At $3000 a pop, they have GOT to be kidding. I wouldn't buy one if it were $300. I *might* buy one if it were $30.
No quarral with the argument that driving things in cities is stupid/inefficient/etc.
But these 15mph thingies? Driving these things along sidewalks? Oh for Christ's sake give me a break. Cincinnati isn't exactly a thriving downtown but I can't imagine taking one of these things down sidewalks downtown.
And Hell No, not in the streets. If pedestrians are going to complain, the drivers downtown are going to be ruthless.
And, except for *very* limited applications, I don't see anyone, anywhere, ever, buying a $3000 scooter for what they could get with a reasonably priced used car.