There are many electric kickscooters available already, but newcomer Unagi is busy attracting Kickstarter backers to its design by dangling such features as puncture-proof tires, the choice of a single or twin motor power and enough torque to roll up 15 degree inclines.
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Last mile electric transport solutions come in many shapes and sizes. Voro Motors has a good selection of the kickscooters and e-bikes in its catalog and has now launched a seated e-scooter called the Orca Mark I on Kickstarter.
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Self-balancing electric scooters may be a handy way of getting around, but the things can be kind of bulky when you want to carry or stow them. A German startup is now offering a solution to that problem, in the form of the folding UrmO.
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California's Inboard Technology, the maker of the M1 electric skateboard, has put its street-savvy mobility know-how to good use to tap in to the rising popularity of e-scooters with the Glider electric kick scooter.
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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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