Earlier today while talking with a colleague she asked me for advice about different kinds of electric vehicles. She’s thinking about getting some kind of scooter to tide her over until full size electric cars are available (e.g. Chevy Volt) and since I’ve owned several small electric vehicles that probably means I have some useful advice to give.

Let’s start by cutting the field into some major clumps:-

• Bicycles
• Scooters that pretend to be bicycles (have pedals)
• Scooters with max speed of 30 miles/hr

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