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Rad Power Isn’t The Only E-Bike Brand In Trouble — What’s Actually Driving The Shakeout

Rad Power Bikes, once North America’s largest e-bike brand with more than 350,000 units sold, told employees in late 2025 it faced significant financial challenges requiring operational cuts. That warning wasn’t isolated. Accell Group’s bankruptcy, a German component supplier’s insolvency, and founders returning to steady struggling companies all point to the same underlying pressure reshaping…

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Europe’s Largest E-Bike Company Just Went Bankrupt — What That Means For Riders

Accell Group, the Dutch parent company behind e-bike brands sold across Europe and beyond, became defunct on August 11, 2026, after years of mounting losses. The bankruptcy has thrown retailer ordering decisions into chaos right as the industry enters its annual window for planning next year’s model lineup. Riders with an Accell-brand e-bike now face…

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E-Bikes Are Getting Vehicle-To-Everything Technology Too — Here’s What Canyon Just Demonstrated

Vehicle-to-everything technology has mostly meant cars powering homes and grids until now. At Eurobike 2026 in Frankfurt, Canyon demonstrated how close a series-production e-bike with V2X capability actually is. That demonstration signals the same energy-sharing concept reshaping EV ownership is beginning to reach two-wheeled electric transportation, with a very different set of practical tradeoffs. What…

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