A clean pair of wheels

Could this electric-powered concept scooter be the future of commuting?

Produced by GRO design, an Anglo-Dutch company based in Eindhoven in the Netherlands, the Scoot aims to reduce the impacts of car use in towns and cities by cutting air and noise pollution as well as traffic congestion.

The vehicle will exploit the current climate of increased interest in alternative forms of transport, given that many world cities are now attempting to limit car use through congestion charging or substantially increasing parking costs. While much money is being invested in public transport, this is crowded, inflexible to personal schedules and often provides poor links to certain parts of a city.

The Scoot has been designed to bridge the gap between public or petrol-powered private transport and cycling for short-distance urban commuting. GRO's aim was to create a form of personal transport that is simple to use and maintain, is stylish and most important is affordable, with each machine costing around £1,000.