▁well ▁as ▁remaining ▁invent ory ▁with ▁court ▁appro val ▁to ▁Am ego ▁Electric ▁Ve h icles ▁and ▁its ▁nom ine e ▁Le is ger ▁Cy cle ▁Inc . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁entrepr ene ur ▁Jean - Y ves ▁Dub é ▁formed ▁Energy ▁and ▁Prop ulsion ▁Systems ▁( E PS ), ▁a ▁company ▁in ▁Quebec , ▁Canada . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁" B ion X ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Mag na ▁and ▁by ▁then ▁its ▁mot ors ▁had ▁become ▁standard ▁parts ▁in ▁many ▁eb ikes . ▁Bi ke ▁mak ers ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁North ▁America ▁including ▁Tre k , ▁Mat ra ,, ▁K alk hoff , ▁used ▁B ion X ▁mot ors . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁B ion ix ▁introduced ▁Sea S cape , ▁an ▁elect r ically - ass isted ▁p addle - bo at ▁product ▁line . ▁ ▁B ion X ▁was ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁Aur ora , ▁Ontario ▁where ▁mot ors ▁are ▁produced ▁and ▁assemble d ▁ ▁before ▁being ▁sold ▁locally ▁or ▁being ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁over ▁ 1 5 ▁countries . ▁Research ▁and ▁development ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁Sher bro oke , ▁Quebec . ▁The ▁European ▁sales ▁and ▁service ▁center ▁was ▁located ▁near ▁Mun ich , ▁Germany . ▁ ▁B ion X ▁mot ors ▁are ▁typically ▁mounted ▁into ▁an ▁o vers ize ▁rear ▁wheel ▁hub ,