The Raine One electric scooter burst onto the scene a few weeks ago with some incredible specs and an unbelievable price. And of course, that combination led to some questions about whether or not this new electric scooter company was on the up and up. So I did some digging and spoke with the company’s founder (and the scooter’s designer) to get to the bottom of it.
The electric scooter company Unicorn was quick to show off its flashy white electric scooter and take customers’ money for pre-orders. It was slower to deliver, and ultimately failed to do so.
The German scooter manufacturer Kumpan has been on a roll lately as it prepares for expanded operations. And it appears the company hasn’t been slacking off, instead landing a large investment as well as scooping up another electric scooter company with a decidedly unique product.
Inboard was a promising and well-funded California-based electric skateboard company with a long list of fans. But the company’s pursuit of an electric scooter ultimately led to its downfall.
Last week we broke the news that NIU’s electric scooters would begin sales in the US on December 1.
And now that the day has arrived, we’ve finally got the pricing info.
One of the more striking seated electric scooter designs we’ve come across lately is ready to expand outside of China. With its sights set first on Europe, can the Doinnext Bo electric scooter succeed?
We’ve all seen how electric scooters from companies like Bird and Lime are taking over cities. But now we’re watching big car companies like BMW, VW, GM, Peugot, Skoda, and more enter the two-wheeled EV game.
So what gives?
I’ve ridden just about every type of electric scooter or electric skateboard there is, whether it’s got one, two, three, or four wheels. And I thought I had seen everything. Until I found the YX ONE, that is.
Electric scooters are fun ways to get around, but it takes a serious electric scooter to become a car replacement. I think that the Emove Cruiser electric scooter is serious enough for the job.
It’s a sad day for fans of COUP, the Bosch-owned electric scooter sharing service operating across a number of European cities.
The service is apparently shutting down operations in all of its locations.
That’s right, shared electric mobility company Lime’s newest expansion plan means that it will have an electric scooter on every continent except Australia.
Just kidding, it’s Antarctica.
This is it, folks. NIU is finally beginning US retail sales of its highly acclaimed seated electric scooters.
The Zapp i300 is a seated electric scooter with some pretty crazy specs. And according to the company, it will be hitting the road by the end of this year.
Miami-based Fluidfreeride is known for its highly acclaimed collection of electric scooters. And to set itself apart from the competition this Black Friday and shopping season, it is offering something even greener than its scooters.
While we’ve tested a pile of electric scooters here at Electrek, we rarely see any with removable batteries. But that’s exactly what the Turboant X7 electric scooter offers, along with some nice features and specs too. And it packages it all together for an affordable price of $399 (currently marked down from $599 for their November sale).
What’s not to like?!
[Update Jan 21, 2021: Turboant has a new version of this scooter known as the Turboant X7 Pro. It has a number of new features such as larger wheels, higher capacity battery and other upgrades.]
Every now and again my news feed pushes something weird my way, and I’m always glad when it does. Today’s weird bit of news is a cool new product from a company called Motosola. They have developed a solar charging sun canopy for electric scooters that looks like it can actually put a significant amount of charge back into a vehicle.
Electric scooters have become one of the most convenient forms of last-mile transportation in cities. Small, quick, and easy to fold away, they’ve complemented e-bikes as one of the fastest-growing forms of urban transportation.
And with Black Friday deals starting earlier every year, now is already a great time to snag a new electric scooter for a deep discount. And while you’re preparing for Black Friday, be sure to visit our deals site 9to5Toys for all the latest Black Friday deals!
The CityRider electric scooter from Fluidfreeride is a fast, fun, and attractive electric scooter. And the fact that it combines old-school charm with modern tech makes it one of the best budget electric scooters on the market.
It’s smaller than an A3 size sheet of paper, which is equivalent to roughly two 8.5 x 11-inch sheets of standard printer paper. But any which way you slice it, Xiaomi’s new Himo H1 electric bike is pretty darn small.
Recently it has felt like there’s a new scooter entering the market every other day. But today’s new entry, the Scooterson Rolley 2, bucks the small-wheeled trend and opts for a giant-wheeled seated scooter design. And its manufacturer is making some bold self-driving claims to boot.
As Cuba suffers through a fuel shortage that is grinding conventional transportation to a halt, electric motorcycles known as motorinas have shown up in force to help Cubans get around.
At a time when nearly every electric scooter company is pumping out 45 km/h (28 mph) scooters, the Super Soco CPx is going in a different direction. A faster direction. To the tune of 90 km/h (55 mph) fast.
NIU has an extensive line of popular electric scooters, but that hasn’t stopped the company from innovating even further.