TheScooterScoop

Jobs for out of work scooters

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

If low gas prices have you back to driving your 4WD Dually to the office you should consider a career for your out of work scooter. Here’s an idea from ace2heart. It’s not real, mind you, but a concept called “Sweep-scooter” that he/she entered into the Worth1000 Dream Vehicles 5 contest. Just thought it could […]

People STILL hating on scooters?!

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

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(what are people so frightened of? a little ol’ scooter?! I wish I could remember the source of this image) Hrm… this question still prevails. I remember asking something similar back in 2005 and just when I thought everything was cool and that scooters were finally being embraced by people (specifically Americans), I see signs […]

PennDOT puts the brakes on Chinese Scoots!?

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

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(PennDOT says “zhè zú gòu le, xiè xiè” to Chinese scooters. source: flickr/ironleg) A recent article in the power sports industry trade mag, Dealer News, reports that Pennsylvania has put a hold on registering any scooter with a “L” VIN. It may be hard to imagine, but Pennsylvania may be just the first state to […]

Deal of the decade or dealer of death? The $315 scooter.

Monday, November 10, 2008

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I’m a fan of extremes (I was gonna say ‘acrophiliac’ but that’s heights what the word for ‘extreme lover’?) , so in reaching across the spectrum of scooter prices we’ve seen a vintage going for $25k, there’s the modern Piaggio MP3-500 which will take you above the $10k mark once you get her out the […]

Scooters vs. SUVs… POLLUTE!

Friday, October 24, 2008

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It’s a good old-fashioned pollute-off! Fox wanted to do a story on how scooters pollute more than the biggest SUV. I wanted to give scooters a chance to defend themselves. We gathered up a group of Austin’s best to eat pizza, drink beer and burn oil.

Rise of the Roboscooters

Thursday, September 11, 2008

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(Photo source: ScooterInsight.it) Here’s a news piece from an up-and-coming blog on Electric Vehicles called EVpulse.com. Yes, she’s related. Now on to more great news from SYM! The foldaway electric Roboscooter, joint designed with MIT Media Lab and NEXT Consortium, is about to become more than a prototype. Check out this bit of background from […]