Electric Scooter Lift and Carrier Market Outlook 2028
An electric scooter mobility lift is a device that helps people with physical disabilities to carry a scooter or wheelchair with them. Electric scooter lift & carrier helps in long distance travel via car, van, or tucks by either placing the scooter or wheelchair on the outside or inside of the transporting vehicle. In addition, elevator is attached to the outside of a vehicle. The safety provided by these tools can prevent risks involved in transporting the scooter outside, as failure of the elevator components can seriously damage scooter or wheelchair. In addition, encouragements and measures taken by governments and non-governmental organizations to promote use of electric scooters are expected to have a positive impact on electric scooter lift and carrier market growth.
COVID-19 Impact analysis
The COVID-19 outbreak has severely affected manufacturing and supply chain operations of multiple industries, including the electric scooter lift & carrier market. Individuals are currently seeking to save resources and reduce unnecessary expenditures, which have a significant impact on revenue of the global electric scooter lift and carrier market. With restrictions on travel & tourism and overall mobility, COVID-19 has had a negative impact on sales of electric scooter lifts and carriers. The market is an evolving sector, hampered due to ongoing pandemic, owing to which all type of production and installation across affected countries has been shut down and all operations were disrupted due to the pandemic. Majority of electric scooter lift & carrier manufacturers are facing issues such as closure of factories and unavailability of workforce due to the lockdowns, which further affects the production.
Top Impacting Factors
- Technological advancements in material strength, growing adoption of mobility electric scooters, increasing tour & travel, and cheaper fuel as compared to petrol is expected to drive growth of the electric scooter lift and carrier market.
- Safety and road regulation are the main factors that hinder growth of the electric scooter lift and carrier market.
- New product development and assurance of robust aftersales service can also potentially lead to increased revenue for the electric scooter lift and carrier market.
The automotive electric scooter lift & carrier market trends are as follows:
Technology advancements
Growth in demand for mobile electric scooters, coupled with innovative options available, makes it easy to carry these vehicles for long distances. Functional enhancements and technological developments related to electronic control systems, material strength, and crane systems have proven to be the key to increasing product demand. Earlier, electric scooter lift & carrier equipment had to be operated manually. However, suppliers have begun to use technological advances to integrate various functions and automate these devices.
For instance, development of hydraulic technology has helped to make lifting process easier and automated. Various companies introducing new products to support growth of the electric scooter lift & carriers market, for instance, In October 2018, Harmar introduced liftsquad installation support network to its service portfolio. It has the capability of supporting nearly 1,000 customers for installation, every month. Owing to above-mentioned benefits, there has been an increase in demand for electric scooter lift & carriers.
