| If you are enjoying your mobility scooter but want to | | | | the scooter on it, this is a more costly option. Its |
| ride it outside your house, and outside its limited battery | | | | advantage is that it does not require any physical |
| range, then you have found the right article to read. | | | | strength of the operator. It can be used with a sedan, |
| You will find three ways extend your mobility range by | | | | truck, van, or minivan. |
| loading your scooter onto a car, truck, van or minivan. | | | | The mobility scooter hybrid lift |
| Not all of the options are suitable for everybody. The | | | | The hybrid version of a scooter carrier works with |
| three ways to extend the range of your scooter are: | | | | vans and minivans. It combines the best features of |
| The swing-in scooter lift, The scooter carrier lift, and | | | | the swing in scooter lift and the scooter carrier lift. It |
| The mobility scooter hybrid lift. Let's take a quick look | | | | enables storage and transportation of the scooter |
| at how each of these carrier lifts can help you load | | | | inside the van or minivan, in place of the second row |
| and transport your mobility scooter. | | | | of the seats. The way hybrid mobility scooter lift |
| The swing-in mobile scooter lift | | | | works is to first lower the lift platform to the ground. |
| This is the simplest mobile scooter lift. It is usually | | | | This platform is positioned in front of the sliding side |
| attached to the hitch of the car. It is a crane-like | | | | door of the van or minivan. Then, when the mobile |
| structure with a line that lifts the scooter up and | | | | scooter is at the right height, it slides it straight into the |
| swings it into the car's trunk, and then lowers it into the | | | | van or minivan. The advantage of the hybrid lift is that |
| trunk. You can use it in most vans, or trucks as well. | | | | it brings the scooter closer to the driver or passenger |
| The swing-in scooter lift is one of the least expensive | | | | door. Second, the mobility scooter is secured inside of |
| mobile scooter lifts available for purchase. The | | | | the van providing more security. Also the parking and |
| downside of this type of mobile scooter lift is that it | | | | navigating the van will not be affected when the |
| requires a limited physical strength to manually swing | | | | mobility scooter is inside the van. |
| the lift into the trunk. However, that strength does not | | | | The only downside of the hybrid lift model is its price, it |
| even begin to compare with the strength needed to lift | | | | is slightly more costly than the regular mobility scooter |
| the scooter. | | | | carrier lift. These are the three mobile scooter lifts that |
| The mobility scooter carrier lift | | | | will enable you to transport your scooter using your |
| This scooter lift will usually be attached to the hitch of | | | | car, truck or van. If you have limited mobility and were |
| the car. It operates by first lowering the lift platform to | | | | thus far not able to ride your mobility scooter outside |
| the ground, then driving the scooter onto the lift | | | | of the range of your batteries, a simple mobility |
| platform, and then simply raising the lift platform to the | | | | scooter carrier lift will extend your range as far you |
| normal driving level. Because it includes the lifting | | | | care to drive it. Your mobility options will expand |
| platform and the electric motor to lift the platform with | | | | dramatically. |