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This is something I rant about from time to time. The word scooter is ridiculously overloaded. I'm semi-interested in an electric vespa type scooter, but it's hard to Google for it, because everything about electric scooters online refers to kick scooters.

Robot has a review of the new Electrica Vespa here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cswc9YtNJYw

The problem is in CA any Scooter even a 50 cc requires a full bike licence.

If you call them mopeds that should clarify any ambiguity.

Mopeds are sub 50cc motorized bicycles though.

Yeh don't call a Vespa a Moped, might not go well in some areas.

Mopeds have pedals.

It is super confusing, motor scooter vs motorized scooter, and now there are electric motor scooters vs electric motorized scooters.

I'm really not sure how that later one works out grammatically!

What noun would you suggest be used?

In (belgian) French we use "mobilette" or "scooter" for the vespa-like ones. and "trottinette" for the kick-like ones