In the Czech Republic, companies such as BPS bike, Bike Fun, Totem Bikes, Bohemia Bike and 4EVER are already well known and established. The local skilled workforce is also being used by an increasing number of German bike manufacturers. For example, Hermann Hartje has opened a large e-bike factory in the Moravian town Zábřeh and Cube plans to open a 10,000 m2 assembly plant in Cheb, West Bohemia.
E-MTB's lead the field
According to production numbers provided by Czech manufacturers, there were over 123,000 e-bikes sold locally last year, which is roughly the same amount as in 2020. This is much more than in any other Central and Eastern European (CEE) country, besides Austria. The majority of e-bikes (and the same applies to regular bicycles) sold are in the MTB and trekking categories, while City bikes occupy less than 10% of sales in the country. In contrast to other European nations, the last two years did not influence the willingness of the Czech population to see the bicycle as a means of transport. The full Czech Republic market report can be found on the Bike Europe website.