The Dutch bicycle brand said in a statement that the sales – worth nearly €30 million – were generated through its website and its eight standalone stores in Europe, the U.S. and Asia. In a 2017 strategy report, the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) estimated that 50 million electric bicycles would be sold between 2018 and 2030. Now, analysts are saying they expect e-bike sales to enter warp speed over the next few years. Product is not available in this quantity. ", For questions about purchasing or learning more about our ebikes, call us at. Pre-ordering for the bikes started last summer, with the first bikes shipped to consumers in November and 5,000 delivered to date. Tesla has sold hundreds of thousands of vehicles, but legacy automakers have struggled to find similar success with their first EVs. Expensive, but then VanMoof promotes them as car-replacements. VanMoof co-founder Taco Carlier on one of his company's e-bikes. What you’re about to see is real. But Deloitte says that electrification enables greater experimentation in form factors. (I’m no math expert, but last I checked 40 million > 12 million.). Between 2006 and 2012, e-bikes represented less than 1 percent of all annual bike sales. It seems preposterous on the surface, given American attitudes toward cars (love ‘em! Deloitte, which released its annual technology, media, and telecommunications predictions last week, says it expects 130 million e-bikes to be sold globally between 2020 and 2023. However, because of stellar sales last year this figure has been revised upwards. Tesla’s all-electric powertrain delivers unparalleled performance in all weather conditions – with Dual Motor All-Wheel Drive, adaptive air suspension and ludicrous acceleration. Co-founder of Dutch bicycle brand VanMoof says “We see Tesla and BMW as competition, not other bike companies.” The brand has sold 11,000 of its new e-bikes, worth nearly €30 million. When the bikes were launched last year Ties Carlier said: “We see Tesla and BMW as competition, not other bike companies.”. I have been writing about transport for 30 years. Bikes can be reconfigured to carry kids, groceries, or even local deliveries without requiring thighs of steel and Olympian levels of fitness to operate. 130 million e-bikes are expected to be sold globally between 2020 and 2023. "It's like you looked at what the competitor did and simply made everything better. And in The Netherlands, e-bike sales have now overtaken non-electric bike sales. It also noted that “the number of e-bikes on the roads will easily outpace other e-vehicles by the end of next year.”. Please try this at home. “We’re seeing more people move into the urban core of cities throughout the United States,” Loucks told me. “And it’s just going to put a huge load on the roadways and on public transportation systems if some of that isn’t taking place by bike.”. Model S sets an industry standard for performance and safety. ", "It's the best purchase I've made in years! newsletter, annual technology, media, and telecommunications predictions, International Energy Agency’s 2019 Global EV Outlook. We were too. At the end of 2018, there were just 5.1 million electric vehicles were in circulation, and only 12 million electric vehicles (cars and trucks) are expected to be sold in 2025, according to the International Energy Agency’s 2019 Global EV Outlook. Still, NPD acknowledges that the fastest-growing segment in the bike market is electric. Here's Why. For years, electric bikes were relegated to niche status in most countries. Our incredibly popular RadRunner electric utility bike is back in stock, order yours today! bigger the better!) Deloitte is not the only group predicting an e-bike revolution. I'm also an historian – my most recent books include "Roads Were Not Built for Cars" and "Bike Boom", both. Proudly located in Vancouver, British Columbia. Steel Blue High-Step Black High-Step Gray High-Step Black Mid-Step White Mid-Step Red Mid-Step. It will be an electric bike. RadMission Electric Metro Bike These graphics include a flashing skull to warn thieves that stealing a VanMoof has both been noticed and has consequences – the brand has a PR savvy “Bike Hunter” team that, thanks to embedded sensors, can track down stolen bikes. “Electric bike, I think we might do an electric bike, yeah”, he said. Founded in 2009 by Dutch brothers Taco and Ties Carlier, VanMoof has always made distinctive-looking bikes, with trademark thick frame tubes sporting integral front and rear lights. While the market for non-electric bikes in Europe remains sluggish, sales of electric bikes are going gangbusters. But if you believe that e-bike sales will top 40 million annually by 2023, and then you look at EV adoption rates, it becomes an easier prediction to swallow. We design and build electric bikes that are built for everything, and priced for everyone. and the media hype surrounding new EVs, especially from companies like Tesla. Not sure where to start? In 2013, only 1.8 million e-bikes were solid in all of Europe, while customers in the US bought a measly 185,000. That may not seem like much on the surface, but given the low bases, the difference will be impressive. In the US and Canada, only about 1 percent of the workforce commutes by bike today.