I'm excited about the electric vehicles that are becoming available. I do really need a car for my commute. I've been a biker in the past, but I am a little more risk-averse these days. I'm hoping that my next car will be electric as I don't want to be belching out fumes. I need something with over 100 miles range that can handle motorways.
If you live and work in a city then a car can be a liability. There's nowhere to park and the traffic is terrible. Then a scooter could be ideal. These from Vmoto UK are pretty affordable and cost pennies a day to run. The smaller model has a removable battery, so you can easily charge it at home and possibly in the office too. Then you don't have to worry about finding a place to fill up.
I saw a few electric scooters on my recent trip to Berlin. They are coming out of China where they have serious pollution problems. I know they will still have coal power stations, but wind and solar could be contributing to drive their transport. Oil needs a lot of energy to convert to petrol anyway and then most of what it has is wasted as heat.
