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The e-bike revolution: Every second person wants to switch to an e-bike

June 1, 2020 by the editorial office

Market: The bicycle augurs predicted several years ago that the e-bike would be the next big thing. But hardly anyone would have expected such an increase in popularity as we've been seeing on the streets lately.

A representative YouGov survey commissioned by the energy company E.ON is currently revealing exciting results. The clear statement: In the slipstream of the Corona crisis, the e-bike revolution picked up speed again. We don't want to withhold the five most important statements from the E.ON study from you.

  1. More than every second German citizen is interested in trying out an e-bike themselves. This opinion was shared by around 56% of the 8 test persons surveyed between May 11th and 2.048th who had never used an e-bike before. For all respondents who are currently using an e-bike, the question is of course superfluous.
  2. E-bike users now ride their bikes more often than before with a conventional bicycle. This statement was made by 61% of all e-bike users surveyed. Of particular interest is the increased use of bicycles in the over-55 age group (66%). “Only” 18% of 24-54 year olds stated that they use their bikes more often because of e-bikes.
  3. However, contrary to initial intuition, younger people are generally more open to using e-bikes. A total of 67% stated that they definitely or at least might want to try an e-bike. Among the over-55s it was only 50%. On average, approval was 56%.
  4. 42% of those surveyed overestimated the operating costs of e-bikes. Around 20 percent even reckoned with electricity costs of one euro per 100 km. A minority of 5% even suspected costs of up to 10 euros per 100 kilometers. Electricity is more expensive in Germany than anywhere else in the world - but then again not that expensive. In truth, 100 kilometers of e-bike action costs an average of just 21 cents.
  5. Motives for use are different. While the majority of all e-bike owners (67%) bought the bike for "leisure use", 67% stated "exercise in the fresh air" as the main motive. Around 40% named the e-bike as a situational alternative to the car - 35% saw the e-bike as a substitute for public transport.




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