The use of electricity to power a means of transport certainly isn't a new idea. Indeed the first electric car was built long before the first petrol car in Scotland somewhere between 1832 and 1839 and the first electric river boats were produced in the late nineteenth century!

Since then, electricity has been used to power a vast array of  vehicles, small and large and fast and slow, including, high speed trains, fork lift trucks, ships, submarines, golf karts and even airplanes!

In the 1990s the threat of strict Californian legislation forced the bigger car makers to turn their long pondered ideas for electric cars into some form of reality. Most notably, General Motors manufactured an electric car called EV1 which could achieve 80mph and cover 80 miles per charge. At the time it was the best available anywhere in the world, but operational issues and legislation changes kept the numbers produced low.

Today, while electric cars continue to be limited by legislation promoting the petrol engine, range, speed and battery technology, electric bicycles and scooters have become desirable and increasingly commonplace. Now these vehicles are reliable, robust and inexpensive and have a range to suit all but the most demanding riders needs. - Take a look at the electric bicycles, scooters and mopeds here on the www.verteci.com website to learn more.