Electric Scooter On The Road In April

[heaven51]

Saw the news yesterday nite... Electric Scooters will be running on the road from April but will be ban from expressway for a year...

 

Great,,, Go Green,,, Save the Earth,,, Save Petrol,,,

 

Wait a minute but where to charge as it has a usable mileage of 90km only...

 

 

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/417696/1/.html

 

http://www.zecoscooters.com/index.php

 

Let hear your view fellow bikers !!!

 

Cheers !!! Go Green

Edited March 26, 2009 by heaven51

[heaven51]

Let us brain storm a few place / ideas that you can charge the bike,,,

 

1. Vock deck

2. Extend the S.S.O. from your house

3. Rubbish Collection Centre

[apekyano]

but news say the scooter is only capable to go up till 50km/hr..

no wonderrrrr its not allowed in expressway..

[anodise57]

eh bro/senior...

 

U wanna try those??? Forget it la..... think the scoot pro drain out of power b4 u reach destination.

 

Weight + drag... sure can clock the intended milege bo.. hahahah

[bIke Perth]

they tout it as environmentally friendly but my question is... with charge times of 2 hours ++ and let's postulate that it catches on with motorcyclists, where do we get electricity from? Go Figure.

[Vonmuck]

Electric bikes are pretty common in USA/China. Not just scooters, they have scramblers and supermotard too.

 

And some can reach a top speed of 65MPH (104km/hr).

 

50km/hr top is too slow, i will be interested in one if it can hit 80km/hr.

[AspMonK]

officially support by IKea..

 

and provided u stay at private property with own garage

[THE BEAST]

Wonder if they have, like those camera, another compartment where you can buy AAA size battery from mamak shop and install it once power runs out... then can go touring with top box full of Energizer Alkaline batteries..

:lol:

[zamani]

fuh! check out the price tag!

 

http://www.zecoscooters.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=60

[squishyworm]

woah to me, i think its quite expensive! hahah. but of course, if i am not wrong, its gonna be more environmental friendly since its electric operated.

[heaven51]

eh bro/senior...

 

U wanna try those??? Forget it la..... think the scoot pro drain out of power b4 u reach destination.

 

Weight + drag... sure can clock the intended milege bo.. hahahah

 

Ha ha, dont forget I got two more legs !!! When battery flat, run like a FLINDSTONE !!! LOL:cheeky:

 

Wonder if they have, like those camera, another compartment where you can buy AAA size battery from mamak shop and install it once power runs out... then can go touring with top box full of Energizer Alkaline batteries..

:lol:

 

Maybe add a side box (like those ice-cream uncle) full of battery then sure can reach Ipoh...

 

The price is still too X, mileage too little, not enough S.S.O. ... But still hope that this project can pick up... Give it more years too upgrade on the hardware, then it will be a better choice to change...

 

Do our little part to Save Our Earth !!!

[Fritz]

A step into the future!

[jtzx]

hehe... maybe i will wanna get one too... for market use..

 

 

so here's the list.

 

1 market bicycle and 1 market bike

 

1 racer bicycle and a 200cc bike..

 

thats cool ;-)

[Mark C.]

There are scooter's that run on portable battery, and is widely use in China, and the speed is more then 50km/hr.

I wish i can do something to save Mother Earth too, but price tag too high.

[shellshox]

Wah, slow leh, like having to dodge bicycles on the road....

[skytrek]

Guys don't buy first. Just wait. I spoke to a electric bicycle dealer here and

they intend to bring in China made electric scooters speed 70km/hr max and price around

$2K. It's nothing new already popular in China.

 

FYI, modified electric bicycle can run 60km/hr, although legally it's 30km/hr.

And no need road tax, COE, etc. can get less than 1.5K.

[zyrofillica]

battery warranty only one year?! i think must change the battery every 2 years or so. sure EX! !@#$%^&

[heaven51]

Guys don't buy first. Just wait. I spoke to a electric bicycle dealer here and

they intend to bring in China made electric scooters speed 70km/hr max and price around

$2K. It's nothing new already popular in China.

 

FYI, modified electric bicycle can run 60km/hr, although legally it's 30km/hr.

And no need road tax, COE, etc. can get less than 1.5K.

 

Wow sound great pal... But as mention earlier charging it bike is an issue as the basic infrastructure is not up yet,,,,

 

Maybe push the bike into the lift and park out yr unit, use an extension plug n start charging...

[ProFatSir]

Guys don't buy first. Just wait. I spoke to a electric bicycle dealer here and

they intend to bring in China made electric scooters speed 70km/hr max and price around

$2K. It's nothing new already popular in China.

 

FYI, modified electric bicycle can run 60km/hr, although legally it's 30km/hr.

And no need road tax, COE, etc. can get less than 1.5K.

 

 

 

FYI if not wrong the bicycle should not be a shape of a scooter as stated on LTA

 

refer to this

 

http://www.onemotoring.com.sg/publish/onemotoring/en/lta_information_guidelines/buy_a_new_vehicle/motorised_bicycles.html

 

 

 

fines are high.just like the petrol driven bicycle IF you get caught.

 

age for this bicycle is 16.and must need to put on (ARAI or SHOEI) bicycle helmet.and travel on the road only(no to pavement)

 

approval electrical bicycle cost abt 900++ seen from sims drive blk 54 bicycle shop.warrenty 3 mth for battery.

 

no roadtax /insurance and ERP.......free parking somemore.no need license to ride haha:angel:

 

did ever seen a person riding it around my office area with many led.quite fast.and quite nice

Edited March 28, 2009 by ProFatSir

[skytrek]

I got one electric bike myself. Lucky my HDB big enough to park inside.

Go inside lift no problem. The battery can be taken out of the bike and

hand carried to a charging socket (looks like a tool box size little heavy though). Full charge takes around 7 hours. Can run around 2 hrs.

I keep charger inside box behind bike so can charge outside.

Suggested to buy the latest brushless type motor, no maintenance.

Battery need to change every 2 years cost nearly $200 (for 30km/hr type).

If you want double speed X 2.

There's battery level indicator and speedometer. If no power, can pedal.

 

 

Wow sound great pal... But as mention earlier charging it bike is an issue as the basic infrastructure is not up yet,,,,

 

Maybe push the bike into the lift and park out yr unit, use an extension plug n start charging...

[skytrek]

I understand petrol driven type is ban.

Usually, I put my bicycle helmet in basket and wear cap instead.

most people my area ride on pavement as it's safer than on the road, of course don't speed lar. So far, petrol car see me also no time to bother.

Very good to fetch kids from school or go marketing. Can penetrate any urban areas same as bicycle.

 

FYI if not wrong the bicycle should not be a shape of a scooter as stated on LTA

 

refer to this

 

http://www.onemotoring.com.sg/publish/onemotoring/en/lta_information_guidelines/buy_a_new_vehicle/motorised_bicycles.html

 

 

 

fines are high.just like the petrol driven bicycle IF you get caught.

 

age for this bicycle is 16.and must need to put on (ARAI or SHOEI) bicycle helmet.and travel on the road only(no to pavement)

 

approval electrical bicycle cost abt 900++ seen from sims drive blk 54 bicycle shop.warrenty 3 mth for battery.

 

no roadtax /insurance and ERP.......free parking somemore.no need license to ride haha:angel:

 

did ever seen a person riding it around my office area with many led.quite fast.and quite nice

[lv3338]

need class 2 b?

[skytrek]

no licence required. but the electric bicycle need an approval metal licence tag from LTA done by the shop.

[darren_soh86]

that electric scooter is 195kg?!

 

wah lau. with that kind of weight.. all the battery power will b wasted on moving the thing around wat..

 

seriously if they haf a better model with higher speeds.. it will be safer and i definitely will try..

[DeusExMachina]

50kph?!

 

Pfffftt....

 

They should come up with something like this to whet our appetites.

 

http://www.killacycle.com

 

Lithium ions nanophospate technology FTW.

http://www.a123systems.com/

 

And make it more affordable pls....

$7K for that kind of junk performance is just not cool at all.