They represent 70 of the market of eScooter

Will your next urban car be an electric scooter or a bike to electric assist (EAV) The Frost & Sullivan firm, which conducted a study of market across the European Union, expected 220,000 registrations of "e-Scooter" in Europe in 2016. The France, third market of the electric moped behind the Italy and the Germany, with 6,000 vehicles sold in 2009 (three times more), is moving up a gear.

Sign of the times, the last global automotive, several manufacturers had put under the spotlight of electric scooters and the VAE on their stand. Smart and Mini, for example, presented their prototype "to conquer cities and hearts, which embodies another idea of electric mobility," according to speech marketing of the brand of Oxford, which featured a scooter look very vintage.

Individuals: 30 of sales

Market trends are promising in France, despite the time of judgment that could cause the State bonus in 2009. Finished the 400 euros of Ademe (environment and energy control agency) for purchasers of an electric moped. This assistance accounted for up to 40 of the purchase price (of 1,600 to 4,000 euros). Some local governments however is are substituted in the State. This is the case of Paris, Chambéry, AIX, Mende, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, and Poitou-Charentes region. Note that in Italy, first European market of the electric scooter, tradition requires, Government grants 850 euros to buyers. In France, this market is carried by the company fleets, namely for distribution companies fold or package such as TNT, La Poste or Lungta, courier Paris Green created in 2002. They represent 70 of the market of "e-Scooter". Individuals weigh only 30 of sales.

As a brake. It is the same as for electric cars, namely batteries recharging infrastructure, since the average autonomy of these devices is estimated to be 100 kilometres. "In addition to public aid, the real challenge of the electric scooter will be easy to remove and restore its battery to make quick exchanges, without risking to be the fly because battery represents 40 of the cost of the vehicle," says Nicolas Meilhan, Frost & Sullivan.

It is also quite travelling for bikes to electric assist, despite their cost between 800 and 3,000 euros. Almost nonexistent even five years ago, their market today departed with almost 24,000 VAE sold in 2009, against 2,500 in 2005. "It is a European and global trend," said Didier Huré, Delegate General of the national Council of the trades of the cycle, which notes that the development of the VAE in France through the development of short cycling. Including self-service, which relaunched all forms of cycling in cities. The VAE is 25 of the 3.2 million cycles sold in 2009.

Pending state premium

"Of course, this figure still be comparable with China and its millions of electric bikes." But the target is perfect, young dynamic professionals that support more to take their car to go to work and cannot bring themselves to take public transport. "They want much pedaling, but arrive in sweat in the Office", observes Didier Huré.

The VAE would develop further still if the promise of the Minister of industry, Christian Estrosi, of an award of State came to be realized With the rigour of the 2011 budget and the future cabinet reshuffle, the cycle professionals fear that this good idea is to trap. In the meantime, the cities that support the purchase of an electric scooter are hand portfolio to also help the VAE and, therefore, urban electric mobility.