Good news for a rare autumn sunny day in Vancouver! Turns out solar panels are lasting longer than expected and that fact, coupled with strong incentives from some European countries means prices are going to fall on the photo-voltaic panels that turn sunshine into electricity.

full story via the Beeb

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From the European trade magazine Bike Europe more indications that ebikes are finding a niche as a simple solution to the most common arguments against cycling.

The Netherlands bikes sales figures
Belgian bike sales figures

Check back here, on the Bike Europe site, or in the upcoming issue of Bike Trade Canada for my soon-to-be-published look at MEC's decision to sell bikes and offer repairs... and the frosty reception the idea has received from Canada's independent bike dealers.

Labels: bike sales figures europe, ebikes, european market, healthy bicycle market, rise in bike sales