Needs a better BATTERY! This scooter has great performance while the battery charge lasts, but it is in dire need of an updated battery, as the present Ni-Mh battery easily overheats in summer temperatures, and the present "Software Driven" vehicle control syystem is famous for lying about range remaining! Service and troubleshooting is difficult, because the manufacturer has failed to make the service manual and software available to users that wish to service their vehicle, and dealerships do not presently (March, 2010)seem to exist in the USA. Hopefully the NEW owners of rights to this vehicle will rectify this problem, and improve the vehicle, with a lithium battery, that will realistically provide a usable range of 50 or more mileas, at real-world road speeds! Other things needed: Addition of a sepqrate, auxillary power battery, for hazard warning lights and owner accessories, such as a radio, heated gloves, 2 way radio, etc. (I installed a 20 AH Li-FePO4 battery on my Vectrix, it powers accesssories very well!)--Auto cancelling turn signals, and/or a louder turn signal warning indicator are needed.--Better connections to the brake electrical switches should be used, vibration and damp weather causes intermittent operation of the present units.