The MOVEO has a carbon-composite body and weighs about 24 kilograms, heavy as luggage goes, but pretty light for a scooter. It tops out at a zippy 45kph. The battery is only good for about 25km, though, and takes an hour to charge from empty.
The MOVEO has been in development for five years, and Antro has only recently been able to produce a prototype. Actual production is supposed to start in early 2014 with a run of either 4,000 or 15,000 units depending on funding. A MOVEO is projected to cost between $US3,100 and $US4,600 depending on how things play out, but at this rate it may be a while.
I'm not sure how practical that would be for Australia and some other countries. In Sydney, I'd not be able to go very far with just a 25km range and only 45km/h. And in the city - where I'm guessing this is targeted - the roads are of such poor quality that those tiny wheels and tiny tread are going to make navigating the roads pretty deadly. Maybe Hungary and Budapest have better roads?
Wonder how it goes on the thick grass it's pictured on at their website
Yup, I agree.. it simply wouldn't work with all the hills in this country's cities. China would be an excellent market for this though.
Don't like its center of gravity much.
This foldable scooter could almost be used by someone without their completely losing any thread of self-respect they might have left....
Still 45kmh is enough to mow down some pedestrians.