电动自行车被评为瑞典年度最受欢迎圣诞礼物
The electric bike has been tipped as this year's hottest Christmas present in Sweden, an announcement that coincides with the government's fall budget, which included a proposal to introduce a subsidy on electric bikes. According to HUI Research, an institute owned by the Swedish Trade Federation, the electric bike has, in a short time, gone from being an exclusive item to having mass appeal. It has the potential "to change both society's infrastructure and human behavior," according to a statement published on the HUI Research website. "The electric bike is reaching a bigger market. It takes the pressure off car traffic and public transport and has the potential to speed up the development of smarter cities," said HUI Research CEO Jonas Arnberg. "Concern about the climate, the health trend, and the government subsidy make it the obvious Christmas present of the year," he said. More than one in 10 bikes sold in Sweden today are electric. Last year, a total of 45,000 electric bikes were sold in the Nordic country. |