Which country has the biggest bicycle industry in the world? The answer is Taiwan. According to Business Weekly, Taiwan’s bicycle industry shines more brightly in the “electric era.” 63% of electric bikes currently on the European market were manufactured in Taiwan.
Taiwan has been known as the “bicycle kingdom” since it was ranked the largest exporter of high-end bicycles and the second largest of overall bicycle products in 2016.
As the world expects to have a long-term demand for electric bikes, some Taiwanese economists stressed that the country must retain competitiveness by improving its technical innovation and domestic supply chain.
友善讓你懂 │ 解說：
自行車不僅是代步的好工具，運動近年更是蔚為流行，但你知道台灣是全球自行車王國嗎？台灣從2016年起，就已是中高階車全球市占第一、全球市占第二的自行車製造大國。
隨著單車進入電動車時代，台灣的製造實力也深獲世界青睞。在全球電動自行車銷售額最大的指標戰區歐洲，台灣出口的電動車市占率超過63％，超越中國，成為第一。
專家預估，電動自行車的市場會長期、持續成長；若台灣要維持世界競爭力，一定要繼續創新技術，還要增進國內的供應鏈。
輕鬆帶著走 │ 學習：
單車種類五花八門，這次來一一介紹：
登山車，英文就是mountain bike，專為山區騎乘而設計
許多人壯遊環島會騎的公路車，英文就是road bike，也適用於運動競速用。
攜帶方便的折疊式單車，英文就是folding bike，甚至可以登機或裝入袋中。
電動自行車，就是electric bike，環保又快速。
路上常見的Ubike的單車租借服務，英文就是public bicycle sharing service，亦即共享單車服務。
騎乘自行車，除了可以說ride a bike，也可以說get on a bike或是pedal a bike，pedal就是「踏板」的意思
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