EICMA 2016 Recap: Whither the Scooters?
Three scooter announcements from EICMA warrant closer looks. Why there aren’t more this year.
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Report Predicts Bright Future for Electric Maxi-Scooters, 3-wheelers
A report from PR Newswire is predicting major growth between 2015 and 2025 for three main segments: electric motorcycles, electric maxi-scooters, and 3-wheelers.
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The Vespa Segway
Here’s a fun one for your Friday morning. An enterprising builder in Spain is building custom Segways using vintage Vespa parts. The result is something hilarious and strangely charming. All for just 2,899.00€ ($3,925 USD).
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The Moveo Scooter Moves to Crowd Funding
Back in February, we reported on a rather clever folding electric scooter concept called the Moveo. Built by a Hungarian non-profit transportation company called Antro, the two wheel electric drive Moveo concept offers 50cc performance in a package that folds up to something roughly the size of carry-on luggage. As of this week, Antro is opening up the Moveo project up to crowd funding through the site JumpStartCity.com.
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Opinion: Will Electric Scooters Ever be Viable in the USA?
Last week, we posted this story about a study projecting that sales of electric motorcycles and scooters will grow ten fold over the next five years. Being a bit of a smart ass, my first thought was “Yes, if they’ve sold one bike today, and sell ten bikes five years from now, then they’ve grown by 10 times.” The real question is though, will the American market ever really embrace electric motorcycles or scooters?
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Electric Bikes to Grow 10X by 2018 in North America
Navigant Research have released a study summary claiming that the yet juvenile American electric scooter and motorcycle market will not simply take a foot hold, but grow by ten fold in the next five years.
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KTM To Produce E-SPEED Scooter for 2015
KTM has announced plans to produce the Speed scooter concept it showed at Tokyo this year as the E-SPEED. Based on the FREERIDE E electric drivetrain, the production version of the E-SPEED is expected to deliver a performance profile similar to a 125cc gas-powered scooter. At nearly 15 hp, the output of the E-SPEED should be well suited to urban riding, especially given its top speed of just under 55 mph.
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BMW Electric C Scooter Looking Very Likely
We reported last week that BMW plans to bring its C-series scooters to the American market in the next six weeks or so. Expected…
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BMW C 600 Sport and C 650 GT Scooters Landing in US in November
It’s rare for a motor scooter to create as much buzz within and outside the scooter world as the forthcoming BMW C series. First unveiled in 2010 as the C Concept, the C 600 Sport and C 650 GT are the culmination of years of speculation that the company was developing a maxiscooter.
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