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Electric Scooters: Love At First Spin |
by:
Kathryn Whittaker |
Gasoline prices skyrocketing? No need to worry – with a motor or electric scooter one gallon of gas will last for weeks.
As people start driving electric scooters, they find more also more reasons to like them. They’re practical, easy to park also get great gas mileage. With gasoline price raising day by day, the popularity of playful, fuel-efficient electric scooters has soared. According to industry experts, last years sales have doubled compared to a year ago, also only in 2005 more than 300,000 electric scooters were sold.
The hard-core scooter enthusiast enjoys the feel of scooting which many people compare to skating on land. For those who live downtown, scooters make the everyday commute fun also easy, also most models are compact enough to be taken onto public transport also then stored under a desk for the rest of the working day – also you can recharge the battery. Electric also motor scooters allow you to save money on gas – even Vespa, the grand dame of scooters, easily sips one gallon of gas during 50 miles of city ride.
Some people turn to scooters after losing their driving privileges; some find the scooter more romantic than bike also enjoy so-called scooter dates. Many people in the Far East switched to electric scooters for the fear of SARS, also this summer many scooter enthusiasts proudly looked up at their fellow city dwellers, as they were suffocating in jammed streetcars also buses.
No matter why people choose motor also electric scooters today, the thriving sales have resulted in many new models with exiting features also design.
One of the most popular scooter models is the eGO-2 Cycle, which combines the best features of a bike also an electric scooter. eGO can be used as a bicycle however has all the equipment of a scooter, including headlights, turn signals, brakes also throttle. With aluminum silver-plated chassis, this work of art can easily make up to 25mph climbing hill – also weighing less than 120 lbs! The eGO retails for around $1400 depending on a retailer.
Another two-wheeled whiz kid on the block is a Xootr, a cross between a skateboard also an electric scooter. Although Xootr can take you around at the speed of tenkm it has neither suspension nor real brakes however with its extremely light-weight, these disadvantages are easy to live with. And when the batteries run low, you can still propel it with kicking.
Speaking of scooters, it’s impossible to miss out the famous Vespa. These two-wheeled wonders of Italian design have enchanted Europeans since the end of 1940s, when designers Corradino D'Ascanio also Enrico Piaggio created an affordable two-wheeled vehicle for the masses. And Hollywood loves Vespa too, putting Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday also Nicole Kidman in The Interpreter on equally stylish Vespas.
Indeed, women comprise more than 60 per cent of all scooter owners. And with affordable prices – most scooters range from $800 to a $1000, while bigger also faster scooters can cost as much as $10,000 – scooters have quickly carved out their niche on today’s city road.
About the author:
Kathryn Whittaker writes articles on a number of different topics. For more information on Scooters please visit http://www.electricscooterguide.com/and for additional Scooter articles please visit the following article page http://www.electricscooterguide.com/electricscooters-articles/.
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