One thing I didn't understand here was, what exactly does Segway have to do with electric scooters in the first place? Why do scooters need the fancy self-balancing tech from the original Segway, or, if that's not what it's doing, what are they doing? Surely it's not something as lame as having a bunch of patents on the idea of sticking a battery in a scooter?

I really don't know what's happening with Segway, but an antidote:

I was at the grocery store, and an older lady was riding one of those cheap-looking hover board type contraptions inside the store - except that there was a post, and seat attached to it. She was whizzing all over the place on it with ease and grace. It was an excellent sight.

Scooters may be handy for people who don't live where there's significant snow or ice on the ground for months at a time.

I see all kinds of people riding exercise bikes in gyms. May they should switch to non-electric scooting instead.

I'm surprised they didn't talk about the crowdfunding campaign they have going for their new e-skate, The Drift

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-drift-w1-experience-s...

Not sure about the article’s “world changing” claim but I do love electric scooters. The Segway ES1 is $600 on Amazon - https://amzn.to/2SH2zYh

Is Ninebot not owned by Xiaomi? https://www.mi.com/global/mi-electric-scooter/

How do they compare to bikes for city transit?

Also, the prices of Segway kickscooters from Bird and Lime (1$ + 0.15$/min) seem way higher than Mobike's prices (around $10/month, unlimited rides).

ohh another hot air bubble product.. "electric scooters" ... that will pass too.

what we really need is updated modern public transportion network, high speed electric trains/ efficient transportation hubs..... not bicycles and scooters LMAO !! This is a 21st century! Why are we going backwards? They make a good toy though.