E-scooter

White Xiaomi M365.
E-scooters in Champs-Élysées.
Dashboard

An e-scooter or electric kick scooter is an electric motorized scooter – a stand-up scooter powered by an electric hub motor in its front and/or rear wheel. It is generally designed with a large center deck on which the rider stands.

The standard for compatibility is usually based on the Xiaomi M365.[citation needed]

They are classified as a form of micromobility; e-scooters are included in scooter-sharing systems that use apps to allow users to rent them by the minute. Such systems are now are in major and mid-sized cities all over the world.

A child on a smaller e-scooter, 2011

Electric kick scooters are the most popular scooters.[1]

  1. ^ "The History of The Motorized Electric Scooter". February 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2018.