The new round of pedelec and e-bike tests will kick off on 20 September. The team of volunteer riders for the test has been chosen and the line-up of bikes to be tested (almost) finalized. This time around, the ExtraEnergy test will kick off in Tanna with the riding leg. The ergonomic test will be conducted at a place and time still to be announced by ExtraEnergy. more...
With the first two phases of the Spring 2010 Test (ergonomic test in Dresden and measured rides in Tanna) successfully completed and over 3,000 test kilometers cycled, the test team let a few "first impressions" out of the bag.more...
More than 20 people made the ExtraEnergy Spring 2010 Test possible. 5 female and 5 male test riders aged between 28 and 66 rode kilometer after kilometer in Tanna, and around 100 volunteers joined the ergonomic test in Dresden.more...
The ExtraEnergy Pedelec Awards premiered in Germany on 10 April, when Dirk Hilbert, mayor of Dresden, handed trophies to six manufacturers whose products had impressed in the October 2009 Test. At the same time and venue, volunteers were conducting ergonomic tests on bikes (photo) in what was the first stage of ExtraEnergy's multi-stage Spring 2010 Test.more...
Excellence pays! ExtraEnergy has been awarding test seals to pedelecs and e-bikes with good and very good test results since 1992. The seals give consumers reliable and understandable points of reference in a market which is growing very fast. The biggest beneficiaries of these test seals: quality-conscious manufacturers. more...