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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Where are Milwaukee's electric scooter Equity Zones?
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, the city has seen a staggering uptick in electric scooter crashes.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
And in April 2023, residents of Paris voted in favor of banning rental electric scooters from the French capital, with the ban coming into force at the end of August, when the scooter operators’ contracts expired.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
Ride-hailing apps like Uber provide coverage throughout the city, and electric scooters (via Yego) and bikes (via Lime and Pony) are available for rent via their respective apps.
—Chloé Braithwaite, New York Times, 25 July 2024
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, the city has seen a staggering uptick in electric scooter crashes.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
And in April 2023, residents of Paris voted in favor of banning rental electric scooters from the French capital, with the ban coming into force at the end of August, when the scooter operators’ contracts expired.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
Ride-hailing apps like Uber provide coverage throughout the city, and electric scooters (via Yego) and bikes (via Lime and Pony) are available for rent via their respective apps.
—Chloé Braithwaite, New York Times, 25 July 2024
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“Electric scooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20scooter. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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