Ducati Electric Scooter

I've just got this mail through for Ducati electric scooters. 🛴 :unsure:

Seeing as the kids in my street leave the things lying around all over the place as a slalom course for me to get the car around, £490 for the most expensive model is a bit rich to be driven over the top of, on Boxing Day. :oops:

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Shame, that would be cool to keep in the boot of the car really for when I have to park outside town. 500 quid is a lot for an electric scooter for a kid, but not if it's for me ;D
 
HootOwl said:
Shame, that would be cool to keep in the boot of the car really for when I have to park outside town. 500 quid is a lot for an electric scooter for a kid, but not if it's for me ;D
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Just find out who badge engineered it and get the same one for half price and put some of @Robarano's wheel stickers on it :unsure:
 
The Ducati ones are a bit pricey. I had a go on one identical to the Ducati Pro 1 Plus but without the badges. It cost the owner £200 instead of the £360 that Ducati are asking. What a hoot to ride and it will do up to 20mph and up to 20 miles on a charge.
I can see why all sorts of folk want them banned but they are really no different from an electric bicycle. They should be treated in the same way as electric bikes, with restrictions on where they can go (not on pedestrian areas and pavements) and with a maximum speed restriction. They'd do a lot for congestion and pollution. I'd certainly use one.
As an aside, in Scandinavian countries, and probably the Netherlands, it's legal to ride a bicycle on the pavements as long as you don't exceed a walking pace - about 4mph.
 
They are everywhere in many Milton Keynes and you can have the council hire ones - just leave the where they run out of charge. Have trackers on - no police issues in MK
 
Based on the usage I've seen in West London out to Heathrow I've the following observations.
People are using them instead of cars, bicycles, walking or public transport for the following reasons.
No parking issues at home or work. Can avoid the close contact with others, unlike public transport.
No tax or insurance, which is very expensive in London; especially if you are young or have a poor driving record.
The can access the same route as a pedestrian, but 5 to 6 times faster with near zero fatigue.
The short order chef at our local travels 8 miles each way to work from Egham to Hatton Cross at a speed not far under that of a car.
The route is 90% the same as the car, but is considerably faster through Staines. Given that the shortest route has a 20mph speed limit the scooter is actually faster. There is no direct public transport option, without many changes.

At first I thought it was mums and house husband's riding little Johnny's scooter home. I now see all ages using them around here.
It has increased massively this year and I don't mean youth or child use.

Some might say why not use a bicycle, however you have a storage/ security issue at both ends of your journey.
A scooter just follows you everywhere, tucks under your desk at work, getting charged with the companies electric.
 
I might get one to go to the pub, when it finally opens.
 
.... and cars and bikes full of those things are supposedly the future .... no wonder the emergency services will not touch them or anyone trapped until the Fire Brigade has made them 'safe'
 
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Usually carpets, but it has been known. 🤷‍♂️
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If your wondering why AC is confused, he’s pretending to have put me on ignore while still reading all my posts.
Then if someone replies to me he puts a confused 🤔 emoji to say he can’t see my posts. It’s his latest trick, happens several times a day 🤣





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I'm leaving it a bit late to let Santa know which e-vehicle I want for xmas .....
.... especially with the national shortage of truck drivers etc.

BTW - do you reckon elves can get HGV licenses ?

I don't fancy the Ducati e-scooter , so that leaves a toss-up between a Tesla or a Gilfoyle ....
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