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

Saturday, December 1, 2007

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

Saturday, December 1, 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?

Saturday, December 1, 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 […]

More prime time scooter luv – SCRUBS

Thursday, October 25, 2007

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Sebastian over at AutoblogGreen dropped some coverage on the National Multiple Sclerosis Society raffle featuring THIS electric scooter from Bigassmotors. Seems that besides supporting this great organization Bigassmotors is also announcing the Scoot N Shoot N. It’s an electric scooter in place of the good old track and dolly system. May not have the stability […]

French race car legend Matra returns as a green bike

Thursday, October 4, 2007

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One of our friends, FM, sends news from the Paris show that can be found over at CyberScooter.it (title link). This is the Matra, an electric hybrid bicycle that reminds me a bit of the MadAss if it were greener and a hell-of-a-lot more expensive. Here we’re looking at a 60 mile range at 30mph […]

Digital50: ZAP Receives $1 Million Initial Electric Car & Scooter Order

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

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(the girl looks hip, but I think the dude put the plug in the wrong socket here) This is great news for ZAP! In an effort to “build awareness”, Canada is planning to import a bunch of electrics in time for the Olympics. Pluggy would be pleased. Here’s a bit from the press release (you […]