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[grindrod]

Just got back from a business trip to China where the bicycle has been upstaged by electric scooters, millions of them! They cost from $200 to $300 dollars and use hub motors. They seem to be limited to 20km/h although we did clock one at twice that speed! It wasn't unusual to see 3 people on them, surprisingly they were being used in rural areas as well as the cities.

[skadamo]

Here's an article for you...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32172301/ns/world_news-world_environment/

Workers weary of crammed public transport or pedaling long distances to jobs are upgrading to battery-powered bikes and scooters. Even some who can afford cars are ditching them for electric two-wheelers to avoid traffic jams and expensive gasoline.

But production of electric two-wheelers has soared from fewer than 200,000 eight years ago to 22 million last year, mostly for the domestic market. The industry estimates about 65 million are on Chinese roads.