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Electric Scooters and Motorcycles

An electric scooter is the newest craze to hit the commuting world. What is an electric scooter, you may ask? <br>

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Electric Scooters and Motorcycles

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  1. ElectricScootersandMotorcycles Anelectricscooteristhenewestcrazetohitthecommutingworld.Whatisanelectricscooter,youmayask?Itisavehiclethathaseithertwoorthreewheels,thatyouplugintoanelectriccurrenttochargethepowersourceandthenyouhavevirtuallyhoursoflowcost,efficienttransportationthatwillgetyou iŶaŶdoutoftraffiĐ,toyourdestiŶatioŶwithout the hasslesorstressof ͞roadrage͟or traffiĐjaŵs. Itisprobablytheperfectmodeoftransportation,weatherpermitting.Iwouldnotrecommendanelectricscooterduringarainorsnowstorm;however,ifyouconstructedsomesortofoverheadcover,youcouldprobablyuseyourelectricscooterduringanyweatherconditions. Whenyouchargeyourelectricscootertheelectricityiscollectedandstoredinarechargeablebatterycompartmentthatisonboardyourscooter. EarlyHistoryoftheElectronicMotorcycle Thehistoryoftheelectronicmotorcyclegoesbackasfaras1895—whenonSeptember19,1895,thefirstpatentwasfiledforanelectricalbicycle.ItwasinCanton,Ohio,byOgdenBolton.Onthesameyear,onNovember8th,therewasasecondpatentfiledbyHoseaW.LibbeyofBoston,Massachusetts,was filed foraŶ͞eleĐtriĐďiĐyĐle.͟ TheninLondon,England,duringtheStanleyCycleShowin1896anelectrictandembicyclewasfirstdemonstratedbyHumber,thebicyclemanufacturer. PopularMechanicsintroducedanelectricmotorcycleintheOctober1911issue.Thiselectronicmotorcycleprofessedtothestatementthatthiselectricmotorcyclecouldgoanaverageofseventy-fivetoonehundredmilesonasinglecharge;andhadthreespeedrangesoffour,fifteen,andthirty-fivemilesperhour. Thenin1919,aprototypeelectricmotorcyclemadebyRansome,Sims,andJeffries,withabatterycompartmentthatusedtheundersideofthesidecarseattostorethebatteriesneverquitemadeitpastthetrialstages,eventhoughithadbeenregisteredforuseontheroad. Electricmotorbikeshavecontinuedtoevolvethroughtheyears,fromthe1950supuntilcurrentdays.NowasofJuneof2014,eventhefamousHarleyDavidsonbrandhasmadeitsownprototypeforanelectricmotorbike. AUnitedStatesbasedsupplierofthemarketablecreationandproviderofelectronicscootersworldwideistheZElectricVehicle.IŶϮϬϭ4,BMW releasedthe ͞C-Series͟ eleĐtriĐsĐooters iŶGerŵaŶy. PowerSourceoftheElectronicScootersandMotorcycles Themainpowersourceforyourelectricscooterormotorcycleiswhatisknownaslithium-ionbatteriesthatarerechargeable.(Someoftheearliermodelsusedanickelbasedbattery).

  2. In2017,however,therewasthefirstelectronicscootertousetheLithiumTitaniumOxideBattery;itiscalledTheEspresso,andwasbuiltwiththenewestnon-flammabletechnologyforabattery.Thistypeofbatterycanbefullychargedinlessthantenminutes,andcanwithstand25,000charges(whichistheequalityto70yearsofdailycharging).In2017,however,therewasthefirstelectronicscootertousetheLithiumTitaniumOxideBattery;itiscalledTheEspresso,andwasbuiltwiththenewestnon-flammabletechnologyforabattery.Thistypeofbatterycanbefullychargedinlessthantenminutes,andcanwithstand25,000charges(whichistheequalityto70yearsofdailycharging). Thehistoryoftheelectronicscooterandmotorcycleasevolvedsomuchoverthepastcenturythatsomeonewithoutanexperiencedeyecouldnottellthedifferencebetweenagasorelectricpoweredmotorcycle.Thebiggestdifferencebetweenthetwoarethattheelectricpoweredscooterandmotorcycleismuchmorecost-effectiveandwillsaveitsowneralotofmoneyduringthecourseofownership,ongasolineandrepairs. ArticleSource:http://troop910.com/electric-scooters-and-motorcycles/

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