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1 Raymond Gense, Director Future Technology & Public Affairs
Cycling for European Growth How does the industry engage? Example “Pon” Velocity Nantes May 2015

2 Pon : engineering, production, service, trade worldwide

3 Pon : sell mobility

4 Innovative mobility & bikes : Typically Pon
Wij kunnen lange termijn en dus duurzaam denken omdat wij een familie bedrijf zijn, met aandacht voor de volgende generatie. (tijdspanne, > 100 jaar) We hebben klantrelaties die meer dan 50 jaar terug gaan en relaties met OEMs die meer dan 50 jaar terug gaan: voorbeeld VW en politie Plaatjes zijn van Volkswagen Kever 1948 (gemeentepolitie), Volkswagen transporter T2 1974/1975 (rijkspolitie) en huidige Volkswagen Touran 2.0 D (2008) Het plaatje van de fiets is de start van Pon als fietsenhandelaar in Amersfoort en de Gazelle Balance Innergy 2012, een elektrische fiets met een verlaagde instap die daardoor zeer geschikt is voor oudere mensen (demografische trend). 1974 1982 2012

5 Why bikes now at Pon? Electrification of transport
Time E-train Tram/ Trolly bus E- bike E-? E-car Kein plötzlicher Systemwechsel, sondern eine kontinuierliche Evolution. „Think BLUE“ Jedem Tag zehn neue Patente Volkswagen-Stufenplan: Verbrennungskraftmaschine als Ausgangspunkt Mild Hybrid Voll Hybrid Plug-In Hybrid Elektro-Fahrzeug Fits all urban needs: Clean Healthy Non congested Fast Fun Affordable 5

6 “Made in the Netherlands” : Gazelle
Investment in factory in the Netherlands Most innovative bike factory of its kind Automated paint-shop facility Investment of >€10mil Fully operational sept ’15

7 Flanders Bike Valley

8 Portuguese Bike Valley & Value

9 Romania Bike Valley

10 Romania Bike Valley

11 More global companies with a commitment to Europe
Shimano, Giant, Trek, SRAM Accell, Bosch, Cycleurope, Decathlon, ……. Example: Bosch e-bike division A European company leading the world New offices in China, US, Australia

12 In order to activate the commitment : EU Roadmap on:
Europe wide support: Investments, markets and benefits in cycling are highly concentrated in NW Europe, all countries need support Engagement: of Cycling companies in key EU fields eg. Green Vehicles, SMART Cities, ITS, H2020 Data/information: gathering and management to support businesses Sound EU regulatory framework: innovations challenge the EU regulations Still a long way to go in technical development of e-bike sharing, SMART bikes, vehicle to vehicle interaction and regulation Speed pedelec, LEV, Cargo bike and relationship with infrastructure, speed limits, access controls, licensing, etc. ITS, Vehicle to vehicle detection, driverless vehicles

13 Now is the time organise ourselves and make it work!

14 Thank you!


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