Electric bike in Netherlands
The Netherlands has 18 million bicycles. [84] By 2009, the market share of electric bicycles had reached 10%. Between 2006 and 2009, the sales of electric bicycles increased from 40,000 to 153,000, which quadrupled. [85] Electric models accounted for bicycle sales that year 25% of total income. [84] By the beginning of 2010, one out of every eight bicycles sold nationwide was electric, even though the price of electric bicycles was three times that of ordinary bicycles
A market survey in 2008 showed that in the Netherlands, the average driving distance of office workers riding a standard bicycle was 6.3 kilometers (3.9 miles), while the average driving distance of riding an electric bicycle increased to 9.8 kilometers (6.1 miles). [86] The survey also showed that people 65 years and older especially like to own electric bicycles, but they are restricted among commuters. Electric bicycles are especially used for recreational bicycle travel, shopping and errands
