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Nothing beats a ride on a sunny day. As electric scooters in NZ use cycle lanes more and more often we ask if it is ok for us to be there. The vast majority of us seem to think so. Safe, connected cycle lanes in Auckland enable e scooter riders a cheaper, easier alternative to taking the car.

Lithium Battery fires You may have seen the recent news pieces about E-scooter fires and like many people you may be wondering if you should be worried about your scooter battery. Hopefully this blog will give you some tips on battery care and some reassurance too. Lithium ion batteries are not new. Neither are battery fires. In 2016 Samsung issued a recall on their...

Electric scooters are compact, quiet, environmentally friendly, and fun. Commuting by e-scooter is so liberating that it can genuinely change your life! But they’re not all play, and every day more people are asking themselves, could this work for me? The existing electric scooter regulations give some guidance about e-scooters and where you can ride them, but it is easier than the rules suggest. Privately owned...