The fun and frisky Super Soco, which comes in five punchy colours, is a glorious traffic-dodging, commute-conquering blast of two-wheeled joy. Riding to work was never supposed to be this much fun. Yes, it’s not a bicycle (and shouldn’t really be reviewed here), but it’s lightweight, clean, silent and very easy to ride – so it seems closer in ethos to the cycling fraternity than to the world of motorbioking. Launched by the Australian scooter company Vmoto, the Super Soco is probably the most affordable e-motorbike on sale in Britain. Its perky Bosch motor powers it along at up to 28mph and it has a range of 30 miles. The pick-up and acceleration is similar to a 50cc bike, but because it only weighs 78kg it handles more like a bicycle, silently scything through the traffic. It also has a keyless start, anti-theft alarm, wheel locking and intelligent LED speedo. Concealed in the faux fuel tank there’s also room for two batteries, so you can double its range, too. Let’s go, Super Soco! (supersoco.co.uk)

Price: £2,349 (including government grant)
Motor: Bosch
Battery: Lithium
Range: 30 miles

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