Electric Scooters See a Ban in Paris for 2023

By Aarti Dhapte , 05 October, 2023

The electric vehicle market is progressing day by day with new features in the automotive industry in 2023. The automotive industry is witnessing an essential phase with electric vehicles, which are more sustainable than conventional vehicles, environmentally friendly technologies, and others.

According to a survey, the global electric vehicle market is expected to reach up to 14 million units with a diffusion rate of 18 percent in 2023. The data says it was at 10 million units with a diffusion rate of 14 percent in 2022. Europe and China are the leading market players in the world in the production of electric vehicles, as per the reports. There are many advantages to opting for electric vehicles over conventional ones, with more key trends, such as electrification, autonomous driving, and others. These factors are contributing to the progress of the electric vehicles industry in 2023. Along with the electric vehicles industry growth, some mis happenings are also noted for 2022-2023. Recently, Paris is the first capital city to ban rental electric scooters in September 2023.

Based on the survey conducted in Paris, 90 percent of voters have supported a ban on electric scooters in 2023. The survey says rental battery-powered scooters have been used by the respondents in Germany and Sweden at 13 and 16 percent in 2022, respectively. In 2022, 8 percent of people used rental scooters in France. Whereas in Japan, only 2 percent of the respondents have used rental electric scooters in 2022. As per the survey data, worldwide revenue in the electric scooter segment is expected to reach USD 1,813 million in 2023, with 11.61 percent that may reach volume up to USD 2,813 million by 2027.

World and China EV Penetration Rate