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Blitz Motors is taking its high speed electric scooters to Europe and India

While most electric scooter companies have largely stuck to lower speed urban scooters in the 45-75 km/h (28-46 mph) range, Blitz Motors has always wanted to go faster. That’s why the company has focused on electric scooters designed not just for traveling within cities, but also between them. And with the release of its newest model, the BLITZ3000X, the company is charging forward faster than ever.


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Grab these highly discounted e-bikes on Prime Day, including non-Amazon deals

Amazon’s Prime Day is a great time to snag just about anything on sale for a deep discount and save some big bucks. But e-bikes are an especially good target, considering they generally come with pretty hefty prices already.

9to5Toys is rounding up all of the Best Deals on Prime Day but here are the best deals we’ve seen today, including some offerings not even on Amazon.


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This dangerous looking two-person electric scooter wants to challenge Bird

bogo two-person electric scooter

What would happen if you stretched a standard electric scooter to nearly twice its normal length and added a second handlebar? You’d get the BOGO two-person electric scooter, apparently.

The new dockless shared electric scooter startup wants to challenge industry heavyweights like Bird and Lime with a bold proposition: a scooter for two.


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Review: 25 mph Horizon electric scooter offers full suspension for just $649

Horizon electric scooter

Gone are the days when electric scooters used to cost an arm and a leg for a poorly assembled hunk of junk. Today we’ve got countless options for high quality scooters that run circles around the cheap usual suspects like Xiaomi or Ninebot. The latest one we’ve tested is the Horizon electric scooter from FluidFreeRide. This bad boy can hit road-ready speeds and has full suspension to improve ride comfort.

Best of all? It’s quite affordable!


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Bienvenido to Lime as its electric scooters expand all over Latin America

Lime electric scooters

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.


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Urban electric motorcycle and scooter showdown: Zero FXS vs City Slicker vs GenZe vs Bloomscooter

Zero FXS vs GenZe 2.0 vs City Slicker vs BloomScooter showdown

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.


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Paris wants to limit electric scooters to 8 km/h (5 mph), Bird & Lime respond

Lime electric scooters

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.


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