Author
Scott Bradford
Founder, Clean Energy Vehicle Recreation Association
Las Vegas, Nevada
Scott Bradford founded the Clean Energy Vehicle Recreation Association to treat PEV riding as recreation that should be sensibly permitted, not banned. Based in Las Vegas, he works the policy, charging, and access problems that keep people off e-bikes, EUCs, Segways, GoCars, and other clean recreation vehicles. He also built 4 Good Clean Fun as the marketplace that sends riders to verified zero-emission tours. He writes from that mix of first-hand riding, operator conversations, and the legislative fights CEVRA tracks.
Knows about: personal electric vehicle policy, EV charging access, PEV safety, recreation access, battery technologies, sensible permitting
https://cevra.org/authors/scott-bradford#person
Articles
Analysis · April 15, 2026
Right-to-Charge Laws: Your Guide to Installing Home EV Charging
Right-to-Charge Laws: Your Guide to Installing Home EV Charging in HOAs, Condos, and Multifamily Housing
Explainer · December 7, 2023
The Current State: Electric Motorsports
Revving Up the Future: A Look at Electric Motorsports
Explainer · November 9, 2023
The Current State: How Electrical Inverters Work
How Electrical Inverters Control Electric Traction Motors in Electric Vehicles
Explainer · October 30, 2023
The Current State: Electric Traction Motors
Electric Traction Motors: A Comprehensive Overview
Explainer · October 26, 2023
The Current State: LFP Batteries becoming more popular
The Rise of Lithium-Iron Phosphate Batteries in Electric Vehicles: A Comprehensive Analysis
Explainer · October 22, 2023
The Current State of Battery Technologies
The Current State of Battery Technologies
Explainer · July 30, 2023
The Current State: Kids on E-Bikes in The United States
Children Riding Electric Bicycles in the United States
Analysis · July 19, 2023
CA Bill AB530 Bans children on E-Bikes
A proposed new law in California suggests that e-bikes should not be used by children under the age of 12. Additionally, individuals aged 12 and above must possess either a driver's license or a specific e-bike license t...
Opinion · April 24, 2023
A Clean Future Is More Affordable
There has been a consensus in recent years that sources of clean energy are now more affordable than traditional energy sources. While this wasn't always the case in the past, developments in technology and economies of...
Analysis · April 3, 2023
Sensible Permissions Needed to Thwart Senseless Bans!
As reported by the news website Reuters, Parisians have overwhelmingly voted in a referendum to ban electric scooters!
Explainer · March 21, 2023
Evolving EUCs, Bigger and Faster
EUCs, (Electric Unicycles) are an amazing new form of clean energy vehicle recreation. This form factor wouldn't be feasible without the advancements of EV technology that allows for instant acceleration and direction ch...
Explainer · March 6, 2023
The Current State: Electric Bicycles, Legal On Roads or not?
Bicycles, the most pervasive form of personal mobility, have also seen the most advancement in electrification. The abundance of form factors and use case scenarios has started to blur the lines of what is still consider...
Analysis · February 28, 2023
Am I Breaking The Law Riding My EUC / ESKATE / EBIKE / ESCOOTER?
It's an exciting time for the development of Electric personal mobility vehicles! Several new options are now available with advantages over traditional riding methods that weren't possible until recently.
Opinion · February 26, 2023
Vehicle Recreation Plus Recreation Vehicles is a Good Thing!
We ran across an article at rvtravel.com that details the ups and downs of 'motorized toys' in the RV park campground setting.
Explainer · February 16, 2023
The Current State: Off-Road Clean Energy Vehicle Recreation
The off-road vehicle recreation industry is HUGE! I would venture a guess that more than any other type of vehicle recreation, this is how most people play with vehicles, driving on the dirt, crawling on the rocks, slosh...
Explainer · February 10, 2023
Closing the battery circle in Nevada
A big part of clean energy means that waste is not generated that can harm the environment, and a side benefit of not being wasteful is reducing costs. With the adoption of battery-powered vehicles and the resulting inc...
Explainer · February 3, 2023
Charging Challenges for Multi-Family Dwellings
This article over at smartcitiesdive.com 'dives' into the issue of how to get clean energy vehicle charging installed for apartment dwellers. Suppose you're a homeowner with private off-street parking. In that case, con...
Reported · February 1, 2023
Toronto looking for the best way to get everyone charging
This is an encouraging article that details some of the discussions about how to bring electric vehicle charging to an existing inner city area. If you live in or near the Toronto area you might want to voice you opinio...
Analysis · January 31, 2023
New York City Vision Zero makes EUCs E-Skateboards Illegal?
This chart from the New York City government website appears to outlaw several types of emerging personal mobility vehicles, namely electric skateboards, electric unicycles, hoverboards, and mopeds without VIN numbers.
Explainer · January 30, 2023
A great article about the challenges in Micromobility
This article from TechCrunch+ dives deep into electric scooter rental services in Paris and in Los Angeles and how they have been successful but still struggle.
Reported · January 27, 2023
NV Energy Charging for outdoor recreation in Vegas and Reno
NV Energy is building charging sites for Clean Electric Vehicle Recreation at two iconic spots: Red Rock Canyon park outside Las Vegas, Nevada, and Lake Tahoe outside Reno, Nevada.
Explainer · January 20, 2023
ZERO EV charging near backcountry trails
This is a promising development for clean energy vehicle recreation to have charging infrastructure near off-road adventure routes. Urban trail systems popular with personal electric vehicles could also benefit from som...
Opinion · January 19, 2023
Use it (WISELY) or Lose it!
If we cannot transition to clean energy vehicle recreation, there are those who would remove our ability to enjoy vehicles as a recreation activity! This post on the Sierra Club website doesn't cite sources for the stati...
Reported · January 15, 2023
Department of Energy announces Clean Energy Vehicle Funding
While not specifically targeted at the recreation industry, this is good news for Clean Energy Off Road Vehicles in general! Components designed for work often later get adapted for play!
Reported · January 15, 2023
Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) holds EV Summit
Last summer the RVIA Recreational Vehicle Association held a summit to have discussion around the strategic deployment of electric vehicles and other green technologies into the outdoor recreation market and economy. Th...