Until now, there was no way to verify if a scooter exceeded the legal limits of speed (25 km/h) and power (1000 W). But, from today, the Local Police of Valencia will have a pioneering dynamometer capable of measuring the speed and power of electric scooters to see if they comply with the regulations.
The dynamometer, developed in collaboration with a Valencian engineering company and the Polytechnic University of Valencia, allows to know remotely, connected by Bluetooth to a computer, the power and speed of a scooter and thus measure through a technical report its legality.
The number of accidents involving electric scooters in Valencia has doubled since 2018, from 478 to more than 900 in 2023, according to data from the Valencia City Council. That is why the Local Police of Valencia will be able to launch a campaign to reinforce the controls and safety of these vehicles.
“This dynamometer issues a certificate with legal value that will serve as evidence in police proceedings or administrative acts,” said the councilman of Mobility and Local Police of Valencia, Jesus Carbonell.
Until January of this year, scooters could be marketed without certifying their characteristics, which has led to a majority of scooters without the VMP certificate required by the DGT. That is why from now on controls will target users of illegal scooters, responsible for the most harmful accidents.
