Sanjay Dastoor, the former CEO of electric skateboard manufacturer Boosted Boards, is branching out into two-wheeled modes of urban transport. He has today launched Skip, a new scooter sharing service kicking off in Washington DC.
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Jack Skopinski's latest industrial-looking semi-recumbent electric-assist ride riffs off of 2016's EV4 trike, with that signature tilting mechanism, but moves the pedals to the front of the frame and replaces the upright bike seat with a laid-back bucket.
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Citybirds has revealed what it's calling the "thinnest and lightest electric scooter." The Eagle will roll for up to 30 km and get up to 25 km/h, and a display on the handlebars will be able to sync with a smartphone to show navigation, weather and notifications.
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Electric kick scooters are 10 for a penny these days, with everything from fat-tired rollers to odd tubular creations making eyes at your wallet. Groover is a kick scooter that has its battery cells in the steering column. This can be popped out between rides for charging convenience.
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Former Mythbuster Jamie Hyneman has concocted a prototype that sounds like something you’d see in an ACME catalog: electric shoes. Ahead of a crowdfunding campaign for the project, New Atlas spoke to Hyneman about how and why you’d mechanize shoes, and just what you might use them for.
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Folding electric scooter are certainly not in short supply these days, but many make users stand for that last mile journey. The eScooter is claimed to go from folded up to travel-ready in 3 seconds, with a chunky bike seat and integrated shock absorber to get users to work in comfort.
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Things like electric skateboards and folding electric scooters may be good forms of last-mile transit, but they can be a bit of a hassle to carry while on buses or trains. That's why a group of San Francisco and China-based entrepreneurs created Blizwheel ESkates.
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Amtrak is the latest big-name company to team up with Lyft. The rail service provider is bringing the company's ride-sharing services in-house for a new initiative that enables door-to-door travel bookings from the one smartphone app.
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The specs of the Kiwano K01 tick all the boxes, offering some considerable advantages over anything else in its class, and if the company's claims prove correct, the emergence of a viable commuting machine for under US$1000.
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Though we're not opposed to pounding a foot on pavement, we do find electric skateboards to be a whole lot of fun. France's Bird feels that the hand-held controllers that accompany them are cumbersome and unnecessary. It's created a system that makes use of feet to control acceleration and braking.
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