The electric bike industry is booming across Europe and evidence of this can be seen on the streets of Dublin. An increasing number of people discovering the benefits of riding an electric bike, especially for commuting as uncertainty continues to surround fuel prices. 

Dublin is a perfect city for electric bikes, being relatively small and flat. The main factor of this increase is two fold; an increased focus on reducing commuting costs and health. Electric bicycles are the perfect choice to combine healthy exercise with a "green" lifestyle. An other factor is that the technology in electric bikes is improving all the time. As Dublin is a relatively small city, the ability to commute even from the sub-burbs is very feasible. An electric bike is a fast and inexpensive means of transport and a excellent alternative to driving in a car. Riding an e-bike costs only 10 cent per charge, and it is possible to maintain an average speed of 15-25 km/h even in urban traffic.

Electric bikes are under the cycle to work scheme which has been hugely successful in Ireland. With the cycle to work scheme people are investing in higher quality and leading brands such as, the hand made German Electric bike Kalkhoff now available Dublin.