The world rides on electric scooters

Although they have been around since 1915, they have now become a solution to traffic problems. Electric scooters have become one of the preferred means of transportation for young people.. Feet on a base that allows you to dodge traffic without polluting, the body driven by an electric motor capable of generating up to 500 W of energy, hands on rubber handles steering two wheels that reach 25 km/h: this is what it feels like to drive one of the electric scooters that are dominating the world and whose design originated in 1915.. In cities such as San Francisco, Washington, Mexico City and Madrid, electric scooters have become a fast and environmentally friendly means of transportation. Colombia is not far behind; since 2018. applications such as Cosmic Co, Grin and Movo provide the service.. These vehicles can travel 40 km with only one load and, although their maximum speed is 25 km/h, Colombian regulations establish that their limit within secondary roads is 20 km/h.. The growing supply of electric scooters is a response to traffic in big cities. “It seems faster than an Uber or my car, plus I save on parking,” says María Pujana, a user of this means of transport.. Even Usain Bolt, former Olympic athlete and winner of multiple awards, joined the electric scooter business. After his...

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