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Electric Motorcycle vs London Tube: Save £940 and 40 Days a Year

You'll save time and money on the road. Oh, and you'll actually enjoy commuting.

Electric Motorcycle vs London Tube: Save £940 and 40 Days a Year

Electric Motorcycle vs London Tube: Save £940 and 40 Days a Year

Electric motorcycle vs London Tube: which wins for your daily commute?

Imagine living in Clapham and working in Farringdon, commuting daily on a combination of the Northern and Metropolitan lines from Clapham South. Now imagine making that same journey on a Maeving RM1 over a typical four-year working period.

Here's how it compares:

1) Financial savings: You'll save £940 by owning a Maeving RM1 (including £1,600 on insurance, £580 on doorstep servicing, and £237 on charging costs).

2) Time savings: You'll save 40 days in commuting time, no longer at the mercy of delays, cancellations, strikes, and packed carriages.

3) Joy of the journey: You'll actually enjoy your commute, free from having your face unwillingly thrust into a stranger's armpit as the train lurches and halts at rush hour.

4) Environmental impact: The Maeving RM1 emits significantly lower carbon emissions per capita per mile than the London Underground, according to government data.*

When comparing the commuting experience, there's no competition between riding an electric motorcycle and catching the Tube.

Making the switch to two wheels can feel daunting, but we've purposefully designed our electric bikes with the new rider in mind. Lightweight, easy to handle, and equipped with an intuitive twist-and-go throttle, getting started on a Maeving is straightforward.

Better yet, we've addressed the number one reason putting people off EV adoption - range anxiety - by championing removable batteries. This allows you to take the battery out of the bike and charge it from a standard 13-amp socket, just as you would with your phone or laptop. No more reliance on charging infrastructure.

Many of us commute every day. Why not make it enjoyable?

For the best advice on getting started with Maeving, visit our New Riders page and sign up for our New Rider Programme.

CHARGE ON.

*UK Government’s Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (2021b)