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With the doom and gloom on the economy expected to continue to next year and perhaps will remain in the next 2 years have caused consumers to cut down on their spending. One of the big ticket items is actually transportation, in this case our private own cars which could leave a big dent on our monthly budget if the price of crude oil continues to be unpredictable. With rising living cost and job uncertainties, these are the things that we can possibly cut down. One of the ways to reduce our reliance on cars is to use alternative transportation such as public transport or electric vehicles eg. Electric scooter or bike. Electric scooters are particularly suitable for single working adult who live between 1-10 miles from their office. The price of an electric scooter is not expensive ad it ranges from £300-£3,000 depending on the type and model. Not only that it reduces the need for fuel consumption, it’s also friendly to the environment and I think it’s about time we do something for mother nature after all these years of taking from her. Electric scooters, which run on batteries that can be recharged from a domestic socket, are predicted to take off this year, as the price of fuel leaves many commuters with increasingly high transport costs. Zooming at 40 to 50 km per hour (about 20 miles) doesn’t seem like real speed these days especially with some modern sports cars and bikes that are capable to do 300-400 km an hour. But what if you do not need to pay for gasoline anymore to travel at the lower speed. I think most working class people wouldn’t mind the slower pace but could save hundreds or thousand of dollars per year on fuel is worth it all especially during the current economy climate. Well the good news is that we can do that now especially with the improvement of alternative fuel vehicles. We have the hybrid engine car where it has both electric and gasoline engine for better fuel consumption and friendlier to the environment and it’s also suitable for families with kids. However if you are single and looking for something economical to travel within the city, look no further, I highly recommend that you buy an electric scooter.
There have been a great interest in electric scooters in the recent years and a few new companies have entered the market. Two of them that have entered the market in the last month in a hope to cash in drivers that are being hit by the high price of petrol, combined with the increasing desire to cut down their carbon emissions. Ego and E-Max, both of whom launched their scooters last month, have had great success since they started selling their vehicles. E-Max has sold about 200 of its more powerful £2,760 vehicle in the last three weeks. One of the most popular electric scooters is Xtreme scooters. The price range for a new Xtreme electric scooter is between US150 to 900 depending on the model. If you want a speedier scooter, I would recommend the Xtreme-XB500 and for the entry level, the Xtreme X10 will be a good buy. Further more, most cities especially in the UK nowadays are offering free parking for electric scooters and its kind in order to encourage the people to switch to this type of transport. Another extremely popular scooter is the Ego. priced at about USD1000, the Ego’s bike looks astonishingly cheap and people might be willing to experiment with it to keep their cost of living low in the coming days.
Some of the electric scooters also have a motor-protected circuitry that enables the scooter to move ahead and gain speed even before the assist starts working. So when the throttle-switch is released, the unique design of the electric scooters allow the motor to coast or “freewheel” in a way most commonly seen in regular bikes. The electric scooters can be truly enjoyable as they have an easy acceleration that helps them to glide smoothly through heavy winds as well as climb hills smoothly.
I have talked briefly about different brands of electric scooters, now I’ll touch on the types of scooters out there. The first type is an entry level ones where it can reach a maximum of 7-8 miles an hour. The intermediate scooters can do about 14-15 miles as hour. Finally the advance type or Voloci which happens to be the most popular type is equipped with many modern features such as quick-swap battery packs, automatic key ignition and it can do beyond 20 miles an hour
How then does an electric scooter operate? It’s combination of electrical power from the batteries and feed it to the motor which the heart of the scooter. The speed is handled with a variety of switches and together with the handlebars and brakes provides the handling of the scooter. Some of the newer electric scooters come with computerised controls just like the modern cars to make the ride even smoother and safer.
So whether you are a novice or experience owner of the electric scooter, you would agree that there’s nothing more fun than riding your scooter around town with the wind brushing against your face and hair. Ohhh what a feeling!!! Go get one today and I promise that you will not regret it.
Barely 20 years ago the cost of gas was under $1.00 a gallon. Today, with prices spiking to almost $4.00 and back again, we breathe a sigh of relief when gas “sinks” to $3.00 a gallon! Quite a few people have decided that things are not quite right, and they’re taking action. A number of them are choosing a better way to get around town, and a lot of them are buying a cheap scooter that uses far less gas or an electric motor scooter that doesn’t require gas at all.
Although we may have minimal driving habits, the price of gas can take a chunk out of our budget. To have enough gas month we either we have to give up some other expense or give up going out at all. It would appear that the more fitting resolution would be to simply purchase a cheap scooter to ride to work and for those short trips around town rather than using the car for those things. You would be pleasantly surprised at how much gas (and money) you can save simply by switching to a scooter to ride to work and back! There are cheap scooters that can go 75 miles per hour, and are legal on the freeway so you don’t have to live necessarily close to work to take this option.
In addition to saving you money on gas, a cheap scooter can be very nice way to get to and from work. It’s true that you can legally drive between cars and move to the head of the line when traffic halts, but it is also true that you will derive a particular pleasure in driving one of these scooter as well. Who could ask for more from a a machine used for transportation? You can buy a great scooter for around two thousands dollars, and the money saved on gas will definitely pay that back in no time! Another great thing about scooters is you can generally park them in front of stores and restaurants as opposed to in the parking lot, and this bails you out from having to look for a good spot. You’ll always get a front spot to park in! And, one last bonus, many other people are deciding on a cheap scooter from their ride, so you might make a new friend and who knows where that might lead?