Source: Eurobike

2026 marks the 20th edition of the Eurobike Award, which seeks to highlight outstanding products and concepts in the bike and e-mobility world, and celebrate solutions that combine exceptional innovation, sustainability, and user-friendliness.

The awards cover ten different categories, with many applicable to companies in the Light Electric Vehicle (LEV) sector, alongside additional categories in fields such as clothing and accessories. Eurobike also emphasises that it is also possible to enter prototypes and one-off pieces for the award.

Category details for the LEV sector

E-Bikes – All types of bicycles with an e-drive system

Lightweight Electric Vehicles / Small Motorbikes

• L1e Light two-wheeled motor vehicle,
• L6e Light four-wheeled motor vehicle
• L2e Three-wheeled moped
• L3e Two-wheeled motorcycle
• L4e Two-wheeled motorcycle with sidecar
• L5e Three-wheeled motor vehicle
• L7e Heavy four-wheeled motor vehicle

Small Electric Vehicles – E-scooters, monowheels, hoverboards, and so on.

Evaluation Criteria

Entries will be evaluated by an eight-person expert panel according to the following criteria:

• Degree of innovation
• Functionality
• Design
• Workmanship and choice of materials
• Sustainability

Key dates

• Submission opens 26 January 2026
• Submission deadline 17 April 2026
• Initial selection 27 – 30 April 2026
• Judges’ panel meeting 20 – 21 May 2026
• Winners announced at award ceremony 24 June 2026

How to enter

Full details on applying can be found in the submission documents, and there is a discounted participation rate for start-ups.