Not sure about the article’s “world changing” claim but I do love electric scooters. The Segway ES1 is $600 on Amazon - https://amzn.to/2SH2zYh
Replacing the car for last mile transit is world changing, if it happens.
Segway was supposed to change the world. Two decades later, it just might
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Re: Segway was supposed to change the world. Two decades later, it just might
#22ohh another hot air bubble product.. "electric scooters" ... that will pass too. what we really need is updated modern public transportion network, high speed electric trains/ efficient transportation hubs..... not bicycles and scooters LMAO !! This is a 21st century! Why are we going backwards? They make a good toy though.
Last mile problem, always the Achilles heel of public transit.
Re: Segway was supposed to change the world. Two decades later, it just might
#23One thing I didn't understand here was, what exactly does Segway have to do with electric scooters in the first place? Why do scooters need the fancy self-balancing tech from the original Segway, or, if that's not what it's doing, what are they doing? Surely it's not something as lame as having a bunch of patents on the idea of sticking a battery in a scooter?
All Lime scooters I have seen are Segway, and Lime is one of the top competitors in this space.
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#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
You expect a high speed train station outside your front door? Awfully optimistic of you.
Little need for high speed rail when you’re talking about daily commuting. Personally may last five apartments have all been in short as in under five minute walking distance of a subway, that’s the advantage of living in high density areas.
I live in London, and I can tell you that you pay significantly more in order to be within 5 minutes of the tube. And some people want to have children and don't want them out on the streets in the city, so they pay significantly more in order to be close to fast rail links.
Re: Segway was supposed to change the world. Two decades later, it just might
#25ohh another hot air bubble product.. "electric scooters" ... that will pass too. what we really need is updated modern public transportion network, high speed electric trains/ efficient transportation hubs..... not bicycles and scooters LMAO !! This is a 21st century! Why are we going backwards? They make a good toy though.
I ride my EcoReco electric scooter from Mountain View to Cupertino every day. It’s great and I don’t have to wait on buses. Are you going to spend billions to run a train from Mountain View to Cupertino? In the meantime, I have a heck of a fun commute.
It's dangerous, weather matters.
Re: Segway was supposed to change the world. Two decades later, it just might
#26I'm surprised they didn't talk about the crowdfunding campaign they have going for their new e-skate, The Drift
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-drift-w1-experience-s...
Re: Segway was supposed to change the world. Two decades later, it just might
#27ohh another hot air bubble product.. "electric scooters" ... that will pass too. what we really need is updated modern public transportion network, high speed electric trains/ efficient transportation hubs..... not bicycles and scooters LMAO !! This is a 21st century! Why are we going backwards? They make a good toy though.
I'm not with you on this one. I don't live in California and the amount of electric scooters I've suddenly seen out of nowhere is crazy. It might be a fad, but unlike you, I'm more like 30% thinking it is a fad vs 100%. My reasoning: * Batteries have gotten better than even the basic Segway days * The scooters are portable. You can fold them and take them in to your dorm, apartment, etc, preventing theft. A lot of wo…
Same in Korea. Electric scooters everywhere. Even scooter rentals are popping up around the city.
Re: Segway was supposed to change the world. Two decades later, it just might
#28ohh another hot air bubble product.. "electric scooters" ... that will pass too. what we really need is updated modern public transportion network, high speed electric trains/ efficient transportation hubs..... not bicycles and scooters LMAO !! This is a 21st century! Why are we going backwards? They make a good toy though.
I'm not with you on this one. I don't live in California and the amount of electric scooters I've suddenly seen out of nowhere is crazy. It might be a fad, but unlike you, I'm more like 30% thinking it is a fad vs 100%. My reasoning: * Batteries have gotten better than even the basic Segway days * The scooters are portable. You can fold them and take them in to your dorm, apartment, etc, preventing theft. A lot of wo…
Charging inside your house is very dangerous, especially in NA where most houses are wooden.
Re: Segway was supposed to change the world. Two decades later, it just might
#29ohh another hot air bubble product.. "electric scooters" ... that will pass too. what we really need is updated modern public transportion network, high speed electric trains/ efficient transportation hubs..... not bicycles and scooters LMAO !! This is a 21st century! Why are we going backwards? They make a good toy though.
Personal electric vehicles are completely symbiotic with public transit, that's why they're called "last mile" vehicles; because you take mass transit to within a mile or two, and then hop on your scooter, e-board, EUC to go the rest of the way.
Wouldn’t walking or cycling be healthier?
Re: Segway was supposed to change the world. Two decades later, it just might
#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
Personal electric vehicles are completely symbiotic with public transit, that's why they're called "last mile" vehicles; because you take mass transit to within a mile or two, and then hop on your scooter, e-board, EUC to go the rest of the way.
Wouldn’t walking or cycling be healthier?
A bicycle is difficult to bring on many forms of public transportation, and can require a change of clothes. Scooters can fit on a luggage rack.
Walking is much slower, of course.