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Electric bicycles, also known as electric bicycles, still represent less than 1% of the Brazilian bicycle market. They are among the main trends of the coming years. In 2018, 31 units were sold. The study "Projections and badysis of the demand of electric bikes in Brazil", realized by the Brazilian badociation of the sector of the bicycle (Aliança Bike) and the laboratory of the Mobility of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Lamob / UFRJ) shows that there is already an ascending curve. For example, for two years, the number of units sold
exceeded 20,000
"This is a worldwide trend, and in the European market, e-bikes already account for 20-30% of the bicycle market. (Gross domestic product) and the organic growth of demand is that by 2022 we will have 280,000 units, which represents more or less 5 to 6% of the market, which is very conservative ", explains the Bike Alliance coordinator Daniel Guth
In Fortaleza, the demand has already increased, says the owner of Ciclo Adventure Fortaleza, Rogério Farias, a company 15 years on the market. One of the main advantages of this solution is the ability to travel longer distances in less time than a conventional bicycle while remaining an alternative to the bottleneck of the road.
Without having to provide so much effort and without having to sweat, he explains the official, Letícia Pbados Priante, 36 years old. "Before, it took about 25 minutes to get to work, and today I have 17
minutes."
She also managed to cut gas and parking costs by more than half. "I always keep the car because I have two girls, but when I have to go out alone, I only go by bike, which also allows me to take a fresh look at the city."
price, for many still inaccessible. Today, there is an average electric bike starting from R $ 2,500. However, according to the accessories and the brand, it easily exceeds R $ 37,000. But five years ago, the equipment was not released for less than $ 5,000.
For Daniel Guth, one of the measures to unlock the sector would be tax exemption. While the tax on industrialized products (IPI) of a regular bike is 10%, that of an electric bike is 35%. "It's bigger than the vehicles or the racing and whiskey, because the bike does not cause so many deaths in the traffic and health expenses," points out
The advanced technology must also contribute to the popularization of electric bicycles. in the coming years, says the coordinator of the Research Group on Transport, Transit and Environment (Gttema) of the Department of Transportation Engineering of the Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Flávio Cunto
"electric and battery powered, lightweight and fast charging, but several attempts have already been made to make the technology more popular and therefore cheaper and accessible to users," he adds.
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