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

Electric scooters, which can be rented on an app, have become the latest entrant in the burgeoning urban hipster transportation market.—

Ryan Teague Beckwith

called also e-scooter

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The company debuted its first all-electric two-wheeler, the e-Address electric scooter, during the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 in New Delhi, India. —

New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2025 In 2024, 20 cyclists and pedestrians were fatally struck by drivers on Sacramento city streets; two young women were killed while riding electric scooters. —

Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 18 Jan. 2025 Accessibility There are 65 ADA-compliant cabins on World Europa, and most public areas are accessible to wheelchairs and electric scooters. —

Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025 The bike is a fully functional electric scooter, albeit a basic one. —

Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for electric scooter

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of electric scooter was in 1920

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“Electric scooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20scooter. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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