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There are three types of motorcycles. They are the street bikes, the off-road bikes and dual purpose bikes. Street bikes are further categorized as cruisers, mopeds and scooters amongst others. The off road motorcycles are not for the roads but specifically for racing. The dual purpose motorcycles are used for racing and have also features that permit it to be used on the roads.
Automobile pollutions have become unbearable in many cities. Traffic snarls are a daily occurrence. This makes motorcycles a favorite amongst vehicles. It has a lower carbon emission. Its fuel efficiency is much higher than other vehicles that take to the road. Its smaller mass is the reason for its better fuel economy. Motorcycles emit lesser greenhouse gas as compared to cars. But its pollution level per mile is ten times and could even reach up to twenty times as compared to the pollution level of cars. Motorcycle emits nitrogen oxide. This is produced as a byproduct of combustion. Nitrogen oxide is a major component of smog. It is the lower efficiency of its catalytic converter that causes nitrogen oxide to be produced.
In recent times, the motorcycle market has shown an upward swing. The global market grew by 6.5 percent despite the global economic downturn. Or perhaps the growth has been fuelled by the economic downturn and the increase in fuel cost. The market for electric scooter is also on the rise. Electric scooters run on battery instead of gasoline. These silent scooters, though with lower speed, have better fuel economy. With gasoline price steadily increasing, electric scooter becomes an option. It is very less polluting in terms of air and noise pollution. Better battery technologies are expected to make it more popular. There are many electric scooters on the road such as Eped Sport/City, Vectrix VX-1, ZAP Zapino, E-Solex, Yo Speed, Razor E200S electric scooter, EVT-4000e, Peugeot Scoot’Elec and Io-scooter, Ezip Electric Scooters.
Motorcycle sales are highest in the Asian countries of China, India, Indonesia and Vietnam. Motorcycle owners are more than the other vehicle owners. Motorcycle owners are double the number of automobile owners in Taiwan. Registration of motorcycle increased by 50 percent in the United States. It is a common means of transport in the frontier towns of Latin America.
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