Do You Need Insurance to Ride an Electric Scooter?
Growing Popularity of Electric Scooters in India The electric scooter , in particular, has gained a huge following in India in the last coupler of years. Increased fuel prices, not to mention lower maintenance costs and eco-friendly benefits, have hailed many people shifting from petrol vehicles to electric scooty and electric scooter bike variants. Now, while purchasing a new electric scooter, one of the most, if not haunting, questions that always comes to the buyer's mind is whether insurance is required or not. To understand electric scooter insurance, one must know that electric scooters in India come in low-speed and high-speed variants. Their rules for insurance depend totally on the type of electric scooter you possess and its speed. Insurance Rules for Low-Speed (Non-RTO) Electric Scooters Low-Speed/Non-RTO E-Scooters operate at a speed of less than 25 kilometers per hour. Non-RTO e-scooters don't need RTO registration, a number plate, or an appropriate driving lice...