Powered mobility vehicle

A method of installing a keyless activation system in an electrically powered mobility vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes an electrical power source, an electric motor which drives the vehicle, a motor controller which controls the electric motor and a key-operated switch which controls the electrical connection of the motor controller to the electrical power source, the method comprising disconnecting the key-operated switch from the electrical power source of the vehicle;

• disconnecting the key-operated switch from the motor controller of the vehicle;
• providing a control module of the keyless activation system, wherein the control module includes an electrical input, an electrical output, a signal-operated switch electrically connected between the electrical input and the electrical output, and a signal receiver electrically connected to the switch, wherein the switch has an active configuration in which electrical power passes from the electrical input to the electrical output via the switch, and an inactive configuration in which the switch isolates the electrical output from the electrical input, and the configuration of the switch is controlled by signals from the signal receiver;
• electrically connecting the electrical power source of the vehicle to an electrical input of the control module;
• electrically connecting an electrical output of the control module to the motor controller of the vehicle;
• and pairing a remote operation transmitter to the control module, and wherein the remote operation transmitter transmits an operation signal in response to a pairing signal emitted by the signal receiver, and when the transmitter is in range of the signal receiver, the signal receiver urges the switch into its active configuration, and when the transmitter is out of range of the signal receiver, the switch is urged into its inactive configuration.