In the business market, almost only electric scooters are sold. In 2022, the share of electric scooters in this market rose to 89%.
The sales analysis by RAI Association (Bicycle and Automotive Industry) for 2022 shows that the scooter is the fastest of all vehicles to become more sustainable. In the past two years, the share of electric mopeds and mopeds in new sales has more than doubled to half of total sales. In 2020, this share was still around 20%.
Last year this share was no less than 45% among mopeds and even 48% among light mopeds. This puts the electrification of the scooter market far ahead of the passenger car, van or motorcycle market. For example, the share of fully electric in new car sales is on average 23%. Although the number of newly sold mopeds increased, due to the introduction of compulsory helmets for light mopeds, the total number of scooters fell by 16% in 2022. The number amounted to 62.330 newly sold scooters.
“Electrification is expected to increase even further in the coming years.”
Scooter market has large annual sales fluctuations
The size of the market for new mopeds and light mopeds is characterized by large annual fluctuations. In the corona year 2020, the scooters sold particularly well. With 62.294 new scooters sold, the market ended up no less than 62% higher than in 2019. In 2021, however, the sale of mopeds fell particularly sharply. The market that year ended up 20% lower than 2020.
The main reasons for this decline? The announcement of mandatory helmet use for light mopeds and delivery problems from Asia due to the corona crisis. The decline in light mopeds continued in 2022, with 29.526 newly sold vehicles being no less than 41% lower than in 2021. With 32.804 new units sold, mopeds were more than a third higher than in 2021. Total sales ultimately fell of scooters by 16% in 2022 and amounted to 62.330 newly sold scooters.
Sales in business market: 89% electric scooters
Sales of scooters in the business market fell slightly last year compared to 2021; the market share went from 20% to 18%. Due to compulsory helmet use for mopeds from 2023, sales of mopeds fell sharply, with sales falling by eight percentage points from 21% to 13%. The market share of the business market in moped sales increased slightly from 18% to 22%. In the business market, almost only electric scooters are sold. In 2022, the share of electric scooters in this market will rise to 89%, according to the company RAI Association.
