Splach M8 pulls double duty as powerful e-scoot and portable battery bank

LA-based e-mobility outfit Splach has embarked on an Indiegogo campaign to fund production of a 28-mph dual-motor electric kickscooter featuring a removable battery that can serve as a mobile power station with enough juice to charge a laptop seven tim… Continue reading Splach M8 pulls double duty as powerful e-scoot and portable battery bank

Shared-mobility seated e-scoot rides the road to commercial release

Back in 2020, electric rideshare company Veo launched a seated electric scooter that combined “the comfort of an ebike with the throttle-powered joy of an e-scooter.” Now riders in the US can hop on a Cosmo of their very own.Continue ReadingCategory: U… Continue reading Shared-mobility seated e-scoot rides the road to commercial release

Three-wheel urban electric scooter carves the curves

California-based startup X-oto has launched a three-wheeled electric seated scooter aimed at urban riders and delivery services that leans into corners, and could even see folks zipping around town without needing a moto license.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Three-wheel urban electric scooter carves the curves

Face-forward 24-mph Taur e-scoot rides into second generation

Back in 2020, a London startup launched an electric road scooter on Kickstarter that did away with the usual deck in favor of foot platforms on either side of a tubular folding frame for a face-forward riding stance. Now the second-generation Taur has … Continue reading Face-forward 24-mph Taur e-scoot rides into second generation

CSC Motorcycles offers a cleaner and quieter way to scoot around town

Sit-down gas scooters are generally underpowered and noisy, but do offer a cheap and nimble way to navigate urban streets. Electric scoots are cleaner and quieter, and the latest from CSC Motorcycles comes with classic looks, can zip to 53 mph and has … Continue reading CSC Motorcycles offers a cleaner and quieter way to scoot around town

McLaren spin-out drives premium mobility with Series 1 electric scoot

Mobility brand Lavoie has tapped into its McLaren automotive roots to develop the Series 1 premium electric stand-up scooter, which features a slick folding mechanism that retires the familiar kickstand, powers through city streets with a 900-W motor, … Continue reading McLaren spin-out drives premium mobility with Series 1 electric scoot

Ampyre Arrow really takes the “off-road e-scooter” thing seriously

Many so-called “off-road” electric scooters are essentially just pavement-oriented machines with tiny knobby tires. The Arrow is definitely different, in that it sports 29-inch wheels, heavy-duty suspension, and a whopping 3,000-watt rear hub motor.Con… Continue reading Ampyre Arrow really takes the “off-road e-scooter” thing seriously

Surfcycle: A highway-speed, lane-splitting stand-up scooter on steroids

This project is the brainchild of serial inventor Dezso Molnar, creator of the GT flying motorcycle and the upcoming Streetwing flying car. Molnar teamed up to design and execute the Surfcycle with another West Coast innovator, Craig Calfee of Calfee D… Continue reading Surfcycle: A highway-speed, lane-splitting stand-up scooter on steroids