Last night there was a story on one of my local news stations about the skyrocketing popularity of mopeds. They showed one store in San Diego which had a waiting list and $500 deposit for their gas mopeds. The story claimed that generally these mopeds cost $3000-4000 and get somewhere around 70 mpg.
Well, my electric moped can go 50 mph, gets over 30 miles per charge (as high as 70 miles depending on speed, but going 40-50 mph most of the time goes about 30 miles), costs 1.2 cents per mile to recharge, and cost the same as these gas mopeds - $3600. In terms of both emissions and fuel costs it gets the equivalent of 500 mpg.
http://greenhome.huddler.com/products/rmartin-evd-moto
I've seen a number of mopeds around lately, but almost all gas mopeds. Why do you think more people don't buy electric mopeds? Are most people unaware of the technology, or is there some kind of stigma associated with it perhaps?
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