As you whizz along on your electric scooter, there’s a smile on your face and a feel-good sense of eco-friendly travel in your heart. You’ve invested in an e-scooter because it is a cheap and fun way of getting around your city — and what’s more, there’s the added bonus of scooters being electrically-powered, and so presumably better for the environment than greenhouse gas-guzzling cars.
But still, there are nagging doubts about your green credentials. You want to believe you’ve made the right choice, but every news article is telling you something different and, understandably, you’re confused.
Passing people in buses and cars, you wonder if the grass is greener on the other side. After all, you don’t know what your scooter is made from or anything about the electricity used to keep it going. Is your electric scooter even that green?
If you can relate to some or all of these thoughts, continue reading for an overview of how green electric scooters really are and what actions you can take to make yours greener.
