Light Electric Vehicles Industry - global trends in their technology, manufacture and market drivers such as legislation

The analysis is balanced, with negative factors exposed such as several Chinese cities banning or severely restricting LEVs. The LEV industry is growing fast, with greatest strength in China today, but also clearly emerging fast in the rest of the world. Up until the last couple of years, ebike sales were concentrated in China, Japan, and the EU. In the last few years, nearly every nation has bought ebikes from China, and in some cases, the volumes are now significant. Sales will reach 130 million yearly before 2025, make it one of the world's largest industries. The 236 page report encompassing over 70 brands gives forecasts of sales numbers, unit prices and total market value for 2012-2022. 13 market drivers are balanced against many negative factors that are discussed in the report, which has 69 figures and tables and detail on standards and legislation.

Light Electric Vehicles Industry

Published: March 2012
No. of Pages: 236

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LEVs are one of the largest and fastest growing electric vehicle markets. A Light Electric Vehicle LEV is a land vehicle propelled by an electric motor that uses an energy storage device such as a battery or fuel cell, has two or three wheels, and typically weighs less than 100kg. Most LEVs are and will remain ebikes. These are Power on Demand bikes controlled with a throttle. A significant percentage of ebikes sold are scooters in that they have the driver's feet rest on a platform - they are not straddled by the driver.

Today, the LEV industry is dominated by large bicycle companies, due to their access to distribution. We explain why, in the future, these companies will face major competition from, and may be pushed aside by car, motorcycle, and car parts companies. Supply chains for motors, batteries, chassis parts, and nearly every LEV component exist in Asia, primarily in China, Taiwan, Japan, and newly emerging South Korea. We reveal where the highest profits will be obtained in future and the opportunities in components as these change with lithium-ion batteries of several generations and supercapacitors being increasingly employed, for example. The more demanding future technical requirements of users and standards are investigated.

Adjoining sectors are also discussed such as heavy electric motorcycles and the bigger sector of mobility vehicles for the disabled, where ten year forecasts are presented. New crossover vehicles between LEVs and these sectors are presented.

List of Figures:
1.1. LEV number in millions 2011-2022
1.2. LEV unit value in dollars ex factory 2011-2022
1.3. LEV total global market value in dollar billions 2011-2022
2.1. Voltitude folding pedelec
2.2. Chinese domestic ebike left and Currie IZ ViaRapido ebike right
2.3. Electric motor scooters in China
2.4. Electric tricycle
2.5. Electric moped by Ultra Motor
2.6. Electric motorcycle by Vectrix
2.7. Electric mini scooters by Currie Technologies
2.8. Segway personal transporter
2.9. 3 wheel LEV with windshield and cover
2.10. The folding Yike Bike from New Zealand
2.11. TriBred electric Trikke patrol vehicle and general purpose version
2.12. Ebike by Ultra Motor A2B
2.13. LEV Shop Window with ebike.
2.14. EU small folding ebike
2.15. Chinese ebike loaded down
2.16. Chinese ebike rider
2.17. Chinese ebike with two riders
2.18. Ebikes used at Chinese factories
2.19. China LEVs at stop light
2.20. Ebike Food Delivery for Papa John's in China
2.21. Ebike food delivery by A2B Ultra Motor
2.22. LEV four wheeler for seniors - a crossover from LEVs to mobility for the disabled
2.23. IBD Bloomfield Bikes Ebike Display in CT USA