The XM-4000Li electric moped is the latest from X-Treme Scooters for 2009. It’s similar to the XM-5000Li we reviewed back in January, but with a key difference: the motor is 4,000 watts rather than 5,000 (hence the model number). While this might seem like a downgrade, this model boasts much lighter weight than the 5000Li and has a lower price point to match.
Read More: X-Treme Scooters Announces New X-Treme XM-4000Li Electric Moped
Auto EV Japan plans to release the scooter for sales in May. The new scooter is called the Scarpina and will be available in a couple of models: 2 or 3-wheeled.
Read More: Scarpina Electric Scooter Debuts in Japan
Vision Industries prototype plug-in electric/hydrogen fuel-cell Class 8 Tyrano truck has completed the second stage of its performance tests. The testing, conducted at the Los Angeles Freightliner facilities in Whittier, California, was for payload and speed evaluations.
Read More: Fuel Cell Plug-in Hybrid Heavy-Duty Port Trucks Clear 2nd Stage Performance Testing
It looks like Vectrix hit the market at exactly the wrong time with their line of PHEV and EV scooters. The product line from Vectrix is awesome, but the recession and their position as a startup are apparently putting them in a world of hurt.
Read More: Vectrix on the Rocks: Recession Means Layoffs and Possible Selloff
The ELMOTO HR-2 is both an electric bicycle and an electric scooter. This light electric vehicle (LEV) was designed in Germany and due to hit the European market this July. It will then come to America in the spring.
Read More: ELMOTO HR-2 Hits Europe, Then the USA By 2010
Mar 10
Written by: Sebastian Schepis
Published on March 10th, 2009 in Electric Scooters
We got an email today from reader Jon Nols (thanks, Jon) containing these images of the X-Treme Green’s Sentinel Police Mobility Chariot. Jon tells us that these might be the only images of the Sentinel available on the Internet, and we believe him - we looked high and low for actual photos of this product when we published our original article on it, and couldn’t find one.
Read More: Photos: Xtreme Green’s Sentinel Police Mobility Chariot
EVT America is a distributor for the EVT Technology Co., Ltd. EVT America is located in Miami, Florida and offers four models of electric scooters/mopeds and motorcycles.
Read More: EVT America’s Electric Scooters
Feb 23
Written by: Aaron Turpen
Published on February 23rd, 2009 in Electric Scooters
The three-wheeled monster scooter from Piaggio will debut in Italy and Spain this summer. We covered the scooter when it first debuted as a prototype a while back and are excited to see it hitting the streets.
Read More: Piaggio MP3 Hybrid Going On Sale This Summer
Skeuter’s Condor electric scooter/moped
Skeuter Products, in Los Angeles, California, sells their exclusive light electric vehicles (electric scooters, electric bicycles, and even an e-tricycle), of which they have six models to choose from, world-wide. The models range in style, ability, and options, so there’s probably something here to fit just about anyone’s needs.
Read More: Closer Look: Skeuter Light Electric Vehicle Products
Feb 11
Written by: Aaron Turpen
Published on February 11th, 2009 in Electric Scooters
Sufat Gas Scooter
Imagine riding an electric scooter that achieves 0-50 in less than ten seconds. Imagine trying to stay on the thing at those speeds, even.
Read More: Electric Scooters Gain Speed in Vietnam
