There are three types of motorcycles. They are the street bikes, the off-road bikes and dual purpose bikes. Street bikes are further categorized as cruisers, mopeds and scooters amongst others. The off road motorcycles are not for the roads but specifically for racing. The dual purpose motorcycles are used for racing and have also features that permit it to be used on the roads.
Automobile pollutions have become unbearable in many cities. Traffic snarls are a daily occurrence. This makes motorcycles a favorite amongst vehicles. It has a lower carbon emission. Its fuel efficiency is much higher than other vehicles that take to the road. Its smaller mass is the reason for its better fuel economy. Motorcycles emit lesser greenhouse gas as compared to cars. But its pollution level per mile is ten times and could even reach up to twenty times as compared to the pollution level of cars. Motorcycle emits nitrogen oxide. This is produced as a byproduct of combustion. Nitrogen oxide is a major component of smog. It is the lower efficiency of its catalytic converter that causes nitrogen oxide to be produced.
The market for motorcycles has been showing a steady increase. Though the global economy has shown a downturn, yet the global market for motorcycle show a growth of 6.5 percent. The increasing cost of fuel along with the slow down in the global economy contributes to this growth. Electric scooters too are showing increased sales. Gasoline is substituted with battery to run the electric scooters. It has a superior fuel economy though with lesser speed. It runs almost silently. Electric scooter becomes a good option with the increase in the price of gasoline. There is almost no air and noise pollution. It is expected that the battery technology will improve in the coming days. There are a number of electric scooters in the market. They include Vectrix VX-1, Eped Sport/City, E-Solex, ZAP Zapino, Razor E200S seated electric scooter , Yo Speed, Peugeot Scoot’Elec, EVT-4000e and Io-scooter, Ezip Electric Scooters.
Motorcycle sales are highest in the Asian countries of China, India, Indonesia and Vietnam. Motorcycle owners are more than the other vehicle owners. Motorcycle owners are double the number of automobile owners in Taiwan. Registration of motorcycle increased by 50 percent in the United States. It is a common means of transport in the frontier towns of Latin America.
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