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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In 2022, a tourist threw her electric scooter down the Spanish Steps causing 25,000 euros worth of damage.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 27 May 2025
The gunman sped off down Brighton 12th St. on the electric scooter.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
While e-bike usage rapidly increased, the number of injuries to riders of e-bikes and electric scooters increased substantially, UC San Francisco researchers found.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Men on electric scooters zoomed past a square where prisoners used to be beheaded, now a few blocks away from a gleaming new metro station.
—Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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Rachel Flynn, People.com, 27 May 2025
The gunman sped off down Brighton 12th St. on the electric scooter.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
While e-bike usage rapidly increased, the number of injuries to riders of e-bikes and electric scooters increased substantially, UC San Francisco researchers found.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Men on electric scooters zoomed past a square where prisoners used to be beheaded, now a few blocks away from a gleaming new metro station.
—Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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“Electric scooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20scooter. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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