Chip shortage plagues car and bike manufacturers

Chip shortages and further problems with the supply of components are now not just a burden on German car manufacturers, but also on bicycle manufacturers. „With e-bikes, we have a chip problem similar to that in the car industry,“ dpa news quotes Burkhard Stork, Managing Director of the two-wheeler industry association. „It’s not the batteries that are missing, but the chips for controlling the battery charge and for the displays.“