BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) — Chinese language electrical two-wheelers are arriving in Southeast Asian international locations to satisfy the rising demand for electrical mobility amid rising gasoline costs.
China’s exports of electrical bikes and bicycles elevated 18.1 % 12 months on 12 months in 2025, customs knowledge present. As geopolitical conflicts raised worldwide oil costs, market analysts imagine the transition from traditional-fuel bikes to electrical two-wheelers in markets like Southeast Asia could be accelerated.
The cumulative international shipments of sensible electrical scooters and bikes of Chinese language Segway-Ninebot have exceeded 10 million items.
There’s nice room to switch fuel-powered fashions in Southeast Asia, mentioned Wang Ye, CEO of Segway-Ninebot, noting that the present penetration charge of electrical two-wheelers is simply about 5 % there.
Vietnam is a typical instance of this pattern. Figures from Bikes Knowledge present gross sales of recent electrical bikes within the nation surged 99.2 % 12 months on 12 months within the first half of 2025 to 209,000 items, making it the world’s third-largest electrical bike market, in keeping with the Vietnam Information Company (VNA).
Coverage assist has contributed to this development. Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital, plans to progressively cease the usage of gasoline bikes in central city district ranging from July 2026, whereas Ho Chi Minh Metropolis has set a goal to transition some 400,000 ride-hailing gasoline bikes to electrical autos by the top of 2029, the VNA reported.
Chinese language two-wheeler corporations are beefing up investments to faucet into this potential. AIMA has arrange manufacturing bases in Vietnam and Indonesia and is constructing its own-brand gross sales channels.
Yadea is pursuing an identical technique, investing in giant manufacturing bases in Vietnam, Indonesia, and Thailand.
TAILG Know-how Group, a Chinese language electrical two-wheeler maker based mostly in Jiangsu Province, mentioned in its prospectus that the abroad electrical micromobility autos market has maintained sturdy development, with electrical two-wheelers as the first driver.
Supported by international carbon-neutrality targets, coverage incentives throughout main areas and rising environmental consciousness amongst shoppers, whole abroad market dimension of electrical two-wheelers is anticipated to achieve roughly 337.4 billion yuan (about 48.8 billion U.S. {dollars}) by 2029, the prospectus mentioned.
