The performance electric motorcycle segment is fascinating because it’s the toughest segment in every way. For reference, this is around 3% of the total estimated total global electric motorcycle market. It suggests that it is a global market of around 28,000 units in its investor presentation. The remainder is the juicy bit I’m interested in as a traditional motorcyclist, and is what Energica call the “performance motorcycle segment” in the electric class. It’s a bit hard to pin down exact statistics on electric motorcycle sales around the world, but Harley Davidson’s recent investor presentation included a summary suggesting that (excluding scooters) the global electric motorcycle market was around 1,074,000 units in 2020 of which, 98% of sales are in China and thus predominantly low-performance motorcycles. So, credit where it’s due – scooters are undoubtedly ruling the world in terms of two-wheeled electrification volumes and they have developed some amazing technology as a consequence.
It’s also notable that its Australian HQ is a serviced office in Perth. The short version is its primary shareholder and CEO lives and works in China along with the majority of other senior executives and staff, where its factory is located, and the majority of its sales are not in Australia. Despite being ASX-listed and made in China, Vmoto’s main market is Europe.ĪSX-listed VMoto is arguably worthy of an entire story on its own and, with an Australian headquarters, and is something of a fascination to me. Notably, around 30% (6,900) of its 2020 sales were motorcycles, sold under its SuperSoco brand so technically they are the world’s largest electric motorcycle maker.
Intriguingly, Australian company VMoto, which sells under various brand names including SuperSoco, VMoto and Emax, is also a global major contender and sold 23,000 electric two-wheelers in 2020, according to its annual report: a huge success story. By contrast, China-based Yadea is the world’s largest electric scooter builder and was reported to have sold 3,000,700 electric scooters. In Europe for example, electric scooters outsell electric motorcycles by a factor of 3 (52,289 v 18,007 in 2020) and in my NSW sample, it’s clear the locally assembled Fonzarelli electric scooter is winning too.Īnd in terms of manufacturing, California’s Zero motorcycles – which is arguably the world’s highest-volume pure electric motorcycle maker – sold an estimated 3,500 motorcycles globally. Now before I dive in, it’s worth noting that in the world of two-wheeled electric transport, scooters rule. I wasn’t able to detect other models which were hidden under brands (eg Harley Davidson Livewire) but at a guess, there might be another 20 or so. A quick filter and search on pure electric brands reveal that in Q1 2021, 344 electric motorcycles and scooters were on the road making up 0.14% of total motorcycle registrations, including:
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While we are on local statistics another snapshot comes from the NSW registration statistics. Electric vehicle registrations 2020-2021. There might be 10 times as many electric cars on the road as bikes, but I’ll take it as a strong sign of the sector’s potential and the public’s interest.
That’s right, electric motorcycles registrations grew by 107% in 2021, smashing passenger vehicle growth (at 59%) and other EVs (at 1%). It seems appropriate, therefore, to start out with the coolest statistic of the year, courtesy of the Australian Bureau of Statistics.ĭid you know that the largest growth segment in EVs in Australia is electric motorcycles?! At least in percentage terms. I apologise right now for the undoubted offence I might cause my many friends in the industry – again, give me your feedback if you think I’ve missed something
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I’ve included a price and performance guide which is highly subjective – feel free to tell me where you think I’ve got things wrong!Īnd lastly, I’ve tried to pick a recommendation in every segment with an explanation of why. I’ve included a lot of global statistics, but as usual, have a slightly Australian bias because that’s where I live. The transition from internal combustion to electrification is happening in this segment too, so I thought it was time to look at the latest models, statistics and what’s on the horizon this year. Motorcycles and scooters have been part of my life since I was young, and they make up a massive part of the world’s transportation, especially in developing nations because they are cheap to buy, simple to maintain and reliable. The world of electric two-wheelers fascinates me.
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