Why will European Low-Speed Electric Vehicle Market Boom in Coming Years?

The global low-speed electric vehicle market revenue stood at $35.2 billion in 2017, and it is predicted to rise to $68.0 billion by 2025, due to the growing government support being provided toward the deployment of low-speed electric vehicles and the surging concerns being raised over the escalating pollution levels all over the world. According to the forecast of the market research organization, P&S Intelligence, the market will advance at a CAGR of 8.7% from 2018 to 2025 (forecast period). 

The increasing government support being provided, in the form of grants and subsidies, to encourage the deployment of these vehicles is a major growth driver of the market. The governments of many countries, especially those in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, intend to electrify their public transportation fleets in the coming years. To achieve this goal, they are providing financial incentives and subsidies on the purchase of these vehicles. Besides, many major players operating in the LSEV market are making huge investments in the manufacturing and development of affordable and improved three-wheelers. 

These investments are being made for increasing the manufacturing capacity via expansion of production plants in order to address the ballooning customer needs. Currently, the cost of an electric three-wheeler, even after being subsidized, is greater than that of a conventionally used oil and gas-powered three-wheeler. Owing to this reason, several market players are taking measures for bringing down the price of electric three-wheelers and making them on par with that of fossil fuel-powered three-wheelers. 

Depending on product, the market is divided into three-wheeler, four-wheeler, and two-wheeler categories. Out of these, the two-wheeler category contributed the highest revenue to the market in the past and it is predicted to be the fastest-growing category during the forecast period as well. This will be because of the soaring deployment of LSEVs in shared and personal mobility services. Geographically, the APAC region dominated the LSEV market in the years gone by. Whereas, in the coming years, the European region is predicted to be the fastest-growing region in the market. 

Hence, it can be safely said that the sales of LSEVs will surge in the forthcoming years, primarily because of the rising requirement for eco-friendly vehicles and provision of government subsidies all over the world.