The collection of electric scooters and bikes can be extraordinary to anyone trying to select one.
There are models solely for the dinky ones straight through to models that should only be for the disabled and elderly.
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Many of these scooters (bikes are generally exempt anyway) do not need you to have a license, insurance or registration.
From Brands You Recognize
The common stand and stand/sit models like the Razor, GoPed and Super Turbo series are fun and easy to ride for anyone with a bit of balance. They are simplistic in there make up and are genuinely just electric versions of the former kick scooter.
Honda, Yamaha, Sym, Kymco and a whole host of other brands are making their electric scooters based on many of their current gas powered step through's. In fact if you don't know what to look for it is hard to distinguish them apart.
Need For Speed?
The cheaper stand up versions are powered by brushed electric motors using sealed lead acid (Sla) batteries as there source of power. The range and tour speed of these models is very short and not that fast. Range for most is 15 - 20 miles (25 -35km) and speeds from 7 - 25mph (12 - 40km)
The larger sit down/step straight through models are more often powered by some of the most recent technology brushless motors drawing from lithium (LiPo, LiFe)batteries, with capacities unheard of a few years ago.
These models genuinely accomplish speeds of 35 - 50mph (50 - 80km) and can accomplish ranges up to 100 miles (160km).
Affordable to All
As technology has industrialized and become more effortlessly available, the price to furnish electric vehicles has dramatically reduced.
The cost of buying an electric scooter now matches or beats their fossil fuel burning counterparts. Or if comparing the kick type electric scooters, these are often cheaper than a cross country mountain bike.
Don't misunderstand, I'm not a tree hugger but technology genuinely has to move past the internal combustion engine. Electric may not be the replacement but it is a good stepping stone.
Prefer to Exercise?
In the same type as electric scooters, there is electric bicycles. The real contrast is the bike still has pedals and when the battery goes flat you still have a means of transport.
Alternatively thinking, you can still get your morning exercise by pedaling but opt for the electric cruise home in the evening.
Electric scooters and bikes are popular in many countries and are welcome in bike lanes and pathways.
When you think your purchase think of things like where you live, do have to lift it and where will it be stored. If storehouse is tight there are many folding electric scooters and bikes available.
For me my Super Turbo 800 Watt Elite is the perfect equilibrium of fun and commuting.
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