History of electric scooters
Apollo and the direct-to-consumer scooter model (2018–2026)
A historical profile of Apollo of Montreal: how direct-to-consumer sales, the MACH controller and regen braking shaped a software-led scooter class.
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History of electric scooters
Begode (Gotway) and the extreme EUC class (2014–2026)
A historical profile of Begode (formerly Gotway): how the voltage arms race and raw power made it the extreme electric-unicycle brand, with a QC trade-off.
History of electric scooters
InMotion and the safety-focused consumer EUC class (2012–2026)
A historical profile of InMotion: how a bet on safety, a smart BMS, lighting and an app made it the polished consumer EUC brand.
History of electric scooters
Inokim and the premium portable scooter class (2009–2026)
A historical profile of Inokim: how Nimrod Sapir's 2009 MyWay project shaped the premium, portable, folding electric-scooter class.
History of electric scooters
Kaabo and the value-performance scooter class (2013–2026)
A historical profile of Kaabo of Ningbo: how the Mantis and Wolf series shaped the value-performance electric-scooter class from 2013.
History of electric scooters
KingSong and the comfort-and-quality EUC class (2012–2026)
A historical profile of KingSong: how one of the oldest EUC makers bet on comfort, suspension and quality — the counterpoint to power-first Begode.
History of electric scooters
NAMI and the own-controller performance boutique (2019–2026)
A historical profile of NAMI: how ex-Kaabo salesman Michael Sha built a performance boutique on in-house sine-wave controllers and the Burn-E.
History of electric scooters
Veteran (LeaperKim) and the rugged touring EUC class (2020–2026)
A historical profile of Veteran by LeaperKim: how engineers who left Gotway built the reliable, long-range touring EUC class.
History of electric scooters
The history of the electric unicycle: from the Solowheel to today
A chronological history of the electric unicycle: Shane Chen's Solowheel, the Chinese maker lineage, self-balancing tech, the power arms race and the law.
History of electric scooters
Bird Inc. and the pioneer's trap of the sharing class (2017–2024)
The Bird story: from the fastest US 'unicorn' of 2017 to its 2023 bankruptcy. How the dockless-sharing pioneer created the category yet lost on unit economics.
History of electric scooters
Lime and the surviving-class sharing model (2017–2026)
A history of Lime, the dockless-sharing firm that outlived its category: its 2017 launch as LimeBike, the pivot to scooters and its 2026 Nasdaq S-1 filing.
History of electric scooters
How Minimotors created the hyperscooter class: from Goped to Dualtron
The story of Minimotors: from a Goped distributor in Busan (1999) to the Dualtron brand that founded the hyperscooter class and performance-segment OEM base.
History of electric scooters
Wim Ouboter and Micro Mobility: Swiss origins of the modern scooter
The story of Swiss inventor Wim Ouboter and Micro Mobility: the folding 1990 prototype, the 1999 Micro Scooter, and the Razor split behind the modern scooter.
History of electric scooters
Razor and the birth of the children's electric scooter (2000–2024)
A historical profile of Razor USA: how the 2000 kick-scooter and 2003 Razor E100 shaped the consumer children's class of electric scooters and why it keeps SLA.
History of electric scooters
Segway-Ninebot: the OEM behind most of the world's electric scooters
The story of Segway-Ninebot: the Segway invention (1999), the Ninebot startup (2012), their 2015 merger, and the path to making most electric scooters today.
History of electric scooters
Xiaomi M365 and the canonisation of the consumer electric scooter
A historical profile of the Xiaomi Mijia M365 (2016): the Xiaomi-Ninebot partnership, the Bird and Lyft fleets, the Zimperium hack and the line up to the 5 Pro.
History of electric scooters
Electric scooter chronology 2010–2020: lithium-ion, M365 and sharing
How a decade turned the stand-up electric scooter into urban transport: cheap lithium-ion, the Xiaomi M365 (2016), Bird and Lime, the first European rules.
History of electric scooters
Electric scooter chronology, 2020–2026: maturity and bankruptcies
The third chronology part: the sharing peak and Bird's bankruptcy, Paris and Madrid bans, Ukraine's PLEV law, and the shift to hydraulic brakes and IP ratings.
History of electric scooters
Chronology of the electric scooter: the early period (before 2010)
How the modern stand-up electric scooter took shape: from Bolton's hub motor (1895) and the Autoped (1915) to the Razor E100 (2003), over a century.