A Whangarei business is using electric scooters to deliver pizzas.
The zero-emission 50cc equivalent Fonzarelli 100 scooters have been brought in from Australia, because of better quality and great backup service, says Domino's franchise owner Jayesh Madhav.
His delivery team has been using electric scooters since January - one in the central city branch and two at Kamo.
He says they have more acceleration than conventional petrol scooters. The only drawback is they are silent which takes a bit of getting used to.
The scooters are "very good value" from a maintenance perspective. "There's no need for petrol, oil or regular services," Mr Madhav said. "Initially on a cost/benefit basis [they are] not so favourable when compared to petrol scooters which cost about $3500. Electric scooters cost about $7000.