Would you pay $7,000 for green scooter?

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March 25, 2009
'Greenlots' for e-scooters
By Maria Almenoar

The scooters, which are brought in by Zeco Scooters, cost around $7,000 and have a top speed of 50km/h. -- ST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA

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SINGAPORE'S green movement got a boost on Wednesday with the launch of the first electric scooter approved on our roads.
Three organisations have also come on board to support the electric scooter programme by providing 'Greenlots' on their premises.

IKEA Singapore's two stores at Alexandra Road and Tampines now have a dedicated motorcycle lot just for electric vehicles.

Republic Polytechnic and Insead will follow suit soon.

Motorists can plug in their scooters at these lots and charge them for free.

The made-in-Germany scooters, which are brought in by Zeco Scooters, cost around $7,000 and have a top speed of 50km/h. There are eight orders so far.

For now they are not allowed on expressways but authorities will review the ban after a year.

Apart from being environmentally friendly, motorcyclists will save on petrol and maintenance costs.

Said managing director of Zeco Scooters, Mr Jan Croeni: 'It's a bit of a chicken and egg situation: If there is no infrastructure people are reluctant to buy the scooters. But without the scooters, organisations are hesitant to put in the infrastructure.'

Would you buy an e-scooter? Join in the discussion.

 

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Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story
March 25, 2009
'Greenlots' for e-scooters
By Maria Almenoar

The scooters, which are brought in by Zeco Scooters, cost around $7,000 and have a top speed of 50km/h. -- ST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA

View more photos

SINGAPORE'S green movement got a boost on Wednesday with the launch of the first electric scooter approved on our roads.
Three organisations have also come on board to support the electric scooter programme by providing 'Greenlots' on their premises.

IKEA Singapore's two stores at Alexandra Road and Tampines now have a dedicated motorcycle lot just for electric vehicles.

Republic Polytechnic and Insead will follow suit soon.

Motorists can plug in their scooters at these lots and charge them for free.

The made-in-Germany scooters, which are brought in by Zeco Scooters, cost around $7,000 and have a top speed of 50km/h. There are eight orders so far.

For now they are not allowed on expressways but authorities will review the ban after a year.

Apart from being environmentally friendly, motorcyclists will save on petrol and maintenance costs.

Said managing director of Zeco Scooters, Mr Jan Croeni: 'It's a bit of a chicken and egg situation: If there is no infrastructure people are reluctant to buy the scooters. But without the scooters, organisations are hesitant to put in the infrastructure.'

Would you buy an e-scooter? Join in the discussion.

So u are colour blind

 

[singveld]

when a truck crush a scooter and flaten the rider like prata.
the truck does not care if it is a green or two stroke
and making a battery is not a green process either
this is just to con the morons, same morons who buy organic food.

 

[commoner]

$7,000 is definitly overpriced,,,,,,

for those who have been to China and Vietnam, you can get something like this for less than $1,000,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[cityhope]

regardless of the price,
1) maintainance: the long term cost can be very high. all the electronics controlling the bike + expensive batteries. servicing at specialized shops.
2) infrastructure: not there yet.
3) it is not as environmentally friendly as u think. Where is the electricity coming from? It make sense in europe where there are nuclear plants, which is considered green. In spore, we use gas, not as lethal as coal and diesel but as clean as nuclear.

 

[johnny333]

regardless of the price,
1) maintainance: the long term cost can be very high. all the electronics controlling the bike + expensive batteries. servicing at specialized shops.
2) infrastructure: not there yet.
3) it is not as environmentally friendly as u think. Where is the electricity coming from? It make sense in europe where there are nuclear plants, which is considered green. In spore, we use gas, not as lethal as coal and diesel but as clean as nuclear.

This green initiative is by private parties & not by the PAP gov't. Truely helicopter vision

Where does the gov't stand on going green?

Don't know why the gov't hasn't regulated the shift of Public buses, taxis, police cars to using LPG? it's old & proven technology.

 

[cityhope]

The govt will not do anything that is not sustainable (profitable). Look at the solar drive for the past 1-2 years. Do u see large scale implementation? I see testbedding a few solar panels on HDB only. Solar is mature and proven technolgy, so why the testing? the govt talk solar solar solar to attract a big carrot head (REC) to invest 6billion for job creation and "nation building".