The Vmoto Milan is a small electric scooter from Vmoto, an Australian company that designs its two-wheelers in Perth and builds them in Nanjing, China. The version known as the Milan JX50 is a step-through city scooter with a compact body and a simple instrument panel.
Vmoto Milan at a glance
| Model | Vmoto Milan |
|---|---|
| Version | JX50 |
| Maker | Vmoto Ltd., Perth, Australia |
| Production | Nanjing, China |
| Type | electric city scooter |
| Body | step-through, single seat |
| Instruments | speedometer reading up to 60 km/h |
| Drive | electric motor |
| Brand | Vmoto (Asia), also sold by the group in Europe |
| Group top speed | up to 120 km/h across the range |
There is no Wikipedia page for the Milan model; the article is based on the Vmoto company pages and the photographs of a Milan JX50, so specifications beyond those visible in the pictures are not given.
History of the Vmoto Milan
Vmoto started in 1999 as a scooter distributor founded in Perth by Patrick Davin. Optima, a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, bought the Vmoto brand in 2006, and Davin became managing director the next year, when the business took the name of the brand it distributed.
The company moved into manufacturing at the end of the 2000s: it began building a scooter assembly plant in Nanjing, China, in 2008 and completed it in 2009. In the same period it bought the German electric scooter company E-max, first 60 per cent in December 2009 and the rest in 2010. That purchase set the direction of the business, and Vmoto has concentrated on electric two-wheelers since.
The Milan belongs to the scooter side of that range. Vmoto sells its vehicles under three names according to German Wikipedia: Vmoto in Asian markets, E-Max to business customers, and Super Soco or Vmoto Soco to private buyers in Europe and America. All of them are built in Nanjing and are limited to a top speed of 120 km/h, well above the 60 km/h shown on the Milan JX50’s speedometer.
Vmoto’s scooters have also been sold in bulk to ride-sharing operators since 2020; by 2021 the company was supplying seven scooter-sharing businesses around the world. Models such as the Milan and the Monaco sit at the practical, low-speed end of the range, while the group’s newer premium machines carry the Vmoto name alone.
Design and features
- Step-through body: easy to mount in town traffic, with a flat floor for the rider’s feet.
- City gearing: the JX50 instrument panel reads to 60 km/h, matching urban limits.
- Electric drive: no petrol engine, clutch or gearbox.
- Shared engineering: built at the Vmoto plant in Nanjing alongside the group’s other scooters.
Vmoto Milan versions
- Milan JX50: the version shown in the photographs, with a 60 km/h speedometer.
- Vmoto-badged Milan: sold under the Vmoto name, the group’s brand for Asian markets.
- Business versions: the group also supplies scooters in bulk to fleet and ride-share operators.
- Sister models: the Monza and E-Max complete the range.
More electric scooters are in the Vmoto collection; see also the Vmoto Monza and the Vmoto E-Max.
Sources
- Vmoto, English Wikipedia: company history, Nanjing plant, E-Max purchase, ride-share sales
- Vmoto, German Wikipedia: brand roles, production site, top speed
