{"id":356322,"date":"2025-08-19T08:22:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T08:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/356322\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T08:22:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T08:22:11","slug":"uk-e-bike-uptake-lowest-in-europe-report-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/356322\/","title":{"rendered":"UK e-bike uptake lowest in Europe, report states"},"content":{"rendered":"

New analysis has shown that the UK has the second-lowest electric bike uptake in Europe, according to new rankings, with the government urged to do more to boost progress and improve the nation\u2019s mobility and green transport access.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The analysis from bicycle retailer Paul\u2019s Cycles compared e-bike sales per 1,000 people across 30 European countries.<\/p>\n

At 2.1 e-bikes sold per 1,000 people (460,000 total), the UK has the second-lowest electric bike uptake in Europe compared to its population, ahead of only Belarus.<\/p>\n

In comparison, Norway and Denmark reported the highest amount of electric bike sales per 1,000 inhabitants (36.2 and 36.1 respectively).<\/p>\n

Danish governments are currently providing free e-bikes to residents in rural areas as part of an ongoing trial to improve mobility.<\/p>\n

\"\"Paul\u2019s Cycle graph depicting e-bike sales per 1,000 residents in European countries<\/p>\n

In France, bike sales have tripled since financial aid was introduced in 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cE-bikes aren\u2019t just about comfort\u201d, says Tom Thornley, Managing Director of Paul\u2019s Cycles.. \u201cThey open cycling up to more people, whether you\u2019re unable to ride a pedal bicycle, are commuting, new to cycling or trying to keep pace on group rides.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s time the government recognised e-bikes as a serious part of the green transport solution. Cost is still a big barrier for many people and we need targeted financial support whether through purchase grants and rebates, VAT reductions or a fairer, more inclusive Cycle to Work scheme.<\/p>\n

\u201cE-bikes are a significant investment and UK schemes are not as widely promoted or generously supported as the subsidies you see in other European countries\u201d, Thornley adds. \u201cGovernment grants have made a real difference in other European countries and that kind of incentive could have a huge impact here too.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"\"Achievements and innovations in e-mobility will be recognised and celebrated at the fourth annual CiTTi Awards on 25 November 2025 at De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. Visit www.cittiawards.co.uk<\/strong><\/a> to learn more about this unmissable event for the UK\u2019s transportation sector!<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New analysis has shown that the UK has the second-lowest electric bike uptake in Europe, according to new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":356323,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5174],"tags":[2000,299,5187],"class_list":{"0":"post-356322","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eu","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-european"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115054467511739674","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356322\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/356323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}