Electric Monkey is a locally owned shop at 37 Cutfield Street in Inglewood, New Plymouth. The website says it is the only Taranaki store supplying high-performance electric scooters, Evolve electric skateboards, Wattwheels e-bikes, Sur-Ron and Kuberg dirt bikes and Go Charged road scooters. It also lists golf scooters and trikes, skateboard parts, helmets, gloves, protective gear and apparel. Most sales are made online. Free freight across New Zealand applies to scooters and Evolve skateboards under 25kg. The showroom is open by appointment, and the website asks people to call to arrange a visit.
Customers say the staff answered calls and questions, and one says they opened the shop after hours when needed. One customer bought a VSETT scooter, and says it was the cheapest in the country for that model, with staff who went out of their way to help. Another had a VSETT 10+ delivered, with some minor shipping and tyre problems that staff helped sort out. A third had an e-bike delivered to Christchurch in perfect condition, and found the service polite, though external events slowed the order. Edbikes Ltd, 0.7 km away, has one review, rated 5.0. Our pick in Inglewood for e-scooters and e-bikes with responsive help.