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 and
more reasons to like them. They're practical, easy to park and
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, and 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 and easy, and
most models are compact enough to be taken onto public transport
and then stored under a desk for the rest of the working day
and you can recharge the battery. Electric and 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 and enjoy so-called
scooter dates. Many people in the Far East switched to electric
scooters for the fear of SARS, and this summer many scooter enthusiasts
proudly looked up at their fellow city dwellers, as they were
suffocating in jammed streetcars and buses.
No matter why people choose motor and electric scooters today,
the thriving sales have resulted in many new models with exiting
features and design.
One of the most popular scooter models is the eGO-2 Cycle,
which combines the best features of a bike and an electric scooter.
eGO can be used as a bicycle but has all the equipment of a scooter,
including headlights, turn signals, brakes and throttle. With
aluminum silver-plated chassis, this work of art can easily make
up to 25mph climbing hill and 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 and an electric scooter. Although Xootr can
take you around at the speed of 10 km it has neither suspension
nor real brakes but 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
and Enrico Piaggio created an affordable two-wheeled vehicle for
the masses. And Hollywood loves Vespa too, putting Audrey Hepburn
in Roman Holiday and 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 and 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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