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Electric Scooter (Kick Style)

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Electric Scooter (Kick Style)

The foldable e-scooter ubiquitous in modern cities/Transportation

The modern electric kick scooter, popularized by companies like Xiaomi, Ninebot, and Bird, has become a fixture of urban transportation worldwide. A typical commuter e-scooter stands about 1.2 m tall at the handlebars, has a deck roughly 50 cm long, and weighs 12-15 kg. Most fold for carrying and storage. They typically reach 25 km/h with a range of 25-45 km per charge. Love them or hate them, they have fundamentally changed the last-mile transportation landscape in cities around the globe.

Measurements

Height (handlebars)1.2 m
5Chopsticks
35.3 millionthsEnglish Channel crossings

Unfolded riding position

Length1.08 m
135Ladybugs
2.2 tenthsBamboo pole lengths

Front wheel to rear fender

Folded length4.9 tenths m
2.7 hundredthsRailroad car lengths
2.45Cucumber lengths

Compact for carrying

Mass14 kg
280Rubber ducks
1.2 tenthsManhole covers
140Newborn pandas

Typical commuter model

Wheel diameter2.5 tenths m
7.1 hundredthsGazebo diameters
2.8 thousandthsAmerican football fields
2.67Chess kings

10-inch pneumatic tires

Maximum speed6.9 m/s
4.93Swimming humans
7.4 thousandthsSound in helium
2.3 millionthsPercent light speeds

About 25 km/h

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