Eco vehicle...

These days it is absolutely obligatory for manufacturers to have eco-friendly products in their product range. If not? Well, you are doomed to disappear into oblivion...

But nowadays this rage is getting so extreme, that you can't tell anymore which ones really are eco friendly and which ones aren't. Everyone just seems to cling to this word "ECO" to attract the consumer.

It's like the last pair of shoes in a shop and 1000 greedy women that desperately make a run for it.

But is this really necessary? And is the word "ECO" in every case rightly deserved?

On the first question, I am pretty sure the answer should be YES! Any company that still neglects to go Eco-friendly these days, should get a slap on the butt! We can't neglect the fact that our ancestors did a good job in creating environmental-unfriendly industries. The media buzzes all around: we need to change our habbits, we need to search for our harmony in nature again.

And the brand "ECO" was born.

Sadly not all products with "ECO" in the name are ecologically friendly. A lot of car companies now have an eco-modell. Sadly this eco-modell still has quit a high level of exhaust fumes. But with some good branding and marketing of the word "ECO" and with the help of the media they make the consumers believe that you're buying a better world.

So in my opinion, in the most cases the label "ECO" is not rightly deserved.

But don't panic. There really are some musketeers around that offer the hard-ECO stuff.

If you are looking for a zero emission vehicle, you'll find that there are already some nice scooters and heavy bikes on the market.

A very nice example is the Vectrix. A light heavy bike (or how do you call a 125CC?) that runs completely on electricity. It literally is plug and play!
So zero emission, almost no maintenance... this must be the ultimate dream of anyone!

Despite this fact the technology still needs to outgrow it's puberty.
At a speed of 40 km/h you have a driving range of 100 km. Not bad, since 40 km/h is the general speed these days and most daily use isn't more than a 50 km range.

So, ideal for work-home travel and if your boss agrees, you can plug it in at work to have a worry-free drive home.


But what if I'd like to drive a bit further than 100 km? What if I'd love to cruise around in neighbouring countries? What if I'd want to make a city-trip or drive to my holiday location?

Would I be able to refuel on time? And where do I get to recharge my bike? And what will they charge me, since electricity has different rates in different countries... ?

To these questions I don't know the answer, but I'd love to know if Europe is working on this.

Preferably I'd love to see the same range with these electric machines as in an old fashion car -> 800 km... which is 8 times more. This would mean I could just drive to anywhere I like without the concern of a forthcoming necessity of recharging the battery.

I do hope that the industries keep investing in this technology, because I believe this just might be our future.