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Be.e, the World’s First All-Hemp Electric Scooter

Within the first few months of 2016, a Holland based company
called Van.eko plans on introducing the world’s
first ever electric scooter made completely out of hemp. The fact that the
ingenious i

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ithin the first few months of 2016, a Holland based company
called Van.eko plans on introducing the world’s
first ever electric scooter made completely out of hemp. The fact that the
ingenious idea for this one-of-a-kind vehicle comes from a country known for
its environmentalism is no surprise, and neither should its eventual impact on
the European market once available.

The scooter, which goes by the name of Be.e, is made of various
composites created
from industrial hemp.
Even the headlights and turn signals were produced
from the material.  Van.eko, working
along with the University of Applied Sciences in Holland, used the platform of
developing the scooter to push the science of creating a product of its kind from
the particular material. As Van.eko notes, they are “a company with a sustainable heart and an
entrepreneurial backbone.” They lived up to their ambitions, providing sustainable
solutions to the mobility industry with the development of this project by not
only going green on the Be.e’s construction, but also on the fact that it runs via
electricity.  

 

The scooter delivers
where it counts. Its batteries, which are
guaranteed for 2000 charging cycles, provide 5 ½ horsepower,
getting the Be.e up to a respectible 35 mph. One charge is good for over 37
miles of driving before its time to recharge, making it perfect for city
driving. On a 600W charger the batteries recharge in under 3 hours, and given
the Be.e’s probable future success as the
innovator in this market, there might one day be charging
spots for these types of e-vehicles in all the major cities of Europe.

Because of Be.e’s
high costs of production it’s set to hit the market at $7000, but even at that
price they are not lacking when it comes to presale orders. The fact that the
scooter incurs little fueling costs and has such a high longevity obviously
satisfies the needs of many European customers whose cities are on the forefront
of the green revolution.

 

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