Going Green – Experiencing the Ecomobile Lifestyle

Going Green
A two-seat, four-wheel electric mobility scooter
would have been the most suitable vehicle for Mr.
Hung with which to try out the ecomobile lifestyle
during the ecomobility month. Unfortunately, only a
single-seat electric mobility scooter became available
for him to try out this mobility option.
Mr. Hung enjoyed the soft and quiet ride with
the mobility scooter when he moved around in the
neighborhood alone. However, he was missing two
features. With a speed limited to twenty kilometers
per hour the vehicle would be too slow for moving
in general road traffic in Kaohsiung. And with only
a single seat, the mobility scooter wouldn’t allow
ventures with his girlfriend.
The lesson to take away from this experience is
that the wide array of small electric vehicles that exist
in principle, but are not available in practice, should
be showcased and made available to people for testriding
in every town. •
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