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Meet the ZiPee, a cute and functional electric scooter and one solution the UK’s pollution problem (ZiPee stands for Zero Input of Pollution from Emissions into the Environment). The ZiPee is a scooter marketed for London commuters, enticing them to trade in their gas guzzling vehicles for their everyday journeys. Hoping to change the outlook of passengers and urging them to make a choice in their commuting habits, the ZiPee is ideal for travel within London and other cities.
Retailing at £799, the electric scooter is capable of 30 miles on a single charge, takes only two hours to charge up and if you run out of power the incorporated pedals can get you home safely. You only have to be 14 to ride one and there are no requirements for road tax, insurance, licence or registration. Even the London Congestion Charge can’t get you!
It’s not just about the scooter though. The ZiPee is also used in local school projects to educate students on the benefits of travelling by electricity, inspiring the next generation of travellers. Changing consumers’ habits is hard, and will take time, but with the help of social entrepreneurs like ZiPee bikes, the next generation of commuters can start with good habits.
Italy's Ancma association for the two wheel industry said sales of motorbikes, scooters and mopeds rose 4.9 pct in 2007 to 566,169, from a year earlier.
Scooter sales fell 1.72 pct to 279,001, motorbike sales fell 2.88 pct to 156,472, while sales of two-wheelers up to 50cc engine capacity rose 11.86 pct to 130,696, the association said.
In the over-50cc category, Honda (nyse: HMC - news - people ) scooters SH150, SH300 and SH125 were top sellers in 2007 with respective sales of 21,778, 18,644 and 15,983.
Fourth and fifth sellers were Yamaha's scooters X MAX 250 and T MAX 500 with respectively 11,451 and 10,589 sales Ancma said.
Honda's Hornet 600 was top selling motorbike, at seventh in the overall ranking, selling 8,982 units, it said.
For machines of up to 50cc engines, based on data provided by constructors, Ancma said Piaggio
and its Gilera brand sold 42,767 units out of the 130,696 total, followed by its Aprilia brand with 25,240.
Taiwan's Kymco sold 14,791 followed by Italy's Malaguti 13,527 and Yamaha 12,088.
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