Why is the spread of electric scooters important in Turkey and the world?

Today, the use of electric vehicles is more environmentally friendly than other vehicles, both in terms of reducing carbon emissions and being sustainable. The most widespread of these vehicles are electric scooters. Electric scooter models, as in many countries around the world, have now become very common in Turkey.

Why Are Electric Scooters Becoming Widespread Around the World?

One of the things that people spend the most time on in our world, especially in big cities, is transportation. On average, a person spends 3 months of their life in traffic. When we subtract this from the average and consider cities such as London, New York and Istanbul, the time we lose is quite large.

It is possible to get out of traffic thanks to scooters. In addition, when we consider many problems such as parking space, parking costs, distance to the parking lot, it eliminates all these problems.

According to the Cenex report, almost 65% of all car trips are shorter than 8 km. If more people used scooters for these journeys, carbon emissions could be reduced by up to 90%.

Why should e-scooters become widespread in Turkey?

Most people working in big cities such as Istanbul, Izmir and Ankara spend about 2 hours a day on the road. The main reason for this is traffic. It is possible for a person living in Istanbul to cut this time almost in half by using a scooter. With people preferring scooters for distances shorter than 8 km, both the intensity of traffic decreases and it avoids dealing with problems such as transportation and parking problems.

Why Electric Scooters?

So why should electric scooters be preferred? Who can ride them? What conveniences does it provide? Who should prefer? The main answers to the frequently asked question “Why electric scooter” are as follows:

• Since electric scooters do not contain fossil fuels, there are no carbon emissions during use.
• Electric scooters are easily accessible and transportable. You can also ride on public transportation that you prefer on long journeys with a scooter, it will not hinder you.
• Electric scooters do not waste your energy like bicycles or standard scooters and do not tire the rider.
• Electric scooters don’t wait for traffic, they don’t get stuck in traffic. They can enter narrow streets, they don’t waste your time.
• You don’t look for a parking space for electric scooters. You can easily lock it to the nearest sturdy pole or similar structure and park it in the closest place to your destination without thinking.
• Electric scooters do not require a driver’s license.
• You can enter the squares and pedestrian roads that you cannot enter by car, provided that it is safe to do so.
• You can drive anywhere in the world. You do not need to have a driver’s license for that country. There are no different driving difficulties.
• They do not harm the environment, they protect our world. They play a big part in leaving a better planet for future generations.

What happens if electric scooters become widespread?

Electric Scooters are becoming increasingly widespread and continue to affect our world in a very positive way. As a result of the very positive feedback in our country and in our world and its more widespread use in the future with its environmentally friendly technology, the changes in our world will be as follows:

• Traffic is relieved, parking spaces are more accessible.
• Transportation costs fall.
• Reduced carbon emissions, positive effects on global warming.
• Reduced vehicle costs, more accessible services.
• Environmental pollution is prevented.
• It offers a more sustainable transportation option by preventing the preference of fossil fuel vehicles.

The electric scooter experience continues to become more and more widespread, both for individual use and shared e-scooter models. The spread of electric scooters in our country will support both environmental awareness and the creation of an advanced micromobility culture in the city.