Sales of electric motorcycles and scooters in Europe in the first 6 months of 2022

Sales of electric motorcycles and scooters in Europe in the first 6 months of 2022

Sales of electric motorcycles and scooters in Europe continue to record record sales throughout the first six months of 2022, with percentages of increase compared to 2021 that often exceed 100%.

Sales of electric motorcycles and scooters in Europe in the first six months of 2022 - Judging by the data for the first half of 2022, Europeans are rushing to dealerships to buy electric motorcycles and scooters. This phenomenon is evident in several countries, with Italy, Germany and France all showing three-digit percentage increases. Italians bought over 9.100 units in the first six months of the year, with a 90% increase over the previous year. France registered more than 17.000 units in the same period, an increase of 63% compared to the first half of 2021. The Netherlands registered 15.330 new registrations of electric mopeds equivalent to a 50cc petrol engine, equal to almost a third of all models sold in Europe.
In the electric motorcycle sector (models equivalent to a 1255cc petrol or higher), the country with the most registrations is Italy, with 6.078 vehicles registered between January and June 2022. The previous year the number in the same period was 2.572 registrations .

Sales of electric motorcycles and scooters in Europe - XNUMXst half year
Sales of electric motorcycles and scooters in Europe - XNUMXst half year

These figures are encouraging for the electric sector, but the market undoubtedly remains dominated by models with internal combustion engines. The European motorcycle market recorded a total of 532.980 new registrations in the first half of 2022, and just under 21.000 were electric motorcycles. Sure, the sales numbers of internal combustion motorcycles far exceed those of electric motorcycles, but Europe still recorded a 106,7% increase in sales of electric motorcycles in the first half of 2022.
As for mopeds, sales of electric models were 43.952 compared to the total of 134.478. In this particular segment, therefore, electric models represent a third of the total vehicles sold, with an increase of 24% compared to the first six months of 2021.
Without a doubt, electric motorcycles and scooters still have a long way to go, but the data shows that the growth path has begun.

Sales of electric motorcycles and scooters in Europe - XNUMXst half year
Sales of electric motorcycles and scooters in Europe - XNUMXst half year

Sales of electric motorcycles and scooters in Europe - XNUMXst half year
Sales of electric motorcycles and scooters in Europe - XNUMXst half year

Source: ACEM

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