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ISTR the 500e was also limited to CA/OR initially. But obviously, if they can sell them elsewhere they will if/when production allows, eventually.
https://www.greencarcongress.com/2019/09/201090928-gogoro.htmlGogoro introduces VIVA ultralight electric smartscooter; battery swapping
https://www.autoblog.com/2019/11/02/electric-scooter-safety-etiquette-rules/Rules, etiquette and safety for e-scooters
What to know before you ride
https://www.autoblog.com/2019/11/19/bird-helmet-selfie-ride-credits/Bird offers scooter credits when you take 'helmet selfies'
It's hoping to improve scooter safety by offering rewards
GRA said:ABG:https://www.autoblog.com/2019/11/19/bird-helmet-selfie-ride-credits/Bird offers scooter credits when you take 'helmet selfies'
It's hoping to improve scooter safety by offering rewards
Finally, a scooter company tries something that might actually work.
LeftieBiker said:GRA said:ABG:https://www.autoblog.com/2019/11/19/bird-helmet-selfie-ride-credits/Bird offers scooter credits when you take 'helmet selfies'
It's hoping to improve scooter safety by offering rewards
Finally, a scooter company tries something that might actually work.
Because it isn't as if they can take a selfie and then remove the helmet to ride...
At least some states require pedals.LeftieBiker said:"Moped" is a strange legal definition used by many states to define a motorscooter with a very limited top speed. Confusingly enough, 'sit down electric scooter' generally means a skateboard type scooter with a seat and handlebar. And, of course, electric-assist bicycles, which are in fact a type of moped, are never called that in the US.
GRA said:Here's CA-DMV's definitions page: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/motorcycles/motorcycles There aren't any pedals on these scooters that I can see.
LeftieBiker said:You are confused. California defines mopeds correctly. New York and other states do not. A moped is a bicycle-scooter combination, designed to be run on an engine, but with pedals as well. (The pedals are often used to start the ICE.) Power-assisted bicycles meet the rational, logical definition for "moped" but low speed scooters do not, unless equipped with pedals. Whoever made the laws in places like New York did not understand the vehicles being defined, or was giving them designations at odds with their structure and function, despite knowing that the designations were incorrect.
motorized scooter is a two-wheeled device that has handlebars, a floorboard designed to be stood upon when riding, and is powered by a motor. Click here for more information CVC §407.5
Motorized scooter does NOT have to be registered. A motorized scooter may be driven with any class driver license.
A motor-driven cycle has 149cc or less engine size. CVC §405
A motor-driven cycle has to be registered and the driver must have a motorcycle license (M1).
https://www.autoblog.com/2020/02/19/zero-srs-electric-motorcycle/Zero SR/S electric motorcycle boasts up to 201 miles of range
The standard unit is rated at 161 miles
Following the launch of the super-cool SR/F electric streetfighter in 2019, Zero Motorcycles is once again expanding its lineup for 2020 with the new SR/S. The SR/S adds a different style to the Zero range, with full aerodynamic fairings, as well as a more comfortable and refined riding experience.
The SR/S is positioned as one of the company's most premium bikes, as it has some of the best power and range specs of the bunch. Like the SR/F, the SR/S uses an air-cooled ZF 75-10 electric motor and a 14.4 kWh lithium-ion battery to make a claimed 110 horsepower and 140 lb-ft of torque. Peak power on the rear-drive bike comes at 5,000 rpm, and its top speed caps at 124 mph.
The SR/S will be available as a Standard model or a Premium model, and an extra-cost Power Tank boosts range on both. Without the pack, the Standard and Premium bikes are rated to achieve 161 miles of range in the city, 82 miles on the highway, and 109 miles combined. With the tank, those numbers go up to 201 miles city, 103 miles highway, and 136 miles combined.
In addition to the Premium model having heated hand grips and aluminum bar ends, it also has upgraded charging capabilities. With Level 2 chargers, the Premium SR/S, which has a standard 6-kW charger, can charge up to 95 percent full in roughly two hours. With an added 6-kW rapid charging option, for a total of 12 kW, that number is cut in half to one hour. On the Standard model, which has a 3 kW charger, it takes four hours to charge to 95 percent, while adding the 6-kW rapid charging option breaks that down to approximately 1.3 hours.
With a relatively low foot position, highish handlebars, and a seat height of 31.0 inches, the SR/F has a more upright position but maintains efficiency with fairings and a windscreen. Zero says crouching down behind the windscreen results in a 13-percent increase in range over the SR/F, though no other parameters were mentioned. . . .
Zero has already started shipping the SR/S to dealers. Before taxes, fees, and government credits, the SR/S Standard starts at $19,995, while the SR/S Premium starts at $21,995. The Power Tank costs an extra $2,895, but that is not available until March 1, 2020. All Zero motorcycles are eligible for a 10% federal tax credit for plug-in vehicles.
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