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• Petition to see more electric incentives in the USA

  (the only motorbike greener than an electric is helium powered and carries zero passengers) ROME, Italy – The Italian government is working to cut emission rates in their urban areas, and to that end they are attempting to encourage the use of alternate... Posted Jun 27 2009, 07:57 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Electric, Vote

• Gasoline prices push scooter sales

  by Paul Wyche | The Saginaw News Monday May 05, 2008, 7:46 AM RELATED STORIES: • Experts: Abandon hopes of cheaper fuel • Consumer behaviors change to meet gasoline price increases Don't blame that buzzing you hear this summer on the mosquitoes. As... Posted May 07 2008, 04:09 AM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Electric, News Feed, Gasoline

• DIY of the day - the eSnake electirc 3-wheeler

  (Watch the e-Snake, e-Slither around the e... *sign*, "e-" is dead... but the scooter is cool!) Hats off to Prof. Vittore Cossalter & Prof. Giuseppe Buja's fine team of students who knocked out this prototype for a three-wheeled, tilting... Posted Mar 21 2008, 12:51 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: 3-Wheeler, Video, Electric, DIY

• UK Police already watching you, can now sneak up on your ***.

  (The Vectrix has a whole new career and uniform to match) David D. sent over this scoop from London Bikers (title link). Looks like the Hampshire police force has put a couple of these babies on the road for a 6 month test run. Their goal? Reduce carbon... Posted Dec 26 2007, 05:26 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Electric, Alternative, Green, UK, Vectrix

• Rise of the electric - MIT / SYM / GM's electric origami

  Mr. Mystery scooper (as well as S.A., and even my wife) pointed out this bit from MIT. These are from their "Smart Cities" project. MIT's dream is that by 2020 you'll be able to rent one of these electric scooters (built by SYM?) on... Posted Dec 01 2007, 08:04 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Microcar, Concept, Electric, Alternative, Scooter

• Rise of the electric - iMobility LEV

  (Wow! Very spacy design. Looks like it was drawn up by Honda.) Again, my masked scooper pointed us toward some EICMA Milan 2007 coverage. This time from CyberScooter.it (title link), we see the iMobility Light Electric Vehicle. This fully enclosed, three... Posted Dec 01 2007, 07:14 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Microcar, Concept, Show, Taiwan, Electric, Alternative, Italy

• Rise of the electric - Mitka the electric oddity

  Vanenbrink is Dutch for "kickassed design" or at least "Out-there design"... don't believe me check out some of their other projects . Here's how they describe this little environmental oddity: Mitka: a New Mobility concept... Posted Dec 01 2007, 07:06 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Concept, 3-Wheeler, Electric, Alternative

• Rise of the electric - Japan's wild EV-X7 and talks of a 2008 product release

  Our good friend Jo B. wanted to scoop us on some new developments from Japan's Axle Group. You may remember their electric / magnetic hybrid scooter (above) from back in the day . Looks like a sweeeet electric and I'd love to see it on the road... Posted Dec 01 2007, 06:56 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Japan, Concept, w00t, Electric, Alternative, Hybrid

• Rise of the electric - Emax's new mass producton Silicone Lead Acid scooter

  I don't have a whole lot of details here, but looks like Germany's Emax is kicking up a new Silicone Lead Acid battery scooter for 2008. Here's what AutoExpress (title link) had to say: The battery-powered twist ‘n’ go machine has a range... Posted Dec 01 2007, 06:44 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Electric, Alternative, Scooter, Emax

• Rise of the electric - Electric Buddy?

  This week I want to give a little update on the world of electric scooters. Why? Well, our email box has been crammed full of electric scooter news and scoops over the last couple of weeks. So, without further delay here's what we've got: A good... Posted Dec 01 2007, 05:38 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Genuine, Electric, Alternative

• More prime time scooter luv - SCRUBS

  Sebastian over at AutoblogGreen dropped some coverage on the National Multiple Sclerosis Society raffle featuring THIS electric scooter from Bigassmotors. Seems that besides supporting this great organization Bigassmotors is also announcing the Scoot... Posted Oct 25 2007, 12:35 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Video, Celebrity, Electric, Alternative

• French race car legend Matra returns as a green bike

  One of our friends, FM, sends news from the Paris show that can be found over at CyberScooter.it (title link). This is the Matra, an electric hybrid bicycle that reminds me a bit of the MadAss if it were greener and a hell-of-a-lot more expensive. Here... Posted Oct 06 2007, 02:55 PM by The Scooter Scoop! Filed under: Electric, Alternative, Hybrid, Green, France