E-bike deliveries to retailers in 2018 have grown to a share of 12.9 percent. – Photo Cykelcenter Roskilde

Danes are developing real taste for electric bicycles

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - The market development is the same as that which is currently happening in many other countries. Sales of regular bicycles are stagnating while e-bike sales are growing. That is the picture that the Danish market presents for 2018 and during the first ten months of 2019.

Velobarista bike shop in Copenhagen. – Photo Velobarista

Market Report: E-Bike Sales in Denmark Growing to Maturity

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - With an import that quadrupled in the past five years and a market share that is nearing ten percent, e-bikes are growing into a significant force on the bicycle market in Denmark. This is what the 2017 numbers indicate with unfortunately the latest on 2018 still missing. However, also in Denmark the warmest summer in history that 'baked' the biggest part of Europe with multiple heatwaves also accelerated (electric) bike sales in Denmark.

Super summer of 2018 made e-bike sales in Sweden, Denmark and Finland to skyrocket. – Photo Shutterstock

E-Bike Sales Skyrocket in Nordic Countries

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - The hot and rain-free super summer of 2018 made e-bike sales in Sweden, Denmark and Finland to skyrocket. The markets for electric bicycles in the three Nordic countries are growing to maturity, while Sweden now ranks among the largest e-bike markets of Europe.

While e-bike sales increased in Denmark and Sweden; Finnish market lagged behind due to a cold cycling season. – Photo Bike Europe 

Nordic's E-Bike Sales Increase, But Markets Tend to Differentiate

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - While market characteristics used to be rather similar, bicycle sales in Denmark, Sweden and Finland is showing some striking

The e-bike has gained a strong foothold on the three Nordic countries. - Photo Bike Europe

Nordic Markets See Transformation to E-Bikes, Except Finland

The e-bike has gained a strong foothold on the three Nordic countries, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, although their overall bicycle markets declined. The