5 Trends in eBike Industry to Watch in 2026

The electric bike industry is gearing up towards a very fruitful future in mobility and transport. The industry is continuously evolving into a smarter, more efficient, and user-focused, which could result into a breakthrough that could redefine the way we ride our eBike. Now that the year 2025 is coming to a close, the question, “What’s next for electric bikes?” comes to mind. Well, we have written down some of them for you! Here are some of the improvements we can expect:

1. Increase in Energy Density - Increasing the energy density of a battery is on top of the wish list of almost all in the electric bike industry — from users to manufacturers. Energy density is the capacity of a battery to store energy in its designed volume. The goal is to have higher power in the lightest or the most compact design in the market. Making batteries more energy dense allows riding for longer time and, therefore, covering more range. Coincidentally, doing this could reduce the total weight of the eBike, which is also a factor to look forward to in 2026!

2. Lightweight electric bike - Electric bikes are being redesigned and one of the main considerations is reducing the total weight of the electric bike. This change will lead to improving the range and it will be easier to carry around. Manufacturers opt to do this by using lighter materials, reducing parts, minimizing the motor size, employing more energy dense batteries, among other things.

3. AI-powered Innovation - The industry sees AI as a tool for improving battery management, safety, route management, predictive maintenance, and the overall experience in electric bikes.

• Accessibility - Businesses like eBike rentals can benefit from AI as it could help reach more people by offering an easier way to book, dynamic pricing, enhance security (GPS, Geofencing, etc), and forecasting the demand.

• Connectivity: AI may offer more ways to connect to other road users. One example is enhancing V2X technology for better traffic efficiency and safety.

• Anti-Theft: Security is a significant issue for eBike users since they are high ticket items. AI have ways to assist us to avoid theft.

‣ Lock with Biometrics - AI can improve the efficiency of currently used security measures such as thumbprint and facial recognition and also introduce new ones.

‣ Tracking and Monitoring - GPS and Geofencing can be more intuitive so you can monitor your eBike effectively and view it straight to a handset device, which could also help you recover a stolen eBike.

• Smart Charging and Energy Management: AI may offer benefits with analyzing the condition of the battery, so it can provide smart assistance in optimizing and lengthening its lifespan.

• Smart Fitness Coaching: Fitness technology is currently in external accessories like watches, but AI might help in crafting a program fit for you by analyzing your activities and riding patterns. This can help you stay in line with your goals and recover. 

• Driving Assist: You can have improved experience by intuitive pedal assist, blind spot detection, and collision alert for improve safety and energy conservation.

• Automated Lighting System: Lighting system with AI is smarter, so you can have predictive signaling system and automated brightness adjustment. There are other things that can also improve your overall visibility and safety.

• Smart City rides: Parking Spot Finder, Geofencing, and Traffic Optimization: AI can be used to help riders find parking spots or charging stations, it can improve your security, and it can also help you optimize your route by creating a smarter analysis of traffic lights and congestions.

But there are challenges

• Infrastructure: Some advancements in technology may need an infrastructure, which may net be ready yet. This applies to parking and traffic solutions and designated charging stations.

• Possibilities for Data Breach: Improvements in connectivity and smart data analysis may encounter challenges in privacy. 

• Premiums: Manufacturers are using their resources for continuous research and development. These breakthroughs are called competitive advantage. One way for them to earn profit off of this is to increase selling price or include premium subscriptions,

4. Conveniently Designed Accessories - The efforts in modifying accessories is a never ending process. The goal is to make them safer, more convenient, easier to use, and easier to install.

But what else is there to improve?

There are still a lot to improve in eBikes and the accessories used for cycling. For example, helmets can still be safer, lights can be brighter, carriers can be sturdier, bags can be more spacious, and the list goes on. Needless to say, we can look forward to these improvements in 2026.

5. More seamless health monitoring - Health monitoring is usually possible through wearables such as watches and heart monitors. In the future, we might be able to see health monitoring feature that is fully independent and integrated to the eBike. The continuous health monitoring can be used to achieve intuitive pedal assist that matches the level based on health indicators and more.

Our Thoughts

The best part is that these are only the general improvements we could see happening soon, but we guarantee a lot more is unfolding behind the scenes. Manufacturers of eBikes are preparing for more updates for years to come! Are you ready for 2026? Let’s enter the year full of hope for the future of electric bikes.