TheScooterScoop » Electric http://www.thescooterscoop.com America's motor scooter, moped and micro car news source. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:07:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Review – The 2010 Ultra Motor A2B Metro http://www.thescooterscoop.com/2010/08/24/review-the-2010-ultra-motor-a2b-metro/ http://www.thescooterscoop.com/2010/08/24/review-the-2010-ultra-motor-a2b-metro/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:06:25 +0000 Steve Guzman http://www.thescooterscoop.com/?p=3535
Hey! Look at that! Another review for Motorcycle.com. I actually convinced them to let me review a BICYCLE! HAHA! Well, an electric bicycle… they actually created a new category for me. ;)

Anyway, I posted the video above and you can read the write up on their site HERE>.

STUPID CRAZY shout-outs go to my co-conspirators contributors:
Greg Griffin – Test Rider
Wiretree - Music 0:00 – 1:12 “Back In Town (instrumental)”
GeekBeats – Music 1:15 – 1:55 “The Stride”
General Fuzz – Music 3:25 – 5:31 “Summer”

ENJOY!

]]> http://www.thescooterscoop.com/2010/08/24/review-the-2010-ultra-motor-a2b-metro/feed/ 6 Piaggio takes some plays from the Japanese design book? http://www.thescooterscoop.com/2009/11/12/piaggio-takes-some-plays-from-the-japanese-design-book/ http://www.thescooterscoop.com/2009/11/12/piaggio-takes-some-plays-from-the-japanese-design-book/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:48:00 +0000 Steve Guzman http://66.147.242.95/~thescoot/2009/11/12/piaggio-takes-some-plays-from-the-japanese-design-book/
First we had the Piaggio MP3, now they introduce the USB? I don’t know if this is just coincidence, but if Piaggio introduces the Piaggio Tweet next year then I’ll be highly suspicious that there’s a computer geek heading up the new product naming department over there.
I’ve got a headache right now, so I’m having trouble constructing my own deep and thoughtful analysis of this new concept. I suggest that you visit Hell For Leather to read their post from yesterday. While you’re there check out the jaw-dropping new designs from Moto Guzzi! The V7 Clubman Racer is the hotness, though I would have been happy with half the displacement.
Thanks to Orin O’Neill from Scootin’ Old Skool for the scoop.
PS> You can see what the Italians think about the USB here.
]]> http://www.thescooterscoop.com/2009/11/12/piaggio-takes-some-plays-from-the-japanese-design-book/feed/ 4 DIY of the day – the eSnake electirc 3-wheeler http://www.thescooterscoop.com/2008/03/20/diy-of-the-day-the-esnake-electirc-3-wheeler-2/ http://www.thescooterscoop.com/2008/03/20/diy-of-the-day-the-esnake-electirc-3-wheeler-2/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:47:00 +0000 Steve Guzman http://66.147.242.95/~thescoot/2008/03/20/diy-of-the-day-the-esnake-electirc-3-wheeler-2/
(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, electric.

The goal was short distance, low consumption, low emission, in a small package that could be used to travel the inner cities.

The e-Snake is powered by dual electric motors mounted in the hubs of the rear wheels. Looks like it was a success because, from what I can read, they took home the award for acceleration and speed at the Formula Electric and Hybird Italy 2007 student competition.

Though the thing appears to be made of bent aluminum pipe it still weighs in at 357 lbs. With that heft, this electric scoot is capable of reaching 31 mph and covering a distance of 62 miles on a charge (from what I can understand).

For more info you can click on the title link which will take you to the CyberScooter post where I found this OR you can just zip directly to the University of Padova’s student website HERE.

(Here’s a video presentation in English)

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