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Star DJ Scott Mills is cutting a
pollution-free dash through London’s traffic after taking delivery of
his new e-motive e3
electric scooter.
The trendsetting presenter – one of the
UK’s most popular radio personalities – moved to the forefront of the
fashion for going fossil fuel-free when he took delivery of the stylish
new runaround earlier this week.
But the leading broadcaster, whose
lively and entertaining show is compulsive listening for millions, did
not choose the eco chic e3 for its
eye-catching looks alone.
In fact, his new scooter is every
commuter’s dream – capable of zipping through traffic, able to be parked
almost anywhere, completely free of road tax and totally exempt from the
London Congestion Charge.
What’s more, the super-clean and near
silent scooter uses the very latest battery technology to get riders
from A to B without the CO2 – hitting speeds of up to 55mph
and able to cover 70 miles on a single charge.
However, fun-loving Scott is especially
looking forward to cutting his journey times in and around the capital
so he can find some extra free time in his hectic schedule of radio
shows, TV appearances and gigs.
Scott said: ‘I recently gave up my car
as I found owning one in London was completely pointless. I was always
getting parking tickets and was paying so much to keep something that
just sat there unused most of the time.
‘But recently a few of my friends got
scooters and they were always telling me how great they were and how
they no longer had to waste time sat in traffic and so I started to look
around.
‘The e-motive seemed like an obvious
choice for me because it has all the benefits of a regular scooter but
without the noise and pollution.’
And Scott, found his first experience
of riding the e3 particularly e-motive, as
it was his first time in the saddle since his days as an aspiring
16-year-old apprentice on radio stations in his native Southampton.
He said: ‘When I first started out I
was doing shows in the early hours of the morning and my mum and dad got
fed up of having to drop me off and pick me up in the middle of the
night so I got myself a scooter.
‘It was a really noisy and dirty old
thing but I used to love it and it was brilliant fun to ride.
‘But my e3
is even better to ride and much more fun. And because it’s practically
silent you really turn people’s heads as you ride past!’
e-motive’s triumvirate of dynamic debut
models – the e1 e3
and e5 – are available now through a growing
network of professional and experienced UK dealers.
Starting from just £1399, each model in
the range comes with a two-year, unlimited mileage warranty and two-year
AA roadside assistance thrown in.
Scott’s super-versatile e3
retails at £2999 and is big enough to take two in comfort and is
powerful enough to handle long A-road journeys with ease. What’s more,
it’s state-of-the-art battery technology means it can be fully charged
from any domestic plug socket in just four hours.
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