Abstract: A small electric vehicle is provided including a frame formed of a plurality of tubular elements, a tubular element connected to the front of the frame and supporting a handle bar and steerable front wheel or runner, a pair of driven rear wheels connected to the rear of the frame, a board fixed to the frame between the rear wheels for supporting a standing occupant, a switch having a contact pin protruding from an upper surface of the board, an electric motor connected to the rear wheels, and a microprocessor connected to the motor, the switch, a battery, a battery charger and a knob on the handle bar for controlling the motor in response to rotation of the knob.