Van Raam produces uniquely special needs bicycles and specializes in tricycles, transport bikes, scooterbikes, wheelchair bikes, tandem bikes, double rider bikes, and low step trough bikes (also known as comfortbikes). Each model is also available as an electric bike (Pedelec).
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Bicycles are environmentally friendly transport vehicles. They can transport both people and goods. This is also becoming increasingly important to ensure sustainable transport. Find out what the world does to improve this even more and get to know to some interesting facts and figures. Find out more about sustainable transport and cargo bikes.
There are approximately more than one billion bikes in the world. Back in the day in 1965, world production of cars and bikes was essentially the same, with each at nearly 20 million, but with the year of 2003 bike production had climbed to over 100 million per year compared with 42 million cars. (Source: WorldWatch Institute). This makes a rise in the past 20 years of 68%. China is the biggest producer of bicycles but the city’s of Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Utrecht make the top three of the most bike friendly cities. Also, the rest of the top 10 of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the world are all in Europe. In the united states of America, between 15 and 20 million units of bicycles are sold every Year. (Source: Statista)Â
A Secretary of Transport in Germany said that his plan is to build 20 connections of bicycle fast lanes by 2030. "Pedelecs should also encourage more people to travel by bike instead of by car" (Source: SWR)
"[...] get more people to travel by bike instead of by car"
The increasingly present topic of electromobility is making it more attractive for more and more people. However, at the same time it also creates many challenges around the topics of the different types of mobility, the expansion of the infrastructure thus also the financing, read also the Van Raam tips to collect money for an adapted bicycle to learn more about it.
The e-bike market has grown in recent years, take a look at some interesting figures worldwide:
​4.400.000, is the number of all E bikes on German roads at the end of 2018 (S: ZIV)
9.800, is the annual energy yield in kWh (SolaRoad) of a 70-metre cycle path consisting of solar cells in the Netherlands.
31.700.000, is the number of e-bikes sold worldwide in 2014 (S: ElektroBike)
39.200, the number of E-load wheels sold in Germany in 2018 (+161 % compared to 2017, S: ZIV)
2.600,000, the number of e-bikes sold in Europe in 2018 (+23 % compared to 2017, forecast: ZIV)
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Are you wondering what it is like to ride an adapted bicycle in the constantly growing traffic? Now we have compiled for you a number of experiences of consumers who participate with an adaptive bike participating in traffic.
Van Raam is a manufacturer of special needs bikes, and the specialties of Van Raam are tricycles, scooter bikes, tandems, side-by-side tandems, wheelchair bikes, transport bikes and bikes with low access or comfort bikes. The unique Van Raam pedal support is possible on most of these special need’s bicycles. Van Raam bicycles travel the world, with a focus on almost all European countries and North America.
The Van Raam mission is to offer sustainable and contemporary mobility to people with a disability. And the vision is: If people with a disability can be mobile and independent for a longer time, they are happier. Van Raam wants to contribute to the integration of people with disabilities in society. Let's all cycle! Learn more about the special need’s bikes in the following.
On the Nieuwsfiets.nu website an article has been posted about Van Raam, manufacturer of special needs bikes. The title of the article is ‘Van Raam makes customization available worldwide’. In the article is stated that the unique Van Raam special needs bikes are available both in the Netherlands and abroad. We provide a brief summary of the article.
Money was raised for eight different cities respectively municipalities to use adapted electric bikes, like the ones from Van Raam, in social institutions. Find out more about this project, which Van Raam special bikes were involved and to which cities the bikes will go.
A cargo bike can be used to transport goods or people. Van Raam has several cargo bikes in its assortment that can be used to transport people. Read more about these bikes in this article.
Van Raam is a manufacturer of special needs bikes with an extensive range of bicycles and options. Find out all about Van Raam in the corporate presentation.
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