Segway-Ninebot is getting into the electric moped and scooter game

Segway-Ninebot is taking its expertise in small electric vehicles and applying it to something slightly bigger. Two things, in fact: a new electric moped and an even larger electric Vespa-style scooter.

Both vehicles will be on full display at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada this coming January. But Segway-Ninebot is sharing a lot of information about each ahead of the show.

Let’s start with the scooter, which is called the “Ninebot eScooter” and will be sold in five different variants. The E80C will presumably be the cheapest, as it’s powered by outdated lead acid battery technology, has a top speed of 31 miles per hour, and a maximum range of 56 miles. All the rest are powered by lithium-ion batteries. The...

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