The scooter has a removable battery for in-home/office charging and thanks to the battery position there’s still handy storage space beneath the seat. Features include a full-colour dash, LED lights, disc brakes and keyless ignition.
Unveiled later this week at the Bejing Motor Show the scooter will be available in Europe from the end of June. We’ve not got a UK price for it yet but we’ll keep you up to date once more details are announced. The press release states “Style, eco-sustainability with its zero emissions, lightweight, brilliant performance, the Piaggio ONE has everything to delight the youngest generations.” If it’s priced well this should certainly appeal to the savvy youngster or commuter and Piaggio may well have an electric scooter that appeals to a wider cross-section of riders than their Elettrica..
The only time I will ride an electric vehicle is if it can carry my coffin!