If you have been noticing more and more electric scooters around, you are not alone. More people than ever are discovering what it feels like to step on, ease into the throttle and glide away.
Tempted to find out for yourself? Today's scooters are more capable than ever, with dual suspension, hill-climbing power, IP65 water resistance and folding designs that fit into the smallest spaces. Whatever your reason for going electric, here are five reasons we think you will fall in love with your electric scooter.
1. You will spend less getting around
Everyday costs have a habit of adding up, whether you drive, take the bus or both. An electric scooter keeps things simple. You charge it at home, there is no fuel to buy and the running costs are low. For short, everyday journeys, it is a small investment that keeps on giving.
Spreading the cost can help too. You can pay with 0% APR over 12 months through Klarna, with the Air⁶ Suspension from £33.25 a month. Finance is subject to status, 18+ and T&Cs apply. For a full breakdown, read our guide to what an electric scooter costs in the UK.
2. You will love the flexibility and freedom
We all get used to the small frustrations of getting from A to B: the wait, the traffic, the timetable that never quite fits. An electric scooter lets you leave some of that behind. You set your own schedule, grab your scooter and go.
Folding designs make it easier still. Flex, the world's most compact e-scooter, folds down to fit a car boot, a train or a small space at home, so your scooter goes where you go. Discover more in our guide to the benefits of a folding e-scooter.
3. They are easy to look after
When you want life to be simpler, the last thing you need is something that adds to your to-do list.
One of the things our riders appreciate most is how little looking after an electric scooter needs. Our Air⁶ and Escape scooters ride on 10-inch tubeless tyres, every current model carries an IP65 rating, and a few quick checks keep everything in good order. Our electric scooter maintenance guide shows you how.
4. The environment will thank you
Many people choose an electric scooter for the value, the freedom and the fun. Plenty are also looking to do their bit for the planet.
Electric scooters run on battery power and produce no tailpipe emissions, so every short trip you take by scooter instead of by car helps keep the air a little cleaner. It is a small, everyday change that adds up.
5. And you will have great fun
There is something about stepping on an electric scooter and gliding away that makes people smile.
So much of modern life is spent sitting down, at a desk, in a car or on a train. Riding gets you outside, into the fresh air, and out with friends. With dual GlideMotion™ suspension smoothing out the bumps and up to 1900W of power on our Air⁶ Ultra Max Suspension, hills that once felt like a chore become part of the fun. It is the kind of ride that will have you reaching for your scooter even when you have nowhere in particular to go.
Find your electric scooter
It is currently only legal to use an e-scooter on private land with the permission of the land owner. It is illegal to ride an e-scooter on a public road, cycle path, bridleway or pavement.
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