Electric bike sales in the EU 2015-2023

The number of e-bikes sold in Europe has been growing steadily over the past years. Particularly, 2020 saw a large year-on-year increase of about 27 percent, at least partly fueled by the rise in popularity of cycling during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sales continued to increase in the following years, totaling nearly 5.2 million e-bikes sold by the end of 2023.Largest electric bike markets in EuropeGermany is not only the largest market for conventional bikes, it is also the largest e-bike market on the continent. In 2023, Germans bought more than 2.1 million new electric bikes. This meant that over two fifths of all e-bikes sold in the European Union were sold in Germany.E-bike importsThe leading suppliers of e-bikes to the European Union in 2023 were Taiwan, Vietnam, and China. While over 40 million bikes were imported from Taiwan, around 19 million and 13 million units were imported from Vietnam and China respectively. The EU had introduced anti-dumping tariffs on e-bike imports from China in 2019, which had impacted import volumes. However, these measures were set to expire at the beginning of 2024.

近年来，欧洲地区电动自行车的销量持续稳步增长。特别是，2020年，由于COVID-19疫情期间骑行的普及率显著上升，电动自行车的年销量同比增长约27%。在此之后，销量逐年攀升，截至2023年底，累计销量接近520万辆。在欧洲，德国不仅是最大的传统自行车市场，同时也是最大的电动自行车市场。2023年，德国民众购买的新电动自行车数量超过210万辆。这意味着在欧盟销售的电动自行车中，超过五分之二是在德国销售的。电动自行车的进口情况在2023年，向欧盟供应电动自行车的领先供应商为台湾、越南和中国。其中，从台湾进口的自行车超过4000万辆，从越南和中国的进口量分别约为1900万辆和1300万辆。2019年，欧盟对中国进口的电动自行车实施了反倾销关税，这对进口量产生了影响。然而，这些措施预计将在2024年初到期。