Ah well, wish them success. Don’t think they will last long. Going out to pick up vehicles with dead batterys at the ends of the Island is going to get old real fast. Having to compensate for inconvenience won’t go over too well either.

Hopefully sooner rather than later a real gas powered suitable rental vehicle will be found. Baby steps. These things are nothing but a baby step.

I’m pretty certain that the expectation here was that these were going to be 2 abreast seating , no ?
If you read the article carefully it states an ‘international driver’s license’ as a requirement , not ‘a license from their place of origin’. Big difference .
It’s no longer just a perception that Bermuda is way overpriced . My concern is that the cost of these things could help enforce that regardless of ‘market forces’ and what people are willing to pay , etc.
And lastly , someone else below has already further clarified the emission issue .

You clearly don’t have the foggiest idea of what it is you’re trying to appear as an expert in.
Please stop embarrassing yourself.

2) I would say most people visiting Bermuda have a drivers license from their country of origin, Bermuda maybe the only place left where our drivers license is not internationally recognized.

3) Once again, you are not the likely concern of the rental company as they will not be renting to you. People will be making their own decisions to rent one based on the price. That is the nature of providing a product to a market.

4) An electric vehicle has less of a carbon footprint than one that runs on fossil fuel-FACT. If the electricity comes from BELCO, the vehicle itself is still producing zero emissions while it operates. BELCO has scrubbers on their smoke stack, their generation process is not even impacted by this car being plugged in, they are not burning any more or less fuel as a result. On the other hand, a regular car or scooter especially the older ones in Bermuda produce lots of emissions locally. There were scientific studies done on traffic in east broadway a few years ago, the emissions levels are as high as major cities.

Lastly, I would like to add that people with your mindset are the reason why Bermuda remains unprogressive and suffered for so long from an inferior tourism product. The ignorance and self entitlement in your post astounds me.

These Twizzlers are a great idea.. my toes curl when I see some of our tourists skirt death on those scooters.. they’re not for everyone everyone!

Listen Jingas, you need to get with the times. Adapt, my friend. Horses and buggies took a hit once too. Good taxi drivers will adapt – others will go out to pasture with the horses.

A Chap called V, I well aware of these systems over seas, but we can’t even get local motorists to pay their fines, better yet a visitor.

HAPPY DAYS!