Missed the China Cycle Show?
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Currie Technologies is looking for Sales Territory Mangers (May 1, 2012) in the following areas:
Jacksonville/Atlanta, Dallas, New Jersey/Philadelphia/NY, Southern-northern-CA.
Click here for more information!
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Turnkey Exhibitor Opportunity at Intermot 2012
Looking for LEVA members to exhibit in the LEVA-ETRA booth at Intermot in the LEV E-Motion Hall with special pricing and turnkey operation. Dates are October 3-7, 2012 in Cologne, Germany. If you are interested please contact sidneyk@levassociation.com as soon as possible!
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LEVA Webinar on Legally Shipping Batteries both Inbound and Outbound
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LEVA Announces New Performance Standards for Electric Bicycles The Light Electric Vehicle Association has announced new Performance Standards for electric bicycles. The new Performance Standards include a Guide and Label that provides information for consumers to compare and shop for electric bicycles. An international group of LEVA members have worked over the past 18 months on creating the standard.
We are excited to announce new universal performance standards for the light electric vehicle industry," said Ed Benjamin, LEVA President. "The performance standards will help consumers choose electric bicycle that meets their needs."
The Performance Standards announced today are the first-ever published standards for the global electric bike industry. The Performance Standards include a Label attached to the bike and an annual Guide with additional performance data and tips for improving range.
Performance data is calculated on test bench using Triple S test protocol to ensure equal results for different bike models. The performance data includes a simulated city course with multiple stop and go's, a simulated 4% hill climb and an acceleration profile.
The LEVA Performance Standards Guide is designed to give direction to consumers and answer questions about e-bike performance. An online version of the guide will allow consumers to input their own travel route data to receive personalized range estimates. The guide will be posted soon, but you can see the presentation here.
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Read the April-May 2012 issue of Bicycle Dealer magazine here.
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Vivian Wei of eCycleElectric gave this presentation at EVS 26 in early May titled: 120 Million Ebikes, the Effect on Chinese Lifestyle. Great pictures and reading. Click here.
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WHAT IS THE LIGHT ELECTRIC VEHICLE ASSOCIATION?
The Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA) represents the strategic interests of light electric vehicle retailers, dealers, distributors, manufacturers and suppliers to promote the development, sale, and use of LEVs worldwide. Members receive support and educational resources to expand their businesses while initiating efforts to influence and adopt legislation, regulation, performance standards, promotion and general best practices in the light electric vehicle industry.
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In the past few months, ETRA has invested a great amount of work in lobbying for electric cycles. In December, ETRA explained and defended the proposal for better European regulations for electric cycles in the European Commission's working group "motorcycles". ETRA did this on behalf of the more than 70 companies and organizations that have subscribed to the proposal. A week earlier, ETRA attended the European Commission's working group "machinery" to find out more about the relationship between the Machinery Directive and electric cycles.
ETRA is discovering more and more European legislation affecting the electric cycle business, affecting your business. So, a lot still needs to be done and urgently. In the legislative and political field, the electric cycle business needs to secure support for regulations, which will not hamper the full development of the market. To learn more click here.
ETRA needs help with the following dealer-retailer survey. Please click here!
Hear LEVA founder, Ed Benjamin, speak at the EV EXPO....March 8, 2012.
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ExtraEnergy Pedelec Awards
On March 8th 2012, the Award Ceremony of the ExtraEnergy Pedelec Test 2011/12
took place in the Nangang Exhibition Hall in Taipei. The Ceremony was organized in
cooperation with CYCLING & HEALTH TECH INDUSTRY R&D CENTER. 11 Pedelec
Trophies were handed out to high-ranking members of the participating
manufacturers. Read more here.
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Update on LEVA Battery Certification Course
19 instructors were trained for the LEVA Level 1 E-Bike training course at the Electric Auto Association TEVA chapter in Burlington NC on 3/3/12. Dr. Jack Martin is already incorporating the training in his alternate energy course at Apalachia State University. Thanks again to LEVA member Don Gerhardt who is spearheading this effort. See Don in action here.
New update May 10, 2012
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Did you miss attending the EV Battery Forum in Barcelona in March, 2012?
You can find recaps here:
Power Point by Vivian Wei, eCycleElectric
Title: Examining The Battery Quality and Standards for LEVs in Asia
EV Battery Forum Day 1
http://files.evbatteryforum.com/battery1
EV Battery Forum Day 2
http://files.evbatteryforum.com/battery2
EV Charging Forum Day 1
http://files.evbatteryforum.com/charging1
EV Charging Forum Day 2
http://files.evbatteryforum.com/charging2
E Bikes Forum
http://files.evbatteryforum.com/ebikes
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