Sales of electric bicycles in France: 338.000 units sold in 2018.

E-bike sales are up 21% from 2017, reaching 338.000 in 2018.

Despite the abrupt end of the environmental bonus, the electric bike continues to grow in France, where 338.000 units were sold last year, according to annual figures provided by USC, Union Sport and Cycle. This is 21% more compared to 254.870 copies sold in the year 2017.

Electric bike sales in France: 338.000 units sold in 2018.

While it accounts for only 13% of the sales of all bike models combined in France, the electric bike market accounts for 40% of its value. Electric bicycles alone, selling for an average of € 1585, account for 40% of the total market value, or € 535 million.

In terms of distribution, the electric bike is still sold mainly in the city / city category, with a total of 202.000 65.500 units sold last year. However, other segments are seeing significant growth. This applies to ATVs and electric VTCs, which respectively made 63.000 and XNUMX XNUMX sales last year and which observers say will continue to grow in the coming years.

The other two segments are also showing promising results. Despite the still limited supply, 3800 electric road bikes were sold last year.

City / Town	202.000
Electric mountain bikes	65.500
Electric VTC	63.000
road	3800
Accruals / autores	3700

Third European market

In terms of sales, France ranks third in the European market, ahead of Belgium (252) and Italy (000), but significantly behind Germany (202.000 980.000) and the Netherlands (409.000 XNUMX), which remain the undisputed leaders in this segment.