
| Velocab | Rickshaws and cargo bikes with 250w electric assist option. | – | – | – |
| Velocity | Unique belt drive system designed for speed
DESIGNER MICHAEL KUTTER DIED IN 2015 Remaining technical backup companies listed here |
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| Velo de Ville | German manufacturers whose range includes Bosch and Shimano drive model | – | – | – |
| Velomini | Electric folding bikes with batteries in the frame | – | – | – |
| Velonom | Longtail style cargobikes with e-power options SEEMINGLY NO LONGER MADE | Multiple | Germany | |
| Velorbis | High quality, built to order Danish bikes MAY NO LONGER PRODUCE ELECTRIC BIKES | Multiple | Germany | |
| Victoria | A wide range of hub and crank drive bikes. | Japan | Germany | |
| Viking | – | China | China | |
| Vintage | Based in California, manufacturing retro style cruisers with motorbike styling | Various? | U.S | |
| Visiobike | Croatian based digital tech loaded bikes using a variety of crank drives | Croatia | ||
| Vivax Assist | Tiny frame housed motor, claiming to be the lightest in the world | Austria | ||
| V’lec | Based in eastern France and claiming to make the lightest electric folding bike in the world | |||
| Volt | UK based company that started with hub motor machines but have headed upmarket with their own Shimano crank motor model | China / Japan | ||
| Voltage | U.S. styled motorbike / cruiser design. Images and videos on the website but little other info!
FACEBOOK PAGE SEEMS TO INDICATE BUSINESS DISCONTINUED |
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| Voltitude | Folding electric bike with Swiss army knife style branding! | – | – | – |
| Vital Bikes | Hub and crank drive bikes. | – | – | – |
| Wallerang | Swedish firm making Shimano Steps powered bike | |||
| Wattworld | A range of reasonably priced hub motor bikes. | – | – | – |
| Wayel | Shaft drive electric bikes from Italy. | – | – | – |
| Wheeler | Large eurpopean based manufacturer using largely BionX | – | – | – |
| Whyte | Shimano Steps hybrid style models for 2016 | Japan | Various | |
| Wilier Trestina | Italian brand using TDCM hub motor and Shimano crank motor | Japan / Taiwan | ||
| Winora | Hub motors bikes using various third party systems, including TranzX, Bosch and Yamaha | Multiple | Germany | |
| Wisper | Hub motor machines | China | UK | |
| Woosh | Budget machines from the Far East. | – | – | – |
| X-Streme Scooters | 90 days warranty and rock bottom quality | – | – | – |
| Yamaha | Yamaha’s own models fitted with their own PAS pedelec system | Japan | Japan | |
| YouMo | Swiss cruiser design with gearless GoSwissDrive hub | Switzerland & ? |
Electric Bike Conversion Kit Manufacturers
| Name | Description | Manufacture | Design | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Fun | A Chinese Giant now with direct UK sales doing both kits and whole bikes | China | China | |
| Ansmann | Maker of batteries, drive systems and retrofit kits. | – | – | – |
| BionX | Sophisticated hub kit with regenerative power. | China | Canada |  |
| Clean Republic | Easy install hub kits | China | United States | |
| Conv-e | British wheelbuilding, battery case and cables, Chinese motor, twistgrip, battery cells and BMS circuit | China | United Kingdom | |
| Crystalyte | Long established Chinese manufacturer of powerful hub kits | China | China | |
| Currie Electro-Drive | Powerful kit that drives through the rear hub and spokes from US manufacturers IZIP | – | – | – |
| Cyclone | Variety of mainly crank-drive style kits. Cyclone USA | – | – | – |
| DB Revo | Motor, controller and battery all in one wheel, controlled wirelessly. | Taiwan | Taiwan | |
| Dillenger | Australian company selling budget eastern made direct into the UK. | |||
| EclipsEbikes | Unusual belt drive kits | – | – | – |
| E-BikeKit | US spec hub kits | China | United States | |
| Ecospeed | US kit that drives through the chain | Multiple | United States |  |
| EGO | Hugely powerful kits that claim to fit 70% of mountain bikes. Designed for getting you to the top of a mountain for you to hurtle back down… | – | – | – |
| Eplus | Hub-housed motors and batteries. Successor to Wavecrest / Tidalforce. May have ceased | – | – | – |
| E power mobility | Chinese style hub motor kits | – | – | – |
| Evelo | Produce the all in one Omniwheel. Sold via a US based shop. | – | – | – |
| Ezee | Hub motor kits | China | China | |
| Falco | Lightweight hub motors rated in 250w and 1000w versions | China | China | |
| Golden Motor | Front and rear wheel hub kits. Alien Ocean (UK) | China | China | |
| Greentrans | Hub motor kit with torque sensor | Taiwan | Taiwan | |
| Gruber Assist | Unique motor that hides in the downtube and drives through the bottom bracket. Electric Goat Bikes (UK) | – | – | – |
| Heinzmann | German made kits of outstanding quality | Germany | Germany | |
| Monty | Spanish company with a large number or rear hub-motored bikes, often folders plus an electric tricycle kit. | – | – | – |
| Protanium | Hub motor pedelec bikes and kits | – | – | – |
| Ridekick | Electric trailer designed to push your non-electric bike along. | US | US | |
| Sunstar | High quality crank drive kit. UK distributors are Sparticle | Japan | Japan | |
| TBA | Geared and gearless hub motor kits and a crank drive, all keenly priced | |||
| Tongxin | Excellent friction drive hub motor – the narrow version is the most common motor fitted to Bromptons. Freedom eBikes (UK) Electric Wheel (UK) | China | China | |
| Name | Description | Manufacture | Design | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justwin | Single and dual seater electric trikes | Taiwan | Taiwan | |
| Team Hybrid | Specialise in fitting Heinzmann kits to handcycles | – | – | – |
