It’s true, there is a pile of electric scooters out there. And it seems that a new one is popping up every week. So what can make an electric scooter stand out these days? For the Unagi Model One E500, the answer is simple: Appeal to premium consumers.
This scooter is simply beautiful and has the high-quality craftsmanship to match.
Electric moped sharing (or “seated electric scooter” sharing) seems to be the natural evolution to standing electric scooter sharing programs like those from Lime and Bird. The vehicles are larger, faster, easier to park legally and generally cause less of a public nuisance. And now that a new company known as Motobee is entering the mix in the US, competition appears to be heating up.
If you’ve been looking into consumer e-scooters for any period of time, you’ve undoubtedly run across the WideWheel electric scooter. It was a runaway hit last year with its dual motors, full suspension and combined 1,000 Watts of power.
And with this year’s release of the WideWheel Pro from Miami-based Fluidfreeride, the famous scooter has gotten even better!
Lime has been hard at work developing a new sidewalk riding detection program that can be pushed to its existing electric scooter fleet. That program is now being tested as a way to curb the nuisance (and danger) of electric scooters riding on pedestrian-filled sidewalks.
They say not to judge a book by its cover, and the E-Twow GT from Ewheels taught me that the same is true for electric scooters. It may look like a small run-of-the-mill electric scooter, but don’t be fooled.
This thing is a speed machine just waiting to be unleashed. It’s a wild ride that is as zippy as it is hard to pronounce (which, by the way, is apparently pronounced, “E2”).
While you might not think of January as prime electric scooter season, that hasn’t stopped three big electric scooter companies from rolling out new models. Or running generous sales.
Wouldn’t it be great if an electric scooter combined the speed, comfort, and quality of larger electric scooters with the size and affordability of the cheaper budget scooters? Well, now there is, with the Emove Touring electric scooter.
Revel, an electric moped sharing service, has just made its first West Coast expansion, this time hitting the Golden State.
We’ve been covering the upcoming Harley-Davidson electric scooter project since the day it was announced as part of the More Roads to Harley-Davidson plan. And now we’re getting our most detailed look yet at the upcoming electric two-wheeler designed to be more approachable than Harley’s big hogs.
Expand Expanding Close
Electric scooters are a fun way to get around town, offering the thrill of a standing riding position like a skateboard but with the stability that comes with holding on to handlebars. But while lower speed scooters like a Bird or Lime are convenient for short commutes, faster electric scooters offer more utility and fun. Here are the top 5 fastest electric scooters we’ve tested that are available in 2020.
A new study released by the University of California has tracked the rate of electric scooter injuries from 2014 to 2018. Findings indicate that the rate of injuries per the number of scooter riders has tripled in that period.
NIU, one of the leading international seated electric scooter companies, has just unveiled two new high-power electric vehicles. The NIU RQi electric motorcycle and the NIU TQi three-wheeler covered scooter could represent the dawn of a new era of affordable electric motorcycles for the US market.
Unagi burst onto the electric scooter scene just over a year ago, selling thousands of its premium Model One electric scooters in just its first six months. Now the company has dropped a new, upgraded scooter on us: The dual motor Unagi E500 electric scooter.
The Stator electric scooter, which is one of the most interesting designs we’ve seen for a standing electric scooter, is finally heading to market.
Gogoro, the Taiwanese manufacturer of battery-swapping electric scooters, showed off huge growth in 2019. As the company prepares to expand globally in 2020, could this be the beginning of the end for gas-powered scooters?
The WideWheel Pro electric scooter is the latest update to what was likely the most popular electric scooter of 2019. And fortunately for American riders, the WideWheel Pro was just unveiled in the US.
Revel, the largest electric moped sharing company in the US, has just added Miami to its growing list of cities.
Earlier this month we reported on the demise of Unicorn, an electric scooter company that went out of business before delivering any of its promised electric scooters to paying customers.
Shared electric scooters such as those offered by Lime have proven to be a useful commuting tool for countless riders. And now Lime is sweetening the deal with a new subscription service called LimePass that is likely to further entice riders to make electric scooters a regular part of their transportation equation.
Segway-Ninebot has been on a roll lately with product announcements as it expands into new transportation categories. The latest new Segway-Ninebot products in the spotlight are a fleet of electric mopeds, Vespa-style seated electric scooters, and even a tease of a Segway-Ninebot electric motorcycle.
Joining the ranks of a number of other European and Asian electric scooter companies currently entering the US, Italy’s Nito has announced that its own electric scooters are coming to America. According to the company, the Nito NES electric scooter is USA-bound.
Who doesn’t love a great electric bicycle, scooter, or skateboard? Not only do they make great commuter vehicles, but they’re a ton of fun too!
Gogoro’s electric scooters have dominated the local market in Taiwan for years. And now the company has finally announced the first foreign country to sell Gogoro scooters as it expands westward.
Wheels is the maker of the funky-looking seated electric scooter you might have seen around US cities lately. Not quite electric bicycles yet still not quite like the rest of the e-scooters out there, their seated design is said to be safer and more comfortable. And now the company is adding a new level of safety to its rides.