{"id":3885,"date":"2025-02-12T09:35:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T09:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.electronthemes.com\/insightev\/hiccups-in-europe\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T13:07:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:07:52","slug":"hiccups-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.electronthemes.com\/insightev\/hiccups-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiccups in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Europe is a pioneer in electric mobility. The continent provides a natural fit for electric two-wheelers. The customers are more environmentally conscious; the cities are two-wheeler-friendly, and a few years back, everyone started doling out licenses to fleet operators to run electric moped renting operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The European demand for electric mopeds and electric motorcycles has steadily increased between 2019-2022. Demand received a further boost as COVID-19 recessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, 2023 and 2024 have been two down years in a row, with sales of both electric mopeds and motorcycles declining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ACEM Motorcycles data includes registration volumes in Germany, Spain, Italy, France, and the UK; Moped volumes include Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain. <\/strong><\/b><\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It’s not simply an economic downturn – overall, 2W numbers have increased, driven by a growth in ICE motorcycle sales. Motorcycle sales were also driven by Europe’s implementation of Euro V emission norms, which resulted in a jump in prices from Jan 1st, 2025. Buyers rushed to buy motorcycles before the norms came into force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Motorcycle figures include L3e category, L4e category (two-wheel motorcycles with sidecar) and L5e category (tricycles)<\/strong><\/b><\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Electric motorcycle penetration, which had crossed 4.5% in 2022, has started declining again. The year 2024 was terrible, with penetration dropping to 2.45%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Moped (sub 45 kph) segment is faltering in overall volumes and penetration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Moped figures include L1eB (two-wheel mopeds) as well as L2e (three-wheel mopeds)<\/strong><\/b><\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In 2022, electric moped penetration was more than one-third of the market. However, it has steadily declined over the last two years and was less than 28% in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Takeaways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

ICE motorcycles had a temporary boost in sales due to the planned implementation of Euro V from Jan 2025. However, even without that, the short-term trend for electric mobility has turned negative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A large share of European electric moped sales are to fleet operators and moped rideshare companies. The temporary cyclic nature of buying in these businesses also caused a short-term negative impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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