BBW Marketing Dr. Vossen and Valido, two market research companies, have released a report on the evolution of e-bikes in Germany. The study is called “Konsumwelt 2013: E-Bikes” (“World Consumption of E-bikes, 2013”). One of the findings is that the German bicycle market is currently doing well mainly because of e-bikes, whose share in the nation's bike market has reached 10 percent by volume and nearly 30 percent in value. The German bicycle market increased by 9 percent in 2012, as electric bikes soared by 22 percent compared with the previous year. By distribution channels, 71 percent of all e-bikes were sold through specialty stores, 16.5 percent through mail-order services, mainly over the internet, and 10 percent through big-box retailers such as DIY and supermarkets.

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