electric scooter
noun
plural electric scooters
: a scooter propelled by an electric motor
The portable electric scooter is designed for adults and can travel 20 miles on one charge.—
Terry Gardner
Terry GardnerElectric scooters, which can be rented on an app, have become the latest entrant in the burgeoning urban hipster transportation market.—Ryan Teague Beckwith
Ryan Teague Beckwithcalled also e-scooter
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On the snowy sidewalk of a drab residential street in Moscow, blood, soot and the mangled remnants of an electric scooter marked the spot where a top Russian general was assassinated — and signaled a potentially dangerous new phase of the war in Ukraine.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Holiday gift guides are filled with gadgets to keep us moving quickly, like portable chargers, electric scooters, and better headphones for listening to podcasts at 2x speed.
—Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The second pedestrian, whose name has not yet been released by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office, was killed in a hit-and-run Wednesday in the River District.
Of the 35 killed in 2024, 22 were pedestrians or cyclists, and two were on electric scooters.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2025
Interestingly, there's also a reverse gear to facilitate maneuvering the electric scooter and regenerative braking technology that transforms braking effort into electrical energy to help extend battery charge.
—New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2025
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Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Holiday gift guides are filled with gadgets to keep us moving quickly, like portable chargers, electric scooters, and better headphones for listening to podcasts at 2x speed.
—Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The second pedestrian, whose name has not yet been released by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office, was killed in a hit-and-run Wednesday in the River District.
Of the 35 killed in 2024, 22 were pedestrians or cyclists, and two were on electric scooters.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2025
Interestingly, there's also a reverse gear to facilitate maneuvering the electric scooter and regenerative braking technology that transforms braking effort into electrical energy to help extend battery charge.
—New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Electric scooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20scooter. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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