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Rise of the electric – Emax’s new mass producton Silicone Lead Acid scooter

1. December 2007

I don’t have a whole lot of details here, but looks like Germany’s Emax is kicking up a new Silicone Lead Acid battery scooter for 2008. Here’s what AutoExpress (title link) had to say: The battery-powered twist ‘n’ go machine has a range of around 60 miles when travelling at its restricted top speed of […]

Rise of the electric – MIT / SYM / GM’s electric origami

1. December 2007

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Mr. Mystery scooper (as well as S.A., and even my wife) pointed out this bit from MIT. These are from their “Smart Cities” project. MIT’s dream is that by 2020 you’ll be able to rent one of these electric scooters (built by SYM?) on the street to get you around town. Expect to see even […]

Rise of the electric – iMobility LEV

1. December 2007

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(Wow! Very spacy design. Looks like it was drawn up by Honda.) Again, my masked scooper pointed us toward some EICMA Milan 2007 coverage. This time from CyberScooter.it (title link), we see the iMobility Light Electric Vehicle. This fully enclosed, three-wheeled +1 (1 in the front, 2 on the sides and 1 in the back), […]

Rise of the electric – Electric Buddy?

1. December 2007

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This week I want to give a little update on the world of electric scooters. Why? Well, our email box has been crammed full of electric scooter news and scoops over the last couple of weeks. So, without further delay here’s what we’ve got: A good friend of ours, who’s name we shan’t reveal, gave […]

Do not give into temptation this winter like this guy did.

1. December 2007

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(click to make the story bigger and funnier… I’m just glad the guy survived to ride again.)Thanks to HDSpeedy3 for sharing this somewhat familiar tale. It definitely warms the cockles… if it didn’t just burn them right off. This winter you might be tempted to roll the scoot into the warm and cozy living room, […]