The electric bicycle industry has flourished and matured in the last 3-5 years.

This expansion is the result of a range of technological, global business and consumer understanding changes, and ever growing concerns about the environment: 

• Electric Bicycles technologies have improved - electric bicycles now commonly have 24, 36 and even 48 Volt hub motors whereas motors of the past were often only 12 volts. Batteries have also progressed, Lead Acid batteries are sealed (SLAs) and can tolerate many cycles and NiMH batteries have become commonly available.
• Far Eastern manufacturing facilities have developed and are able to produce electric bicycles at significantly lower prices and with much higher performance and reliability than UK or European based manufacturers - Sadly, we currently know of not one British manufacturer of cutting edge 24, 36 or 48 Volt electric bicycles.
• The general public have become ever more aware of the benefits of electric motor power through the prevalence of mobility solutions, electric scooters and bicycles and more recently hybrid and electric cars.
• As we become ever more aware of the effect CO₂, pollutants and congestion have on the local and global environment many are moving away from traditional forms of carbon fuel powered transport.

The electric bicycle industry in the UK can be subdivided into two groups: Long term players, who offer a good range of well made and well tested and proven electric bicycles in a professional manner (we place ourselves firmly in this category) and the short term "in and out" retailers who can often supply just one or a small number of bicycle variants and may be unable to support the product once in the field, in the future, or if problems arise.

As we hope you can tell from our website, we work hard to present you, the customer, with as much information as possible about each electric bicycle.  We offer excellent images of the bicycles and detailed facts, an electric bicycle Comparison Table and a Which One? section. However, if you have other questions or are finding electric bicycle selection difficult, please don't hesitate to Contact Us and one of our experts will do our best to help you.

The Verteci Team