Brisbane, Australia — The sales for electric-powered bicycles and scooters in Brisbane have been slow, but Nope electric scooter and bicycle importer Harry Samson of Brisbane expects those sales to start growing by leaps and bounds.
“In 1997 they sold 98,000 electric bikes and scooters in China. Last year it was 25 million and they’re sending bike shops broke,” he said.
In Australia, those individuals who want electric-powered bikes do not want for choice, but there are only a few scooters and, as yet, no motorcycles.
Bike conversion kits are also available, such as the eLation system from Queensland.
The only electric scooters on the market are three Nope scooters. EVT offers two scooters, which are limited to 50km/h. There is also the Vectrix maxi-scooter.
September 11th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
I own a Nope electric bike and it’s the greatest since sliced bread.
Instead of driving for 10km, pay parking in the city, now I just ride to work and cost me close to nothing.
November 11th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
I own a Lancaster Electric bike bought from Electro Bikes in Woollongabba. I think it’s the best, and far better than others on the market