Why Electric?

• Electric vehicles are emission free.
• Electric vehicles can tap into the new greener forms of electricity generation.
• Electric vehicles are energy efficient.
• Electric vehicles are quiet and smooth.
• Electric vehicles have very low fuel costs.
• Electric vehicles have few moving parts, so maintenance is very low.
• Electric vehicles are simple to use, and easy to re-fuel. Just plug them in
at home. No more trips to the service station.
• Electric motors are high torque and need no gear boxes, nor starter motors, alternators, fuel tanks, exhaust pipes. Just turn the key and twist the throttle.

Why an EVT Electric Scooter?

There are only two moving parts on an EVT electric scooter – the wheels. No pistons, crank shafts, valves, gears, chains, etc. No spark plugs or oil to change, no carburettors, no tuning, no hot exhaust pipes, and no smelly petrol or oil to mess around with.

And no noise or polluting exhaust fumes. Traditional petrol scooters create more pollution than a car, weight for weight, whereas EVT electric scooters produce no fumes at all. And if you purchase your electricity through the green energy scheme, you will not be creating any emissions whatsoever from using your scooter.

Maintenance is a breeze. Changing the motor brushes is all that is required to keep the scooter on the road. Just another saving that you’ll make when you use an EVT electric scooter.

And with rising fuel costs, EVT Electric Scooters are on their own. Fuelling up doesn’t cost much more than leaving a couple of lights on at home. Typically, they both use about 2kw hours to charge up from flat — a cost of around 20¢ per charge for a 50km ride, or 0.4¢ per km.

Just plug the charger into a power point and in 5 hours you’ve filled the “tank” from empty. If you charge it every chance you get, you’ll do it even quicker. Charge it at work, at home, anywhere there’s a power point. To get the “tank” to 80% you will only need 2-3 hours.

EVT Electric Scooters look good, go well, are smooth and quiet to ride, and are today’s solution to rising fuel costs, greenhouse gas production, and environmental degradation. They use less fuel, create less pollution, make no noise, and are fun to ride.

Join the move to environmental sustainability, save yourself some money, and have a fun time — on an EVT Electric Scooter.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Can you use an EVT Scooter on the road?
EVT Scooters are a road registrable fully electric vehicle permitted to be used on Australian roads. They are ADR compliant and have passed all the Federal Government DOTARS tests. They must be registered like any other motor vehicle used on public streets.

Do I need a motorbike licence?
In NSW, Tasmania and Victoria, yes. In Qld, WA and SA, you only need a car license.

How do EVT Scooters work?
EVT Scooters are battery powered. The energy is stored in the (SLA) batteries after being charged, and delivered to the electric motor via an electronic controller that converts signals from the throttle to current flowing to the hub motor in the rear wheel.  All other aspects of EVT scooters work the same way as any other petrol powered motor scooter.

How long do EVT Scooters take to charge?
Charging from a domestic power point, they take 5-6 hours from absolutely flat. However, because most trips are less than 50 kms, they can be charged any time they are not in use, and charging times are greatly reduced. Even from flat they only take 2 hours to reach 80% of their charge.

How far do EVT Scooters go?
On a single charge they will go about 50 kms on “Economy” drive, and about 35 kms at full throttle, from fully charged to flat. Hilly areas or heavy payloads will reduce this range a little.

How fast will EVT Scooters go?
Top speed is a nominal 50 kph, although 55-60 is not difficult to achieve on slight downhills.

How do EVT Scooters go up hills?
They will out-perform a 50cc petrol scooter / motor bike in both acceleration and hill climbing ability.

How much do EVT Scooters cost to run?
There are three main running costs: Fuel, Maintenance, and Batteries.

• Fuel: less then ½ ¢ per km (each charge costs about 20¢)
• Maintenance: Apart from tyres and brakes, virtually no maintenance costs (apart from changing motor brushes every couple of years at a cost of $30). Electric vehicles have very few moving parts.
• Batteries: This is the most costly:  Currently around $700 for a set of batteries that should last between 15,000 and 20,000 kms, if looked after properly)

Summary: a little less than a 50cc petrol scooter in over-all running costs.
(Note: Registration and CTP are about $125 each)

Do EVT Scooters create Greenhouse Gases?
If the batteries are charged using green power, or solar power, there are no greenhouse gases produced. Even if they are charged using coal fired power, they create less GH Gas because the motor is more efficient at producing power than a petrol motor (see “Greenouse Gases”). Like all manufactured goods, greenhouse gas is produced in the production of the product. However, the production stages are simpler than an internal combustion powered vehicle because the motor is so simple and there is no gearbox, fuel tank, etc.

What about pollution?
Electric motors produce zero air pollution and are virtually noiseless. Two stroke motor scooters produce more pollution than a new car, and four stroke motor scooters without catalytic converters produce about the same as a car. Some more expensive motor scooters have catalytic converters. The only pollution an EVT scooter produces is when it is charged using coal fired power, in which case the pollution is confined to the area near the power station. Using Green Power eliminates almost all pollution whatsoever.

Are Scooters Dangerous?
The short answer is that there are no separate statistics for motor scooters accidents in Australia, as they are lumped in with motorbikes for statistical purposes. Motorbikes certainly are more dangerous than cars in terms of fatal accidents. However, by far the biggest factor in these deaths is speed. When interviewed by the Sydney Morning Herald in 2005, Professor Gordian Fulde, director of emergency services at Sydney’s St Vincent's Hospital concluded that “On the whole, scooters are not unsafe." (SMH June 3, 2005).

How do you charge EVT Scooters?
Just plug the scooter’s charger into any 240 volt outlet. It will use no more power than a 150 watt light globe. You can even charge them at work, or when visiting, if you are unsure just how far you intend to travel. The charger is automatic and cuts out when they are fully charged.

What maintenance is required?
The only moving parts on an EVT Scooter are the wheels (and the brakes). The motor is built into the rear wheel, and the only metal to metal contact is in the two wheel bearings. This means that they are virtually maintenance free and will not wear out like a conventional petrol motor does (there being so many metal to metal contacts). The only requirement is to change the motor brushes when they wear out and these cost in the vicinity of $30 and take less then 2 hours to change. Naturally, tyres and brake pads need changing, just like any vehicle.