Language changes. I guarantee if you ask 100 people to draw a moped, maybe 2 will put pedals on it.

Scooter do not have pedals, mopeds do, hence the name.

The Piaggio Vespa is a scooter. The Piaggio Ciao is a moped.

No. Mopeds have pedals. That’s the “ped” part of motor pedal.