What are the environmental benefits of using UKEco Scooters?

In today’s society 60% of car journeys taken are less than 5 miles and exchanging a car for a 100% electric scooter is not only a way to save money but also to save the environment from unnecessary pollution.

According to the OECD, road transport accounts for approximately 80% of CO2 emissions from all transport which relates to more than 20% of total emissions. Road transport is forecasted to increase by up to 150% if not more over the next few decades.

The environmental benefits of electric vehicles are numerous and UKEco Scooters have outlined some of them below to help make your decision about purchasing a 100% electric scooter easier.

Electric vehicles have very low energy use, they use a tiny proportion of the energy that a car, bus or train would use for similar journeys. Electric vehicles are produced using the latest technology, like batteries, motors and controllers, they are also manufactured to be light in weight and so require less energy to move them along.

Since electric vehicles have no exhaust emissions they do not produce any greenhouse gases or other pollutants at point of use. They are not a totally carbon-free mode of transport since they are most often charged using standard grid electricity which is produced using fossil fuels but they are still cleaner and greener than all other transport on the roads.

Electric vehicles can be charged by 100% zero emissions energy which in turn makes the total cycle emissions of that electric vehicle zero i.e. completely carbon-free. Details of green energy providers from whom you can purchase household electricity can be found on most comparison websites.

Since the UK produces up to 25% of its electricity using nuclear power which by its nature produces zero greenhouse gas emissions. This means that the small amount of electricity that your UKEco Scooter consumes is automatically 25% emission free.

Electric vehicles tend to be smaller than other alternative forms of transport and so the manufacturing process utilises smaller amounts of metals, rubbers and plastics than the manufacture of other forms of transport.

Due to the smaller size of electric vehicles they tend to weigh less than other forms of transport and so more vehicles can be transported in single shipments. This means the fuel needed for shipping is generally less per unit than for other forms of transport and so the emissions per unit are also less.

When electric vehicles reach end of life they also have a smaller demand on recycling facilities due to their low weight.

The Environmental Protection Agency says that electric vehicles are up to 99% less polluting than the cleanest fossil fuel powered vehicles.