Is An Electric Scooter Worth Buying?
Electric scooters are a very efficient way to move through the city. You can avoid traffic jams, the cost is much smaller than for a car or motorcycle, and it's fun. Zero emissions & environment Shifting to electricity will definitely help in reducing our intake of toxic emissions, particularly of the harmful carbon and nitrous oxide variety. According to the Supreme Court-monitored EPCA, fossil fuel-run vehicles contribute as much as 40 percent of the total emission load in Delhi and roughly 30 percent in the region. Low running cost Before buying any vehicle, a large segment of Indian consumers looks at fuel prices and mileage. Every electric scooter , for example, takes up one to three units of electricity per charge (approx Rs 10 per unit of electricity). Even high-end two-wheelers don't consume more than 3.5 units per charge. For two-wheelers with a range as low as 50 km to ones with 150 km, you're shelling not more than Rs 30-35 per charge. This is a phenom...