There are many factors that are causing people to look at transportation in a different way. Our knowledge about the world around us and our impact on it, continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Not only are we seeing that we impact the environment with our activities through processes such as climate change, we are also learning that much of what used to be seen as seemingly safe, can actually negatively impact us.

Alternative Transportation Options Please

The more we learn about global climate change, the more the way we get from point A to point B comes into question. Fossil fuels are responsible for pollution and global warming. Another symptom to fossil fuel is our “car-centric” lifestyle which contributes to expanding waistlines in our nation. It signifies that we must choose a more responsible lifestyle. It means that we can’t blindly get into our SUV, close the garage door, and ride off to our commuter job without having to think about it.

Alternative transportation is becoming a more mainstream topic. More people are taking public transportation where they can, and the scooter is seeing a boon in business. Electric scooters are popping up all over the place, allowing those who live in larger cities to get to work by a much more efficient means. Scooters are gaining popularity and can significantly reduce one’s fossil fuel burden on the planet.

Does Sustainable Transportation Lie in the Bamboo Electric Scooter?

For some, just having an electric scooter isn’t enough, what about an electric scooter made from sustainable, renewable materials? Now that would be the ultimate in green technology. That dream, while still in its infancy, is taking physical form. Designed in France, a prototype for a bamboo-framed electric scooter has been unveiled.

Bamboo is an incredibly robust, fast-growing, and sustainable source of wood-like material. It is strong, durable, and it is also flexible, which allows it to be molded into any number of shapes, such as a bike frame. Not only is this prototype bamboo electric scooter the epitome of sustainable personal transportation, it is also pretty classy looking. It goes against logic that a wooden motorized structure could look stylish or classy, but this scooter does.

Thanks to an increase in research and development in green transportation, ideas such as a bamboo electric scooter actually have a chance to make it into the marketplace. The idea is excellent, scooters are a great alternative to driving a car where possible. A scooter made from renewable and sustainable resources only sweetens the deal.

Photo credit: Steven Allen – The Environmental Blog