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In China you can buy quite nice e-scooter (Vespa-like) for around 2500 - 3000 CNY which is around 320-400euro. I think the reason that dont come to other countr
by victornomad 8y ago
In China you can buy quite nice e-scooter (Vespa-like) for around 2500 - 3000 CNY which is around 320-400euro.
I think the reason that dont come to other countries is just pure lobbying from local companies.
- Tepix 8y agoWhat type of batteries do they have?
- hwillis 8y agoI would guess it has much more to do with shipping and dealerships- you can get these things delivered, but even a horrible quality gas scooter costs 800-1000 USD delivered. A buddy bought one several years ago. It showed up at his doorstep in a neat little box and worked quite nicely once we had changed the oil (full of metal shavings from manufacture), although the CVT and tiny engine weren't quite up to getting on the highway. Even most scooters and motorcycles in the US are sold through dealers, and they will simply be making no money on a vehicle that costs <$500. It's probably only feasible to store them in a warehouse and ship via freight, which is expensive. I don't know why you don't see them in Walmart, but maybe there's some sort of law or maybe even Walmart can't move them.
- harias 8y agoThey wouldn't pass the safety standards. Most Indian cars got a zero from NCAP
- nradov 8y agoThere are barely any safety standards for scooters.
- yardie 8y agoSafety, emissions, and probably IP protection are more likely. Even Piaggio stopped selling scooters in the US because their 2-stroke motors couldn’t meet our emissions requirements.
- CyberDildonics 8y agoYou think an electric scooter has problems with emissions?