New estimates put worldwide electric bike, electric scooter, and motorcycle growth at over 450 million units in the next 6 years. Many of these units are expected to be sold in China where an estimated 120 million eBikes reside.
China is the top producer of e-bikes. Some 3,000 manufacturers produced close to 30 million units last year. Most of those were for in country use, and over 95% of in China eBikes use Lead Acid battery packs. Cheap, but hazardous.
As may be expected, many of the e-bikes and scooters profiled in the following pages are Chinese in origin.
The electric two wheel trend is catching on in other countries as well. An estimated 20,000 e-bikes sold in Australia, 130,000 units annually in India.
The German - Dutch market has expanded to 300,000 ebikes, and growing.
Future Sales Estimates
By the year 2018, it has been estimated that the global market could reach 50 million eBikes by 2018. That is over $13 billion in revenues.
Most of the sales are predictably forecast to be in to be in China. Western Europe could reach 1.5 million units or 12% of sales. The U.S. Is estimated to come in with around 350,000 eBikes per year in the same period. Some 107,000 were sold in the U.S. in 2011.
How to shop this site
If you are new to ebikes, head to the Electric Assist Bikes page for an explanation of what you really get for your electric bike time and money.
If you want to buy an eBike and want some help with what to get, go to the Electric Bike Reviews page, then on to Electric Bike List. The list and review pages following have eBikes listed and linked to reviews and recommendations.
We are into kits. You can put together a DIY ebike every bit as good as a factory model for half the price or less. Head to our Electric Motor for Bike page to see summaries of ebike kits, what they do, and their cost.
Finally, if you want a some help with your own e bike kit conversion, head over
to our DIY page.
There are hundreds if not thousands of different types of electric bikes (e-bikes)and scooters. These electric vehicles may be small, but they are many.