Höganäs has launched new drive systems for electric bicycles such as these. Höganäs AB has launched a new range of drive systems with German battery experts VARTA Microbattery GmbH. The drive systems are based on Höganäs' transversal flux motor technology and include Engion batteries from VARTA Microbattery. “The cooperation of two strong European companies with experience and history in their own specific technologies, partnering to produce an efficient and optimised drive system, is a big step forward for the future of electric bikes, says Fred Schellert, general manager of VARTA Microbattery–Power Pack Solutions.