Kaabo Philippines provides fun and safe transportation to community in quarantine
KAABO Electric Scooters, designer and manufacturer of ecofriendly and innovative electric scooters, has given the public a big lift by partnering with city mayors, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and frontliners to help ease the burden of transportation and ensure community safety under quarantine.
The marquee brand plans to offer more electric scooters to condominiums, subdivisions and villages, as well as provide free rides for the general public.
“As soon as I got my first electric scooter, I fell in love with it and it became a hobby that turned into passion. I have used one almost every day since then,” said Eugene Martinez of Ekstreme Scooters, the country’s leading electric scooter service repair shop which exclusively distributes Kaabo scooters.
Once the lockdown had taken effect, Kaabo electric scooters were lent to local government agencies. Ekstreme Scooters, the dealer of Kaabo Philippines, offered discounts to frontliner-buyers. The brand had become a main attraction in sports activities for electric scooters such as drag racing, skills challenge and racetrack racing.
Ekstreme Scooters, which started in 2018 when Martinez began fixing and modifying scooters in his garage, acquired exclusivity of Kaabo electric scooters the following year. Last year, it took in three more brands under its fold, namely, Aerlang, Hiley, and Zukboard scooters.
Currently, Kaabo scooters are carried by two stores and four dealerships available in Baguio, Quezon City, Makati, Cebu, Davao, and R.O.X. retail stores.
After seven years of development, Kaabo, which has its own production and design team departments, has accumulated more than 25 patents, especially in terms of how to maintain the stability and safety of the vehicle under high speed and long battery life. It had obtained a lot of practical data to ensure the quality of the product.
In 2020, because of the pandemic, electric scooters had become a practical choice for personal travel.
Kaabo upholds the goal of providing excellent products around the world, with environmental protection, safety and portability being the essence of its product vision.
Martinez noted, “To be successful in this industry, you have to be passionate and hands-on in what you’re doing. Branding, product quality, and customer service will always be on top priority. Social media marketing also plays a big role in showing the performance of your products.”
In further sharing his secret to entrepreneurship with a heart, he added, “We offer discounts and installment payments to make the product more affordable. Having multiple branches also increases brand presence and accessibility to service centers.”
During strict lockdowns, transportation business was among the firsts to be shut down because of health and safety measures. Electric scooters somehow came to save the day.
The pandemic saw a boom in the electric scooter industry, with the vehicle serving as right alternative transportation. People now appreciate the time and cost they save when using electric scooters for daily transportation. It is very ideal for every household, especially those who don’t have parking spaces.
Martinez also argued, “Traveling alone is the best way to prevent the virus from spreading and it will cost you less because electric scooters only cost P0.33 per km.”
Electric mobility is the future of transportation with the pandemic forcing us to rely on it. Its benefit as eco-friendly transportation will not just save the environment but will also help get away from gasoline independency.
Electric scooters are designed to be portable unlike cars and motorcycles, hence, people leaving in condos or houses without parking will benefit from this feature. It is also faster to travel using electric scooters. LGUS have started to implement bike lanes in every city while the government allows electric scooters to be used following the speed limit. It will be safer for the electric scooter riders to travel when all bike lanes have been implemented.