Micromobility market - sales 2023 (Extract from the FPMM / SML barometer)

General results

PLV* SALES: A FALLING MARKET VALUE IN A MARKET IN TRANSITION

The share of the electric market value is now stabilized at around 90% of the market compared to mechanical.

A turnover of personal travel devices (EDP) which in 2023 amounts to 335 million euros (excluding accessories):

*Personal Travel Vehicle

TYPES OF MOBILITY: URBAN vs LEISURE

VOLUME SALES: SALES OF URBAN MOBILITY VEHICLES WHICH CONTINUE TO GROW COMPARED TO LEISURE VEHICLES.

60% of sales were made for urban mobility devices in 2023 (+3% compared to 2022). Users who favor EDPMs and electric scooters in particular for their daily mobility.

THE ELECTRIC SCOOTER MARKET

SALES: IN A MARKET IN TRANSITION, WITH 678,000 UNITS SOLD IN 2023, WE OBSERVE A DECLINE IN UNITS SOLD (-11%)

With 678,000 units sold, the 2023 figures from the “FPMM Federation Barometer / Smart Mobility Lab” highlight the consolidation of the electric scooter market in France. After a peak in sales in the post-Covid period, sales volumes remain at high levels and it is estimated that more than 3 million users own electric scooters in France. The market continues its consolidation phase with an acceleration in the move upmarket of machines.

The electric scooter market is maturing and developing with the establishment of a more virtuous circle (renewal, upscaling, durability, repairability, etc.) towards more reliable, durable and repairable products.

BREAKDOWN BY PRICE RANGE: CONTINUOUS GROWTH IN THE SALES SHARE OF THE €500 and + RANGE

Within the 500 and above range, we observe a strong increase in the share of sales of high-end electric scooters. For scooters over €800, we go from 4% in 2022 to 11% in 2023.

Methodology

The FPMM Smart Mobility Lab barometer integrates the vehicles of
Personal travel sold in France, which can be mechanical or electric propulsion and covers both urban mobility and leisure mobility uses.

THE BAROMETER SPECTRUM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS:

• Mechanical mobility mechanical scooters (excluding toys and children
  less than 12 years)
• Electric mobility electric scooters, gyrowheels, electric balance bikes with saddles, hoverboards, electric skateboards
• Peripheral products PTV components, personal equipment, accessories

*Skateboards, rollerblades, folding bikes, e-bikes are excluded from the spectrum.

ALL DISTRIBUTION CIRCUITS MARKETING URBAN MOBILITY ITEMS IN FRANCE WERE QUESTIONED. PARTICIPANTS IN THIS STUDY ALLOWED REPRESENTATION OF THE FOLLOWING CHANNELS*:

• HSF: Hyper and super food supermarkets 2500 m²
• LSS: Large surfaces specializing in household appliances
• Multisports brands Specialized sports supermarkets
• Freelancers: Urban Mobility and Bicycle Specialists
• Internet (including marketplace)

*Figures expressed incl. tax

OPTIMAL EXTRAPOLATION

These data were compiled and then extrapolated with our service provider AQOA according to the methods used in market studies and distributor panels.

A METHODOLOGY FOR COLLECTING MARKET DATA VIA A COMBINED APPROACH: CASH OUTPUT TO THE EAN REFERENCE + ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE.

Coverage of all distribution network channels (including shortstop and independent reseller channels) which we are the only ones to cover in this market scope.

THE MAIN MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF URBAN MOBILITY ITEMS IN FRANCE WERE INTERVIEWED, IN ORDER TO REFINE OUR MARKET EXTRAPOLATIONS.

We have been collecting and analyzing market figures since 2016, i.e. 7 years of history and strong capitalization of the data collected.

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