Eurobike expands on cargo bike focus as gross sales rise 35% in Germany in 2020

From September 1st to 4th, pioneers and newcomers from the cargo bike trade will likely be presenting their improvements within the cargo space of Eurobike.
The EU transport ministers acknowledged in 2015 within the “Declaration on Biking as a Local weather pleasant transport mode” in 2015 that the potential of cargo bikes change as much as half of all motorised transport in European cities. Politicians are actually selling cargo bikes in lots of locations with buy premiums and are guaranteeing a sustained increase in demand.
The 2-wheel trade affiliation estimates that round 103,000 cargo bikes had been offered in Germany in 2020, a progress of round 35 p.c in comparison with the earlier yr. Moreover, greater than three quarters of the fashions offered had an electrical drive in 2020.
Cargo bike exhibitors akin to Convercycle may be seen within the start-up space at Eurobike this yr. Nonetheless, the concentrated cargo bike trade may be seen within the Cargo Space in Zeppelin Cat Corridor A1. The Cargo Space, which was launched for the primary time in 2018, consists of over 25 exhibitors, and there’s a guided tour for all events on every single day of the truthful.
As a part of the Eurobike Academy there will likely be 4 consecutive cargo bike panels on the second day of the present. Kevin Mayne from Biking Industries Europe and Arne Behrensen current the outcomes of the “2nd European Cargo Bike Trade Survey” and talk about with ZIV Managing Director Burkhard Stork the significance of cargo bikes for the bicycle trade. Different panels will take care of the rising European EN customary for cargo bikes.