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NABSA report says micromobility is recovering

NABSA report says micromobility is recovering

A North American Bikeshare & Scootershare Association NABSA’s recent report confirmed that shared micromobility usage rebounded in 2021.

In the report, it was stated that the usage of micromobility in 2021 fell short of the 2019 level but has since had a strong bounce back and has now the amount of systems has surpassed the levels of 2019 at least in the areas covered by the report which were the USA, Canada and Mexico.

Although the amount of systems has increased the number of rides didn’t yet surpass the number of rides done in 2019 but as 2021 had 128 million rides – 53% more than in 2020 – the direction of the trend is clear.

The chosen method of micromobility has the same trend as it is in Europe meaning that electric scooters are used more than electric bicycles for instance – out of all trips about half were done on escooters a raise from 30% before. From Langfeite’s viewpoint, the share of rides is likely to grow in North America the same as in Europe. This doesn’t mean that the escooters are taking all the trips though and as the actual number of trips rose they rose for the ebikes and traditional bikes too. In the report, NABSA had counted 298 cities and at least one sharing system and 97 that had both ebike and escooter fleets.

North American Micromobility fleets by vehicle type and other interesting metrics were:

  • 57% of Electric scooters
  • There was 70% of agencies reported more weekend riding than before
  • Most users are males 25-44 years old
  • 58% of shared fleets are operated by companies
  • 29% of shared fleets are operated by governments
  • 13% of shared fleets are operated by Non-profits

These findings from North America are showing a similar direction as micromobility has had in Europe and in our opinion would match the trends other urban areas around the world are seeing as well, namely the choice of vehicles being escooters and the reasons why people choose micromobility. One could argue that the adoption and process are quite straightforward at this point and something that is naturally replicated all around the world.

If you are interested in the future of the Micromobility Research institute McKinsey recently had an interesting podcast worth listening to for people in the micromobility industry and enthusiasts The two-wheeled commute: Micromobility and your future

So what are you waiting for, the coast is clear for the micromobility revolution and the rising trend provides a great market for premium electric scooters like what Langfeite offers. If you want to join the wave contact Langfeite today and let’s get those scooters on your streets as well.

Langfeite Electric Scooter OEM Line up for 2022

 

Model

C1

C2

C3 8”

C3 10”

Max Range

60 Km

45 Km

45 Km

60 Km

Motors

2x1200W

2x800W

2x600W

2x1000W

Top Speed

78 Km/h

40 Km/h

40 Km/h

55 Km/h

MSRP (USD)

$2580

$1980

$1280

$1498

 

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