Segway goes off road with its new electric dirt bike

Segway is known for its city touring vehicles, and more recently, electric scooters that you can rent (or buy your own) in cities worldwide. 

But the Chinese-owned transportation and robotics company is moving into the great outdoors with its Dirt eBike, an electric dirt bike for off-road pedaling. 

The Dirt eBike was unveiled Tuesday as a hybrid mountain and dirt bike. With two versions, the X160 and X260, each are priced differently according to their capabilities: 40 miles on a charge for the smaller bike and 74 miles for the bigger. The X260 can reach up to 46 mph at max speed. Pricing starts at $2,999 and $4,499 for the bigger bike.  Read more...