Can you replace your car with a scooter?
Scooter is an imprecise word. It can refer to the mobility scooters for the disabled and elderly, kick scooters used by kids, or motorcycle-like scooters that can achieve high speeds on open roadways. Here we will discuss the usefulness of the electric folding variety of scooter as a primary mode of transportation, as well as a way to supplement mass transit use. Can this sort of scooter really replace a car? In some situations, yes. Let’s start by comparing these two rather different vehicles.
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Cheapest All-Electric Crossovers for 2021
There are huge changes coming to the lineups of almost every major auto manufacturer. The success of Tesla (and to a lesser degree of the Chevy Bolt and Nissan Leaf) has led other manufacturers to design and produce a wide range of electric vehicles to meet consumer demand. Until now, almost all electric vehicles have been coupes, sedans, or hatchbacks, as the technology just wasn’t there to produce a useful and affordable truck or SUV for the marketplace. And while we still are not seeing all eclectic Ram pickup trucks rolling around Walmart parking lots, we are starting to see an emerging market of electric crossover vehicles that are a bit roomier than the electric cars we have become used to seeing in the past few years. Better yet, a few of these early electric crossovers are actually not too expensive, especially when considering the $7,500 federal tax credit that you may be eligible for if you buy one of these new vehicles.
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