Tafadzwa Mpaso, owner of Epic Electrical Scooters, stands with one of his e-scooters on the corner of Kent Street and Prince Street in Charlottetown on Sept. 12. - Rafe WrightCHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — A new Charlottetown-based business has the goal of helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by transportation – one trip at a time.has been about two years in the making, said owner Tafadzwa Mpaso, who started offering electric scooters to the public on Sept. 2.
From there, he began to research how the new technology could help reduce carbon emissions in the province. Reprovisioning the transport system in P.E.I. is what the province needs to do for the net-zero goal to be achieved, he added.“People love it, we’ve been getting emails from people thanking us for bringing e-scooters to P.E.I.”
“I explained the whole concept, they liked it and thought it was a good idea for all of P.E.I. It wasn’t complicated,” he said. “We do replace them as we have plenty extra, but by next year to have helmets integrated into the scooter,” he said. It is insured, but if the rules stated on the app link are violated, the driver of the scooter will be held liable for any damage.