Yamaha's Folding Seated Electric Scooter
by Warren McLaren, Sydney 
on 05.17.05
Check out this amazing seated electric scooter by Yamaha that actually folds in half! It is being hyped as both an Object d’ Art for your home (in its folded format), and a zippy commuter scooter when in use (it has a ‘smart power’ electric motor, based on something called the Passol motor unit).
The Frame, Electric Battery and Motor
Free of petrol and oil apparently, its die-cast aluminum provides the curves and a Lithium-ion battery feeds the “permanent magnet synchronous motor“.
Yamaha’s Other Funky Seated Scooters
Not wanting it to be an only child, Yamaha also spawned the FC-06 and Pocke (see pics below).
The FC-06 uses something that Yamaha are calling a “hyper direct methanol type fuel cell” and seemingly it can even double as an emergency AC power source.
The other funky eco child is the Pocke electric scooter, which we have noted before here on TreeHugger.
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BusinessWeek had an interesting article on Giant and their electric bikes:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_19/b3932085.htm
The "ouch" line was:
"Worse, many kids -- especially Americans -- have ditched their bikes for video games, and if they need a lift, they get one from mom in the minivan."
Did you see some of those other scooters? Pretty cool, but the first one was a little too weird...
http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/motorshow/html/museum/ev/13/index.html
I dig it - just hope it'll be able to get me to work and back! With the price of oil...zippy me - the traffic I will divide!
I've got three electric scooters and am always looking to trade up to the bigger and better deal. This Yamaha electric scooter is pretty cool. I just picked up a Go-ped ESR 750 from urbanscooters.com. It's sweet, but maybe I could have waited?!?!?! When will these electric scooters start replacing cars? Gas is too too expensive!
Thanks for a great site. I'm ready to buy, but I wish these models were available now. THey look great.
I"m looking forward to abandoning oil!!
Thanks,
Eric
im intersted in your yamaha divide electric bike how much do they cost
Did that ePocke electric scooter, well bike, ever get made. I can't find anything about it online. It's kind of odd looking, but there's something about the look I really like.
Anyone know if the Yamaha Divide was ever released? It looks very cool and would be practical for many people now that gas prices are so high.