Electric Cycle Scooter Review
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I was watching my grandson ride his little electric scooter and remembering when I would make a scooter out of a couple of 2×4’s and a roller skate. Then I got to thinking one of those might be good for me to use for short jaunts. My grandson got me to try it and it was a kick in the pants, but where would I put packages. He said they have some with storage compartments and seats, they also had Electric Bicycles. Then from the mouths of babes he said they even had a 3 wheel bike. He took me inside and he showed it to me online. It was the X-treme 420 Electric Three Wheel Bicycle. It appearred to be perfect for my life style. I live in a small area and most of my trips are less than 2 miles. We have a grocery store, hardware store, coffee shop, library, several resturants, auto parts store and other retail or service businesses within a four to five mile range. I hate to start up my truck or car for such a short trip. It’s hard on the engine never really warming up and what an expense for gas.
The idea of a bicycle just never caught on with me as I am getting older and I am usually hauling things around with me and pedaling a bike while doing that would be awfully hard and possible dangerous for me. But this electric three wheeler appeared to be stable and it had lots of safety features like brake lights, turn signals, head lights, and more. It also had a large storage compartment and an exterior rack, and easy to get on and off.
I ordered one and let me tell you it was ‘love at first ride’. It is fast and stable, no warming up the engine, and it is comfortaable to sit in the big drivers seat. The speed limit in town is twenty five mph and it nearly does that, and I can use the bike lanes legally. It is saving me a lot of gas. One of the other guys at the coffee shop got one not long after trying mine out. By the way that is the only problem, everyone wants to take it for a spin around the block.
signed,
’an old dog learns a new trick’
“GREEN”, Business, Electric Vehicles = Great Partners!
Large and small business has finally gotten on the bandwagon of “GREEN”, some of there efforts have been building green plants, offices, and other buildings that are energy saving. They are using recycled products, energy saving products, and even adjusting operating hours to create energy savings. We heartily endorse this trend. We also offer this suggestion: Encourage your employees to do the same. One way would be encouraging employees to use Electric Vehicles like Electric Mopeds, Electric Bicycles, and Electric Scooters. These Companies could provide ‘charging stations’, preferred parking, even indoor parking. The costs are minimal, possibly even cost saving. These vehicles are normally smaller and require less parking space. It certainly would help the business’s image but better yet it would be a great asset and morale booster to their employees. Maybe even some type of cost sharing program for their employees.
Another way they can promote “Green” is to use these same vehicles. Electric Bicycles are inexpensive and have nearly no maintenance, the same can be said for Electric Scooters. These could be used for transportation between buildings, plants, or outside destinations. A bonus is they can be used inside those same structures because they don’t make noise, no exhaust fumes, no oil dripping, compact size, and maintenance is minimal compared to gas/propane vehicles. They could provide quicker transportation of personnel and quite probably save the Company time and money.
In fact we should encourage our City’s, Counties, State and Federal Governments to utilize these Green Machines. Government is the perfect tool to set the example for the rest of us. After all any money they save is really ours.
A Revolution in Electric Mobility Scooters
Electric mobility scooters have been a blessing to those people who are unable to walk, or get around. The designs have opened up their lives by allow then to move around there homes, visit others, even run some of their chores. However since there inception they haven’t changed much. True they allow a disabled person to have some mobility, but that mobility was very limited. They only operated on smooth hard surfaces, and were very slow. Mobility Scooters had a void, they were designed for the severely disabled or more sedate persons. What about the person who just isn’t able to walk blocks or long distances. The people who were very active and wanted to spend time at outdoor events like Car Shows, Fairs, Expositions, Camping, Parks. People who wanted to be with other people but dreaded the fact that they always were tagging along slowly, or worse getting stuck.
Well now there is the Xtreme 420m Electric Mobility Scooter. It is set on three pneumatic wheels that goes through grass, dirt, rough surfaces, up and down hills. It is very stable and it can travel up to 15 mph and on average 20 miles per charge. It also can operate early morning, dusk and night since it has head, tail, and brake lights, also turn signals. It has a large comfortable adjustable captains seat with arm rests, rear view mirrors. There are large storage compartments. It is classified as an Electric bicycle and as a result it can travel in bicycle lanes and paths and doesn’t require a drivers license. It would seem that it should be called an “Electric Mobility Vehicle”. All of the owners we have spoken to have nothing but high praise for it and recommend it highly. They laugh that now they are the ‘leader of the pack’ when they go out.
When a football injury put me on the sidelines for a few months of my senior year, I thought it was the end of the world. Not only would I have to sit out the rest of the season, but I could no longer get to school and work from my home out in the country with any reliability. Knowing that it would take months before my leg fully recovered from surgery, I made a decision: I wouldn’t rely on friends and family to pick me up and drive me around anymore.
I pooled some of my savings from odd jobs performed during the summer and bought an electric mobility scooter online. When it arrived outside my house, I was eager to take the scooter out for a spin. I had been expecting a rather pedestrian, laid-back speed, but the vehicle was full of vim and vigor. It’s definitely not your grandparents’ mobility aid. Now that my leg is fully functional once again, I like to take the scooter to town just for old times’ sake.
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