Nearly one in two bicycles sold in Switzerland is an e-bike

According to Velosuisse, there are currently around 5.2 million bicycles and around 1.4 million e-bikes on Swiss roads. Keystone / Gaetan Bally

In 2024, almost every second bicycle sold in Switzerland was an e-bike. Overall, around 14% fewer bikes were sold than in the previous year.

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Just over 341,000 bicycles and e-bikes were delivered to the bicycle trade in 2024, according to a survey published on Saturday by the Swiss bicycle supplier association Velosuisse. In all, 55% of the vehicles delivered were bicycles, while 45% were e-bikes.

Not all areas recorded a decline: for example, sales of e-gravel bikes almost quadrupled to just under 1,000 units. E-road bikes increased by almost a third, and e-cargo bikes by around a quarter, according to the report.

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Overall, however, 12% fewer e-bikes were delivered. The decline in motorless bikes was as much as 15%, according to the report. Velosuisse speaks of a consolidation phase since 2023 after the “fantastic growth rates in the years” of the Covid-19 pandemic, from 2020 to 2022.

According to Velosuisse, there are currently around 5.2 million bicycles and around 1.4 million e-bikes on Swiss roads.

Translated from German with DeepL/gw

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