Micromobility for all ages – Seated scooters and manufacturing

Electric scooters are often presented to be for young urban commuters or thrill-seekers blazing through the forests and trains with an ultra-powerful electric scooter with all the bells and whistles but that isn’t the case. In fact, electric scooters are a great way of transport for all ages, even for the elderly.

Full-on mobility scooters aside from the normal e-scooters can be easily modified to be a great way for the elderly to get around the city. The main mod for this kind of use would be to install a seat on the scooters. Now, this can often be done afterward by installing a seat with a clamp-style docker on the scooter but naturally, the strength and integrity can take a hit so, therefore, it’s best if the added seat is planned or added by the manufacturer.

Combine the seat with a scooter that has enough torque, range and max load and you have a quick, nimble, easy and comfortable way to get around without it taking too much space. Full-size mobility scooters are not that easy to transport as they take much more space. For family trips, a normal car trunk can hold a seated escooter but there’s no way a basic saloon or sedan could fit a mobility scooter easily.

Next steps in pilot programs

As we have talked about before this summer marks the year that many initial escooter sharing programs have concluded and we are able to see the results. As expected people loved the scooters so the question is where to go now. It seems that it wasn’t only the regulations that are going to be evolving as people started to see the usefulness of micromobility in general for different application scenarios.

This summer in Fayetteville, Arkansas for example the city is trying out shared seated scooters for those who want the extra stability and comfort. Although their offers are more of a moped-style scooter than a standing scooter the reasons to try them are mostly the same. So from that aspect standup scooter models with seats are a viable option for the same people.

Considering the use case of seated scooters is a bit different and that they are aimed at a different audience we might see even more people welcoming the new way of transport. Who wouldn’t love to run their errands with a nice esooter now that the summer is coming. For people with disabilities and mobility issues, a reasonably priced seated escooter might be all they need for their daily life.

Let’s see where the developments take us. Most likely we will see both types of scooters on the roads but it will be interesting to see will the seat or not seat be the one dominating in the future.

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