Lime’s dockless electric scooters can already be found in over 100 cities across at least 25 countries. But as the electric scooter sharing market continues to grow, Lime is expanding its reach even further. Now the company is spreading even further with its latest expansion covering nearly the entirety of Latin America from Argentina to Mexico.
Until recently, electric bicycles and electric kick scooters in most forms have been illegal in New York City. But that is set to change Wednesday when a new bill finally codifies electric bicycles and scooters, legalizing them across the state and in NYC.
KYMCO and 22Motors have just announced a new brand combining their two expertises: 22KYMCO. The two companies will focus on developing electric scooters within India as well as spreading KYMCO’s charging network across the country.
I like getting around on two wheels. It’s kind of my thing. Whether it’s an electric scooter, moped, bike, or motorcycle, I ride them all. And over the past year, I’ve spent a significant amount of saddle time on the four two-wheeled electric vehicles that I consider to be the best options for urban commuters: The 2019 Zero FXS electric supermoto, the 2019 CSC City Slicker urban electric motorcycle, the GenZe 2.0f electric scooter, and the BloomScooter electric scooter.
Each is a strong contender for top urban electric motorbike, so I wanted to do a comparison to see how they stack up against each other. Check out my video below and read on to see why each of these could be the best urban electric commuter.
Paris, like many large International cities, has not been immune to the electric scooter phenomenon. As thousands of electric scooters have flooded Paris streets over the last year, the city has made efforts to curtail their expansion. Now Paris’ Mayor has announced that the scooters will no longer be able to park on the sidewalk and has attempted to severely limit the speed of the electric scooters across the city.
Yamaha has just debuted their new electric scooter, the Yamaha EC-05. It was formed out of a partnership with Taiwanese electric scooter company Gogoro.
The Mercane WideWheel electric scooter has exploded in popularity this year. While most people use it as a powerful commuter scooter, I wanted to see what happens when you leave manicured asphalt paths and venture into the great outdoors. Check out my off road test video below and read on to hear how the adventure went.
[Update: They are here!]
NIU is known as one of the world leaders in urban electric scooters. The company’s technology-packed electric scooters have made waves across Asia and Europe, and now they are headed to the US.
Facebook has apparently been working on developing a robotic electric motorcycle. A recent patent shows more detail than previously known about the strange vehicle.
In what has become an escalating arms race between the major shared electric scooter operators, Bird’s latest salvo is a brand new vehicle. The Bird Cruiser is a moped-style electric bicycle that could change the electric scooter industry as we know it.
With the number of high powered, dual wheel electric scooters growing, it only makes sense to stack them up against each other. Here we’ll compare three of the best high power electric scooters we’ve seen on Electrek: the Mercane WideWheel from FluidFreeRide, the Turbowheel Lightning from eWheels, and the Rev from Boosted.
BMW’s C Evolution electric scooter is one of the largest, fastest and longest range electric scooters on the market. And now it seems that the scooter might be getting a safety bump in the form of a covered passenger cell.
Revel has just dropped 1,000 new electric mopeds in New York City as part of its growing scooter-share program. But these aren’t your standard Lime and Bird scooters. They’re much bigger — and faster.
As an increasing number of car companies have gotten into the electric scooter market lately, we’ve seen some interesting designs. And now BMW has stepped up to the plate with their electric scooter. Unfortunately it was a swing and a miss.
India is looking to make an extremely ambitious move in electrifying vehicles in the country, with new reports suggesting required electrification of two- and three-wheeled vehicles sold in the coming years.
Unu, one of Europe’s leading budget electric scooter companies, has a brand new ride. Unu just launched their second generation electric scooter, which comes with a total redesign.
Just when I thought I had seen all there was to see in the electric scooter industry, the VeloMini Scoot and T1 trailer popped up on my radar. I’ve seen bicycles pull trailers before, but I’ve never had an electric scooter that I could do all of my grocery shopping with… until now.
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Ducati recently announced a partnership with Vmoto to market a Ducati-branded electric scooter. The new scooter, which is based on a Super SOCO CUx, has now been unveiled.
I first covered the Sunra MIKU MAX electric scooter late last year. The article blew up and it seemed that people had some very strong views either for or against the weird little personal electric vehicle. So when I finally got the chance to test ride one recently at the Barcelona Motor Show, I of course jumped on it. And here’s how it went.
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This year marked the 100th anniversary of the Barcelona International Motor Show. Among the rows and rows of fancy new cars sat a number of impressive electric motorcycles and scooters as well. Below are our top five favorites.
Boosted, known as the leader in electric skateboards, unveiled their newest product today. The Boosted Rev is the company’s first electric scooter, and it is exactly what you’d expect from the king of electric skateboards.
Check out all the specs on the new Boosted Rev below, as well as my first impressions and test ride video.
Electric scooters have exploded in popularity over the last year or so. You can see them everywhere from college campuses to boardwalks and city streets. But while cute little 250 W and 15 mph (25 km/h) electric scooters are the norm, there are much, much more powerful options lurking in the shadows.
And when it comes to high power, you need not look any further than the Turbowheel Lightning electric scooter. At 40 mph (64 km/h), this electric scooter is a beast. And having survived the last two weeks on it, I’m here to share my story.
The 100th anniversary of the Barcelona International Motor Show is currently underway, and automakers from every corner of the planet are in attendance. Fortunately for Barcelona-based electric scooter company Silence, they didn’t have to travel far. This year they brought Electrek out to see their newest consumer electric scooter in the flesh, the Silence S01. And I must say, this is one slick scooter that will have you wondering why you even need a car anymore.
I also got a chance to sit down with CEO Carlos Sotelo to learn more about what Silence is currently working on. And I was not disappointed; there are some exciting new products coming down the pike. Read on to learn more.
The Taiwanese electric scooter company Gogoro has become an industry leader for both its electric scooters and its fast-swapping batteries. The company currently has multiple electric scooter models positioned for different markets. Today it unveiled its latest generation scooter, the Gogoro 3.
The new Gogoro 3 electric scooter features a total redesign and will leverage the company’s new higher capacity batteries to reach 170 km (105 mi) of range. Those batteries use 2170-format cells supplied by Panasonic – Tesla’s own battery partner.