Scooter Store Guide: Find the Scooter That is Right for You
Mainly due to the recent economic decline, scooters are becoming a
more popular alternative for transportation. Similar to a motorcycle, a
scooter consists of two wheels, is fairly inexpensive, and with a
capacity of one to two gallons of fuel, at sixty to eighty miles per
gallon, it is fuel efficient. Typical scooters usually contain a small,
gas powered engine of anywhere from 49 cubic centimeters (known as cc’s)
up to 600 cc’s. Scooters are much cheaper to purchase and invest in
than your standard, street legal vehicles like cars or motorcycles, in
fact, the average scooter costs about $1,400.00. Does a scooter sound
like something for you? Here is what to look for at your local scooter
store.
TYPES OF SCOOTERS TO CONSIDER
Scooters come in a variety of sizes, styles, colors, speeds and
types for you to choose from. Understanding the type you will need, and
the type you will essentially want, will be the deciding factor for you
when you step into that scooter store. There are gas powered scooters,
and there are electric scooters, and like all major purchases, you
should have a good idea as to what it is you are investing in.
Gas Powered Scooters
Gas powered scooters are viewed as fuel efficient, affordable and
dependable. Gas powered scooters offer the fastest speeds, and they are
the most popular of scooters, as well as the most widely used. More gas
powered scooters are street legal, they are typically more full-bodied
and sturdy in their make, and they are great for use on highways.
Even though gas powered scooters can vary greatly in their cc’s (and
the greater the cc’s equates to a more poor fuel economy), you will
only have to fill up your scooter once a week, or less. Today, and in an
attempt to combat the emissions of past scooter models, modern gas
powered scooters are 4-stroke engines that have been created solely to
reduce harmful emissions. These 4-stroke engines will even pass today’s
emissions tests.
You could even further reduce your emissions with autogas, or a
liquefied petroleum gas-powered scooter, which is also known as an LP
gas powered scooter. These scooters utilize liquefied petroleum gas to
operate, and they are gaining major popularity in Great Britain, and
across Europe.
Some newer gas powered scooters even offer water- cooled engines,
which help to prevent the engine from overheating, and these newer gas
powered scooters also contain bins for the storing of such items as
groceries.
Electric Powered Scooters
If you would prefer a “green”, ecologically and environmentally
friendly alternative to the gas powered scooter, then check your scooter
store for electric powered scooters. Today’s electric powered scooters
are even more powerful than past electric scooter models, and they are
even closer to functioning at the same level as gas powered scooters.
The main advantage of the electric powered scooters, as compared to
the gas powered scooters, is the most obvious: it is ecologically and
environmentally more friendly. Some other advantages of the electric
powered scooters over the gas powered scooters are that when you choose
an electric powered model, you are spending about one-quarter of the
cost that it would require you to fill up your gas powered scooter with
fuel, because all you have to do is charge your electric powered
scooter.
In addition, it is easier, and more convenient, to give your
electric powered scooter the energy it needs; all you have to do is plug
it in. With an electric powered scooter, there are significantly less
emissions. Another major positive to the electric powered scooter is
there are less maintenance requirements, because there is no oil, or
filter changes, needed.
As with any alternative, there are a few disadvantages to the
electric powered scooter over the gas powered scooter. For instance, and
as mentioned earlier, even though all you have to do is plug your
electric powered scooter in, it does take longer for the scooter to
recharge, and you have to do it more often. Electric powered scooters
cost more than their competitive counterparts, they are not as fast,
and, on considerably cold days, they are not guaranteed to operate.
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