The days for petroleum fuelled vehicles are speedily diminishing as a worldwide movement against the global warming is increasing its momentum. Keeping in sync with the time Mopeds made itself a prominent brand among the other environment friendly vehicles. While the aspect of lesser price of moped is known by many, its environment friendly nature has hardly been pointed out.

Buying a sporty scooter or Moped at an affordable price is one worthy investment. One will be able to find good scooter in amazingly cheap price. There are used gas scooters too, that are available for under $1000. Small electric models also are there if further cheaper rate is sought. While buying the product one must have a clear idea regarding their goal. For example difference between a scooter and moped might not mean much to us however, this answer is essential for making the buying process successful.

While facing the question we can say that the two categories overlap substantially, though not fully. According to the definitions many scooters are a type of moped although the reverse order isn’t true. Mopeds are a small vehicle with most of the time two wheels but sometimes with three. The top speed of Moped is around 30 mph or 50 km/hour with a gas engine of 50 cc or less. Though, vehicles with larger engines and higher speeds sometimes also qualify as Mopeds model.

If interested for a powered scooter, one can opt between gas and electric models. Scooters fuelled by petroleum run off a small two-stroke engine in most cases not larger than 150 cc. It should be noted that the classic scooter or moped models seen in movies and television are petroleum fueled. Incidentally, these are the most popular choice for commuters and recreational riders even today. While these models could easily score higher than electric scooters in relation to mileage, the pollution is definitely higher in these scooters than electric ones.

On the other hand electric scooters run off rechargeable batteries that can easily be plugged into a standard household outlet. These are lot cheaper than a gas scooter. Moreover these are very quiet and don’t produce any polluting fumes. These scooters could easily be ridden inside a building, an unthinkable situation for gas scooters.

If interested only for fun to roam around the neighborhood, one may not even need a moped or motor scooter at all. For this purpose a foot-powered kick scooter may be the ideal option. The less expensive features make these mopeds much more popular.