Electric Bike Sales In The EU and Asia

ELECTRIC BIKE SALES IN THE EU& ASIA Germany EUROPE 380,000 350,000 310,000 +250,000 200,000 150,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Netherlands -350,000 +250,000 210,000 178,000 171,000 171,000 -150,000 140,000 +50,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 France -350,000 -250,000 +150,000 46,100 50,000 15,800 22,000 40,000 37,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Italy -350,000 +250,000 +-150,000 40,000 50,000 48,200 50,000 10,000 30,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 UK -350,000 +250,000 -150.000 20,000 30,000 25,000 15,000 15,000 -50,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 India ASIA -350,000 250,000 -250,000 -150,000 120,000 80,000 90,000 22,000 50,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 China BIGGEST DEMAND FOR E-BIKES IN THE WORLD CHINA HAS BY FAR THE 261,000,000 240 million 180 million -120 million 30,960,000 21,000,000 19,420,000 19,420,000 +30 million 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 GROWING LAST YEAR ALONE BY OVER A STAGGERING 730% Over 700,000 2010 electric cycles were sold in western Europe rising from 200,000 2007 A 2008 dutch report from 1,448 questionnaires showed that... 3% owned a "pedelec" 40% expressed interest in buying Studies show that electric bikes are particularly popular among commuters over 65's An estimated 120,000,000 domestically produced e-bikes are in use on China's roads today Between 700,000-800,000 e-bikes operate in Beijing alone 50 cycles •com Sources: Presto Cyding | Going Going Bike | Green Auto Blog | The Guardian | LEVAssociation | Bike-EU The Telegraph | A-Times | Times of India | Colbi