| Excellent choices for smaller children are the standard | | | | - Environmental Concerns: Electrical motors do not |
| kick scooters but if you're looking for something | | | | produce smog emissions like their gas counterparts. If |
| motorized things can get complicated. Listed below are | | | | gas still interests you but you're still concerned about |
| a few considerations and some suggested brands are | | | | environmental impact, C.A.R.B. motors will produce less |
| at the end of the article. | | | | exhaust emissions. |
| Things to consider when choosing an electric or gas | | | | - Convenience: Electric motors range from an hour to |
| scooter in no specific order: | | | | roughly 2 ½ hrs of battery life and after that |
| - Cost: When it comes to price the categories are, in | | | | need to be charged. The gas scooter needs a certain |
| ascending order: non-motorized, electric and then gas | | | | mixture of oil per gallon but can be used consistently. |
| being the most expensive. | | | | So the value of convenience is the cost of refilling |
| - Speed: Gas offers more velocity and accelerates to | | | | versus recharging the electric motor. |
| speeds in upwards of 30 mph. You can expect | | | | - Reliability: Neither gas nor electric have a scooters |
| speeds of 12-25 mph in electric but for beginners you | | | | have an advantage. The quality of individual scooters is |
| could go either. | | | | heavily dependent on the manufacturer. Suggestions |
| - Noise: This is an obvious choice if you prefer a | | | | are mentioned below. |
| quieter scooter go with an electric motor. Even smaller | | | | When considering a purchase the consensus is stay |
| gas powered (50cc) are comparable to lawn | | | | with brands that have a reputable history of |
| equipment decibel levels. | | | | manufacturing quality scooters. |