France: electric scooters ever more popular
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The Federation of micromobilities plans in France more than a million electric scooters sold in 2024. AFP / Philippe Lopez
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Electric scooters are still more popular in France.
According to the barometer of the Federation of Micro Mobility Professionals, the milestone of 2 million users was crossed in France in 2020, with more than 640,000 sales over the year.
The electric scooter is now a means of transport in its own right which is attracting more and more French people.
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In his shop specializing in urban mobility, what Arthur sells the most are electric scooters. A constant increase in sales, which even exceeds that of the bicycle. “
The advantage of the electric scooter is that it is compact. We can therefore put it in an apartment, even a studio, he
explains.
It just takes an electrical outlet! You can even bring it to the office ... That's why users even switch from cycling to scooters.
"
The seller sees very different profiles walking through the door of his shop.
Florence, for example, has a very specific use for the scooter that she has come to have repaired: “
When I go to pick up the little children from school, when I'm in a hurry.
And there are quite a few bike paths in my town, so it's okay.
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The million sales forecast for 2024
This grandmother lives in the Parisian suburbs.
For Jocelyn Loumeto, general delegate of FP2M, this means of transport is no longer reserved for city centers.
Where self-service scooters already have their place.
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The scooter today is used a lot in cities which are on the outskirts.
The person who wants to get closer to the station, rather than taking his car, for 3 or 4 km, takes the scooter, and this allows him to avoid paying for parking.
The scooters came to fill a space where there was a need.
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With these developments, the Federation of micro mobility plans in France to sell more than one million electric scooters in 2024.
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