The origins of the scooter date back to the late nineteenth century, although definitions of such depend often on opinion rather than fact.
The first successful production two-wheeler was the Hildebrand & Wolfmueller, patented in Munich in 1894. It had a step-through frame, with its fuel tank mounted on the downtube. The engine was a parallel twin, mounted low on the frame, with its cylinders going fore-and-aft.It was water-cooled and had a radiator built into the top of the rear fender. The bike became the first
powered two wheel vehicle to be offered to the public on a production basis and was crucial in its move away from the foot pedal as the main source of engine power. The modern scooter was born in the Lambratte area of Milan, as was the brainchild one Ferdinado Innocenti, who was born in Bescia on 1st September 1891.
We live in a world where it is perfectly acceptable for a free adult to go wherever he or she wants to go, at any time that suits them. Unfortunately, more often than not, an individual will do this in a large passenger vehicle such as a car.
In the seventies, Americans drove big American cars that used gallons of fuel, just to drive a few miles. When the fuel crisis began the evolution to smaller cars, there began a latent urge to get back into the giant beasts of yore. The same people who said terrible things about the land yachts of the seventies are now driving solo to the local coffee house in giant fuel-thirsty Sport Utility Vehicles. So whats the difference Suburban Drivers? Enjoy it while you can, planet killers, because the human race is reproducing at an ever-increasing rate, and the elderly are living, and driving longer.
In the not too distant future, there will have to be restrictions on car driving in order to avoid total gridlock and air toxicity. Enter the concept of the small electric car. In the early days of automobiles, electric cars outnumbered gasoline powered cars. Sure, they were terrible, but so were the fuel cars! When battery development hit the technological wall that its still pressed against today, the internal combustion engine became the champion of
the highways, the railroads, the oceans and later the skies.
General Motors, Honda, Toyota and other manufacturers have brought electric
power back into focus, but the fact remains, its impossible to equal the convenience and range of the fuel car. With gasoline, you can drive hundreds of miles in one direction; refuel in three minutes, and then keep on going without delay. Electric cars go a little way, and then theyre useless until re-charged.
You might not know it yet, but in the future you are going to be one of the millions of people in the world who rides an electric scooter on a daily basis!
Picture this, you unfold your scooter, step on, push off once and hold the switch and steer. You say good morning to the people and dogs as you glide almost silently past them at a reasonable speed. You arrive, step off and fold it down.
Electric scooters are clean, quiet, small,light and fun. Theyre a lot of fun. Like the electric car, the range is disappointing to some, but its
getting better. Oddly enough, the acceptance of electric scooters got a boost from the phenomenal success of the toy known as an in-line scooter in 1999. The original was the Razor, but there are as many knock-offs as there are bumps in the sidewalk. The main advantage of the in-line scooter is its ultra light weight and portability. You can stuff it in your shoulder bag and forget its there when you finish your ride. These vehicles are made of aluminum and the
wheels are like the wheels on your in-line skates. You can steer with the handlebars and the skill required is minimal. Unlike skateboards, they are
not difficult to master.
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