Posts Tagged ‘zuumer’
Our Top 5 Electric Scooters Of 2008

As with our electric car picks for 2008, these electric scooters are all available in the USA now or will be in 2009 and are top picks for various reasons: design, capability, innovation, etc. Most of you know by now that scooters are one of my least favorite things, but there are an amazing number of them on the EV market and they seem to be popular as commuters and all-around “get around” machines.
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Electric Vehicles Out in Full Force at San Diego’s Kick Gas Festival

‘The World’s First Sun-Powered Electric Car’ by International Rectifier of El Segundo, CA on display at the Kick Gas Festival
If you’re an electric vehicle enthusiast, live in San Diego, and had the day off on Sunday, October 12, the place to be was definitely the Kick Gas Festival, held in Lakeside, CA about an hour away from downtown San Diego. The Kick Gas Festival is a place for gas and EV motor-heads to strut their stuff, compete in time trials, and get to know each other. Paul Thomas, organizer of the festival, calls it “Earth Day on steroids for motor-heads.”, and I felt right at home here.
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Zuumer Electric Scooter: Hands-On, First Drive

Zuumer inventor Tom Boyd with his baby.
It’s official - I’m buying one. After just a single ride on Zuumcraft’s new Zuumer Electric Scooter, I’ve just put my $250 down payment for my very own unit. Why? Because the Zuumer is the single most innovative, most useful, and most fun VLEV (Very Light Electric Vehicle) that I’ve ever ridden, and I’ve tried a few. And I don’t impress easily.
Zuumer Electric Scooter Lets You Surf the Street

The Zuumer electric scooter, made by Zuumcraft, Inc. of San Diego, CA has got to be one of the most ingenious new stand-up electric scooters that I’ve seen in a long time. Developed by a gentleman named Tom Boyd, the Zuumer is an stand-up three-wheeled electric scooter that uses an innovative suspension system to let you steer the scooter by shifting your body weight - in effect, ’surfing’ the street. Now that is cool. The Zuumer is perhaps not what you would expect to be developed by a gentleman like Mr. Boyd - his background is in technical sales - but nonetheless, his scooter’s design is as innovative as any.
ZuumCraft debuts electric scooter
San Diego-based ZuumCraft unveiled an ultralight electric scooter today that it says can maintain its balance during fast turns.
ZuumCraft started taking deposits this week for the three-wheeled, battery-powered scooter that is expected to sell for $2,000 to $2,100. CEO Bill Lofft told the Cleantech Group that ZuumCraft plans to ship 150 of the Zuumers [...]
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