% What seems like eons (decades) ago, I paid way to much ($900 in the 90's) for a zappy e-scooter https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC2.A0.H0.XZAP-Zappy+Electric.TRS3&_nkw=ZAP-Zappy+Electric&_sacat=0 even though it was really made for a kid, and this tall-svelte-galoot (me) looked ridiculous using it, I found it quite handy in my EVangel efforts at EVents (last use was near 2000 @LA's CARB site way back when GM announced they weren't going to make EV1's anymore. I used it to show arriving EV drivers where CARB's EVSE was located) ... http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EV-Chargers-at-the-SCAQMD-tp4685337p4685344.html
Was BruceDP ahead of his time? ... (or earning way more money than had fashion-sense?) Zappies never really took off because they were child size, expensive, the low kWh capaciity agm PbSO4 battery had a short range& cycle-life, and the charger was incredible weak/slow. So, what is all the e-scooter fuss about? (see the news links at the bottom). It seems the e-scooter market is being flooded with cheap $100 range junk: ... https://www.ebay.com/itm/SOUNdBOOM-250w-electric-BIRD-kick-scooter-Xiaomi-M365/173420525285?hash=item2860ab36e5%3Ag%3AINYAAOSwt5dbUhJP&_sacat=0&_nkw=bird+Electric+Scooter&LH_BIN=1&_from=R40&rt=nc electric BIRD kick scooter (Xiaomi M365) cheaper https://www.ebay.com/itm/Electric-kick-scooter-12-mph-200-Watt-foldable-E-scooter/142780928602?hash=item213e68125a%3Ag%3AX7UAAOSwImRYHAKh&_udlo=100&_sop=15&_udhi=200&_nkw=Xiaomi+Electric+Scooter&LH_BIN=1&_from=R40&rt=nc&LH_TitleDesc=0 Electric kick scooter 12 mph 200 Watt,foldable E-scooter cheaper still https://www.ebay.com/itm/Razor-Electric-Scooter-Red-E175-New-in-Box/113121734329?epid=1100324372&hash=item1a5694aeb9%3Ag%3Ac0oAAOSwaZFbEbz-&_udlo=100&_sop=15&_udhi=200&_nkw=Xiaomi+Electric+Scooter&LH_BIN=1&_from=R40&rt=nc&LH_TitleDesc=0 Razor Electric Scooter Red E175 The BIG HOOPLA is over how irresponsible e-scooter riders have been (like children leaving their toys everywhere for adults to trip over). There was a (actor-promo) skit/bit as part of Conan's San Diego Comic-con show (teamcoco.com/comiccon) that mentioned all those e-scooter were being left all over the place when the (sci-fi) actor came and rode it off stage ... [video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO8CjGALp4E Norman Reedus Parked His E-Scooter At #ConanCon - CONAN on TBS Team Coco Published on Jul 20, 2018 A certain "Walking Dead" actor left his electric scooter on the #ConanCon stage. ] Below are some e-scooter news links . (IMO) All this negative e-scooter media coverage is not helping the EV-cause. % https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/electric-scooters-available-to-rent-in-st-louis/63-575437740 Electric scooters available to rent in St. Louis July 19, 2018 · 10h On Your Side saw several of the scooters near Busch Stadium and the Arch. Bird is a last-mile electric vehicle sharing comp... Officials will vote on Bird next week https://media.ksdk.com/assets/KSDK/images/575518291/575518291_750x422.png ... https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/update-after-launching-without-a-permit-bird-to-pull-electric/article_e831e390-5a38-5074-b28c-096dc679a35b.html Update: After launching without a permit, Bird to pull electric scooters off St. Louis streets Jul 20, 2018 · 2h LOUIS - Dozens of Bird electric scooters that popped up on downtown sidewalks ... was operating without a required permit and ... https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/4a/44a6d57d-66e0-5d64-abc9-344f69564fe0/5b50d1e538d2b.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C900 http://theconversation.com/electric-scooters-on-collision-course-with-pedestrians-and-lawmakers-99654 Electric scooters on collision course with pedestrians and lawmakers Jul 18, 2018 There was a crash and minor injuries to the rider, but a tragedy was avoided. ... a warning about the dangers posed by the electric vehicles that have rapidly ... https://images.theconversation.com/files/228069/original/file-20180717-44076-7conxy.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=926&fit=clip http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Bird-e-scooter-held-hostage-Rider-Crashed-Into-BMW-Ran-Away-v-tp4690484.html Bird e-scooter held-hostage: Rider Crashed Into BMW& Ran Away (v) ... EVcrash: ice hit&run injured 2 Nashville-TN e-scooter women Bird scooter ... the ride sharing electric scooter service, found on Lower Broadway. Nashville has sent the company a cease and... Jul 06 2018 http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Bird-e-scooter-held-hostage-Rider-Crashed-Into-BMW-Ran-Away-v-tp4690484.html EV gig economy: Mad, twisted e-scooter craze> sabotaged (v) The mad, twisted tale of the electric scooter craze May 31 2018 http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Wrong-way-Insurance-Scammer-my-Stoopids-an-e-scooter-fakey-v-tp4690579.html Wrong-way Insurance-Scammer.my Stoopids an e-scooter fakey (v) Jul 17 2018 ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers Invasion of the Body Snatchers ... For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
