| A lot of people are concerned about the environment, | | | | don't have to worry about making too much noise and |
| and want to do what they can in order to reduce their | | | | annoying your neighbors. However, sometimes this |
| impact on the environment. One way to do this is to | | | | quiet makes it harder for other motorists to notice that |
| use an electric scooter instead of driving a car. There | | | | you are there, so you need to be careful when driving |
| are a number of advantages to using this type of | | | | in a lot of traffic to make sure you are noticed. |
| scooter over gas powered vehicles, including other | | | | Other advantages include the fact that these scooters |
| types of bikes or mopeds. You can get models with | | | | require less maintenance and cheaper maintenance in |
| either two or three wheels, depending on your | | | | general than gas powered vehicles. For those who |
| preference. | | | | want to be environmentally friendly, they are also less |
| One of the main advantages of using an electric | | | | expensive than electric or hybrid cars. |
| scooter is the fact that you will spend a lot less to run | | | | You will need to keep in mind that these bikes do have |
| it, since you don't need to purchase gas. Instead, you | | | | other disadvantages as well. Many will not get up to |
| charge the batteries in your scooter by plugging into an | | | | the high speeds possible with gas powered vehicles, |
| electrical outlet. This can be done either at home or at | | | | and the up front purchase price is going to be more |
| charging stations that are located at service stations. | | | | than it would be for similar bikes that run on gas. The |
| However, the battery will need to be charged more | | | | less expensive scooters tend to be those that don't |
| often than you would need to fill up a gas tank, and it | | | | reach the higher speeds of 50 to 70 miles per hour. |
| will take longer to charge the battery than it would to fill | | | | Another problem is the fact that the batteries do not |
| up a tank of gas. | | | | work as well in freezing temperatures; the battery |
| Cheap electric scooters are also very quiet, so you | | | | capacity will be much lower than usual. |