BMW scooters arriving soon (allegedly)

[halfabusa]

you're not the only one and don't rush for a copyright claim just yet cause it's been thought of

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/05/better-place/

[StephenC]

you're not the only one and don't rush for a copyright claim just yet cause it's been thought of

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/05/better-place/

Ooh. 40seconds. That's not far off F1 pit stop speeds (if you include the pit lane run).

I might still trademark the Drop & Swap name though.

[StephenC]

And completely by coincidence -

http://londonbikers.com/forums/944205/b ... ast-london

[Bluebottle]

usually have large tax payer subsidies to help with the cost of purchase as they're so fecking expensive (rich persons toy)..... New batteries will require an extended mortgage to pay for them.

Don't know about cars but that isn't my experience with bikes.
All I got was a free tax disc and my batteries can easily be paid for with what is saved by having almost no servicing costs.
But I'm not having to BMW prices though

[halfabusa]

I might still trademark the Drop & Swap name though.

Not sure that name will be too popular though mate

Some idiots wil drop the bike thinking that it is the way to swap the battery

[StephenC]

I might still trademark the Drop & Swap name though.

Not sure that name will be too popular though mate

Some idiots wil drop the bike thinking that it is the way to swap the battery

Ok, what about Swap Shop, then. Has that been done? Or -
Cheap Charge?
Top Amps?
Lightning Boost?
Watts Up?

[Bluebottle]

Volt Vault

[MrGrumpy]

I actually think Elec scoots can make a lot of sense as a commuter scoot (as long as your commute isn't too far), as running & servicing costs are low.

The life of the battery is obviously important, as they are too expensive to replace, but life is often claimed to be several thousand recharge cycles, which is effectively quite a few years of daily commutes.

The big snag is first cost - an elec scoot with good range and top speed is £5-6K+ and you can buy a lot of petrol scoot for that.

[wozza]

Only time will tell how the electric cars and scoots progress.......

[gn2]

Time?
It's been ages since the advent and demise of the elecrtric milk float and look what progress there's been since then.
Electric vehicles are only viable with a remote power supply, think trolleybuses, trams and trains.