electric scooter

Taiwanese scooter and motorbike manufacturer KYMCO just held its 2021 Time to Excite digital press conference to unveil several new models. In keeping with its electrification trend over the last few years, 2021 also saw a new electric model, the KYMCO F9, added to the company’s lineup.

Nearly all electric vehicle stocks have been on the rise lately, but NIU might have been one of the first companies to the party earlier this year. Since the end of Q1 2020 when the market was hit heavily by the COVID19 pandemic, NIU’s stock price has risen by around 400%. Now the company’s latest Q3 financial report helps shed more detail on that growth.

BMW has a new electric scooter concept that is apparently headed for series production… at some point. But until then, we can all gawk at the BMW Motorrad Definition CE 04 prototype in all its glory.

That’s not a digital glitch you’re seeing — the deck on the Unicorn scooter was designed with that step feature on purpose to open a world of cargo and utility possibilities.

Miami-based Fluidfreeride has just launched the new Mantis 8 electric scooter, which tones down the ridiculous power of its big brother in favor of more wallet-friendly pricing.

California-based Voro Motors is one of several leading electric scooter distributors in the US. While their original scooter lineup used to peak at speeds up to 25 mph (40 km/h), the upcoming Voro Motors Roadster electric scooter is set to double that speed.

Electric scooters are seemingly omnipresent these days, largely thanks to scooter-sharing companies like Bird and Lime. But just because the ubiquitous form of the modern electric scooter is everywhere doesn’t mean that’s how they should really look.

As it turns out, there’s a better way.

Not all electric scooters are built equally. And the Hero S8 is even more unequal than most, sporting wide, fat tires and full suspension combined with a fast, high power motor.

If you saw our previous reporting on the notebook-sized Walkcar electric scooter thing, you may have been disappointed to see that it was only available in its native Japan.

But not anymore.

As electric bicycles become increasingly prevalent, innovation in the industry has led to a slew of new designs and tech. Interestingly, much of that technology has been co-opted into new forms of personal electric vehicles that are e-bike-like but not quite electric bicycles.

Here are some of the most interesting examples we’ve seen this year.

The leading electric scooter company NIU has been on a tear lately, which has been reflected in its soaring stock price.

As you had probably imagined, dozens of electric scooter companies weren’t going to be able to exist in unison forever. As more companies begin to join forces, the latest news shows Wheels’ seated electric scooters hopping in bed with Lime.

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If you’ve been wanting to roll up in style with your own Benz, it might have just gotten quite a bit more affordable. Mercedes-Benz announced today the unveiling of their latest vehicle, which just happens to be a folding electric scooter creatively named the eScooter.

This striking new electric motorbike is known as the EMoS WYLD from the Australian company Electric Mobility Solutions. Designed with traditional cruiser bike geometry, the WYLD looks anything but traditional.

High-performance scooters like the Apollo Pro take many of the advantages of generic electric scooters, then combine them with more power and higher quality parts to open the door to countless more adventures.

With dual high power motors, a huge battery, and full suspension for leaving manicured roads in your wake, the Apollo Pro has just about everything you need to get a serious rush (or a sensible commute).

Shared electric scooter giant Bird has just released its own affordable electric scooter known as the Bird Air.

Kumpan electric has just announced the launch of higher-speed versions of its retro-inspired seated electric scooters. The new scooters fill out the Kumpan 54i Series lineup and offer several models with speeds ranging from 45-100 km/h (28-62 mph).

What happens when you combine a well-built and fast electric scooter with the service and support of a Canadian company? You get the awesome little EVOLV Tour 2.0 electric scooter from Urban Machina.

It’s a powerful little commuter scooter with full suspension and backed by a company that is as polite and professional as they come. Good service and a good scooter – what’s not to like?!

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It’s been a long time coming, but those who pre-ordered Unu’s cute little Vespa-style electric scooters are finally going to get their hands on the first batch… next month.

Nearly one month to the day after Revel voluntarily suspended operations of its rented electric scooter fleet in NYC, the scooters have returned to the city.

While most electric scooters are used for last-mile type trips as urban transportation solutions, they can occasionally be seen making much longer journeys. Case in point is the first known trans-America electric scooter trip, which was just completed yesterday.