LONDON : Organisers of the world's first electric scooter series say they are on a mission to promote and develop micromobility as a safe and integrated element of city life after a race debut in London.
"At the same time we have a mission to help governments, cities, to develop safe riders and to work with cities on the right way of using these scooters." Formula One veteran Nico Hulkenberg has a team and there are plenty of people in the background with links to motorsport's world body, the International Automobile Federation .
"We have a huge opportunity for grassroots sport to be definitely the cheapest motorsport entry you can find and then a career ladder through to world championship level. Wurz said it was"mind blowing" how many interested cities and stakeholders had approached eSC, and he hoped to have an influence on urban design."In the future some of our roads will actually become living space, a shared space where you walk, some on cycles, some on electric scooters and we need to co-exist.
The tyres are produced from vegetable oil and the grip allows the male and female riders - drawn from sports ranging from snowboarding and speed skating to hockey, cycling and motorbikes - to lean 60 degrees into the corners.