Test Drives

Come in for a test drive! You're under absolutely no obligation to purchase anything if you simply want to come to the showroom, take a scooter out for a test drive and experience the performance of an electric scooter.

As an environmentally friendly business, our larger goal is to promote more appropriate forms of transportation. Right now, there isn't a production electric car available that could be driven in Manitoba. If we have to start with electric scooters, so be it...at least we avoid using a gasoline powered car for part of the year. In the meantime, we can all learn about batteries, charging times, range and the other details of operating an electric vehicle.
Most people are surprised at the power and acceleration of an electric scooter. For urban traffic, an electric scooter will keep up, due to the start and stop nature of typical traffic flow.
The lighter scooters, XPa and XPh, handle very easily and offer a good ride even on the fine gravel roads around our showroom. The ride is light and effortless on pavement.
The heavier models, XPr and XPv, have more weight on their rear wheels due to the 'retro styling' and battery placement. The result is a very soft ride and good handling and stopping.
Operating an electric scooter couldn't be simpler: each hand has a brake lever and the right hand twists the handgrip to accelerate. That's all the controls required to drive and stop the scooter. As a safety feature on every Motorino, any pressure on either brake lever disengages the motor, so the operator can slow or stop the scooter even if they fail to release the throttle. Turn signals, horn buttons, and light controls are activated without removing your hands from the handlebars, so you always have full steering control. Over two seasons of test drives, by everyone from the uninitiated to experienced motorcycle operators, not single person has had a mishap operating a Motorino scooter from our showroom. Everyone seems to quickly master the controls, and they can then focus on the road for a safe ride.
When you come for a test drive, take a minute to examine our own Motorino XPh which has almost 3,000km on it. As of August 2010, we are running our third season on the original batteries. See how a Motorino stands up to day to day use. Approximately half of the mileage has been on the nasty bit of gravel road which is part of our daily drive home.