There are now 300,000 'motorinas' in the island nation — but they're posing their own challenges.
If not for the music blasting from speakers, the motorcycles racing and performing stunts on the highway outside Cuba's capital of Havana would be almost silent.Officials welcome the bikes as an alternative to cars and public transportThe island nation has seen an influx of "motorinas", as the electric scooters are dubbed, in recent years, with 300,000 of them circulating nationwide.
The motorcycles can cost between $US2,000 and $US5,000 , with many imported from China through Panama.Cuban officials said a locally made electric motorcycle called the Minerva was being produced at an old bicycle manufacturing warehouse in Villa Clara. Electric scooter drivers recharged the batteries through normal power sockets but have been left out of luck during power outages.
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