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vertical-align: top; height: 50px; color: white; background-color: white;"> <center><img src="../images/xpnversionhorizontal.jpg"><br> </center> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h1><span style="font-weight: bold; color: black; font-family: Arial;"></span><small style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><small><small>Gas Guzzling Cars Take Back Seat to Electric Bikes and Scooters for <st1:place w:st="on">Holiday</st1:place> Giving</small></small></small><o:p></o:p></h1> <small style="color: black;"><span class="" style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"></span></small></div> <div style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"><small><a style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" name="webPageLink"></a><font style="font-weight: bold;" size="-1"><small><st1:state style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"></st1:place></st1:state></small></font><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">CA</st1:state></st1:place> - Nov. 21 /Xpress Press/ -- Environmentally conscious people are thinking green this Christmas.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>Instead of expensive cars or gas scooters and motorcycles that pollute more than cars, many high school and college students are asking their parents for planet friendly electric bicycles and scooters.<o:p></o:p></small> <p class="MsoNormal"><small><img style="float: right; width: 289px; height: 231px;" alt="Electric Scooter image" src="http://www.xpresspress.com/images/ELV-MOTORS/ELVmotors1.JPG">Electric bicycles and scooters are perfect for people who:</small></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><small><o:p></o:p>" <span style="">&nbsp;</span>Care about the environment<o:p></o:p></small></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><small>" <span style="">&nbsp;</span>Commute less than 20 miles <o:p></o:p></small></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><small>" <span style="">&nbsp;</span>Run errands close to home<o:p></o:p></small></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><small>" <span style="">&nbsp;</span>Live on or near campus<o:p></o:p></small></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><small>" <span style="">&nbsp;</span>Hate spending time looking for parking spots<o:p></o:p></small></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><small>" <span style="">&nbsp;</span>Carry a bike on public transportation <o:p></o:p></small></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><small>" <span style="">&nbsp;</span>Don t want to waste money on car expenses and gas<o:p></o:p></small></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><small><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>According to AAA the cost of driving a car 15,000 miles a year (depreciation, insurance, maintenance, registration, and fuel) is 52 cents a mile. Compare that to 3 cents a mile for an electric bicycle and 10 cents a mile for an electric scooter. <o:p></o:p></small></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><small><o:p></o:p> New hi-tech and stylish electric bicycles like the A2B and fun to ride electric scooters like the E-1600 are great alternatives for students who need transportation but not the expense of a car, said Douglas Schwartz, President &amp; CEO of ELV Motors, Inc.<o:p></o:p></small></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><small><o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p><img style="float: left; width: 350px; height: 226px;" alt="Scooter image 2" src="http://www.xpresspress.com/images/ELV-MOTORS/ELVmotors2.jpg" hspace="5" vspace="5">In <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:state> electric bicycles fewer than 1000 watts do not require a license, insurance, or registration. <o:p></o:p></small></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><small><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>They can travel 20 miles on a 3 cent charge at speeds up to 20 mph. They can be driven anywhere a bike can go as well as taken on most forms of public transportation. And if you want a good work out, simply turn the motor off and start pedaling.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>(Check laws in your state)<o:p></o:p></small></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><small><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Electric scooters under 2hp in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:state> require a M2 motor scooter license, insurance and a one time registration fee. They can travel up to 40 miles on a 10 cent charge with a top speed of 30mph. With storage both under the seat and in the back, and with the ability to carry a passenger, they can replace a car for many errands. (Check laws in your state). <o:p></o:p></small></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><small><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>With prices under $4,000, even Santa would want one.<o:p></o:p></small></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><small><o:p></o:p>Contact ELV Motors at <a href="http://www.elvmotors.com">www.elvmotors.com</a> or call 408-850-8191 for more information or for dealership inquires. Visit us at Booth 1010, San Francisco International Car Show, Nov. 22-29. <o:p></o:p></small></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><small><o:p></o:p>Editor's Note:<o:p></o:p></small></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><small>Visit us at Booth 1010 at the San Francisco International Car Show, Nov 22-29.<o:p></o:p></small></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><small>Media Contact: Douglas Schwartz, 408-850-8191</small></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img alt="ELV Motors Logo" src="http://www.xpresspress.com/images/ELV-MOTORS/ELV-LogoLG.jpg"><small><o:p></o:p></small></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><small>Source: ELV Motors</small></p> </div> <small><span class="" style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: black;"> <p><br> &nbsp; <span style="font-family: Helvetica,arial;"> <hr> <p><small><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica,arial" size="1">All materials published on this Web Site are provided "as is" without warranty or conditions of any kind, either expressed or implied. 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