I have a question, page-18

"Australia's changing electric scooter laws
Until recently, e-scooters were completely banned in the ACT. However, with such high public demand, they are now legal to be ridden at a maximum speed of 15 km/h on footpaths, and up to 25 km/h in all other permitted locations.Feb 17, 2020"

note the date --------- pre covid (well, pre what covid has turned out to be)

this is what is happening in Australia - just briefly - but, we should be aware that this is winter and Covid led us into winter

coming out of lockdown, going back to work in spring -- scooter demand is going to skyrocket --

laws in Oz are already being changed thanks to demand - IMO - that demand is going to be massive

the same thing happened in France ------------- before I left - when I researched bikes and similar - no machine in France was legal on the road or footpath without being registered as a motor vehicle - IF it had power of any kind

since then - laws seem to have been completely dumped and, now you see scooters and elec bikes everywhere - and, no, not just on roads - footpaths, town squares - everywhere.
Since the release from lockdown - the demand has gone stratospheric -------------

I seriously doubt if Oz is that different -------- which makes me think of the two obvious things ------- parking and power

parking is a big deal - some of these scooters are heavy - many would be between 15 and 20 or more kilos - now, even if you've got an elevator to your office and space to put the thing next to your desk - you have to get it to the elevator - you might just wheel it - but, if you have to carry it any distance or up stairs - it's a big deal

also, if you needed to drag something like 10 Kw out of the power grid - well - that's the equivalent of running a bar heater on full wack for almost 5 hours - that's a hefty lot of power