Scooterson is the weirdest and also coolest electric scooter I’ve ever ridden
I’ve ridden a lot of electric scooters in my time, numbering in the hundreds of different models at this point. And so it takes something special to make it to the top of any of my lists these days. Somehow the Scooterson managed to top TWO of my lists at once, becoming the weirdest to ride but very quickly also the coolest electric scooter I’ve ever tested.
I mean, just look at it!
The Scooterson is unlike any other electric scooter I’ve ever ridden or even merely seen before. It also handles very unlike anything I’ve tried before.
In fact, it took me a solid five minutes of riding before I stopped thinking “this… feels wrong” and started making it feel right.
That really comes down to the super wide tires, which don’t lean into turns like you expect from traditional two-wheeler tires. Instead, that massive flat surface makes the scooter want to track straight and you’ve got to put some serious countersteer into the bars to make it do what you want. Namely, to turn. It’s just a weird quirk of the geometry here.
It’s not something you have to learn though. In fact, you already countersteer on your current bike or scooter, meaning you turn the bars slightly left when you want to go right, and vice versa. Everyone does this without thinking about it, because it’s how two-wheeled leaning vehicles turn.
But you have to actually think about it with the Scooterson since the movement has to be more pronounced with these tires. The scooter is so determined to stay upright and stable that you’ve got to take the lead in the dance, not asking but rather telling it to turn.
Like I said, the first five minutes were strange, but then I quickly got it. From that point, it’s pretty darn fun. The scooter has much more power than anyone really needs when it’s opened up into unlimited mode. But even in the normal driving modes, it’s got attitude when you open the throttle.
To see what it’s like to ride, check out my video below, then keep reading for even more details about the testing experience!
The scooter’s impressive power comes from a 2,000W motor in the rear wheel that is actually rated for 2,600 peak watts. The base model can hit 28 mph (45 km/h), though there’s a higher-performance model that can be unlocked to reach 34 mph (55 km/h).
With options for either an 800 Wh or 1,600 Wh battery, you can get between 28-56 miles (45-90 km) of range on a single charge.
The battery department is also cleverly designed, and I’m happy to see the inclusion of a removable battery. Not all electric scooters have this feature, and in fact most don’t. The few that do win extra points from me since you have the option of charging the battery remotely. The removable battery design also means that one day you can replace the battery without requiring a handful of tools and some swearing from skinned knuckles.
I’ve got to give Scooterson props on the design too. Not only does it have a really eye-catching aesthetic with its swooping frame tubes and flowing lines, not to mention the fancy paint that looks automotive quality, but they also didn’t plaster logos all over it either, meaning those swooping lines continue unbroken around the body and frame.
Comfort is key on the scooter, and so not only is the seat nicely padded with a gel-type material, but the front fork and seat post both feature the same suspension arms to make sure your wrists and your tush get the support they need.
The scooter is also weirdly stable when parked. There’s a kickstand, but to be honest you don’t really need it. The flat tires keep the scooter upright when parked and you have to give it a pretty hard push to get it leaning over far enough to actually tip sideways.
Outside of the hardware design, the Scooterson team showed me that there’s a pretty nicely developed smartphone app as well that also works with the company’s other vehicles.
There’s also an NFC key for easy wireless unlocking that also secures your scooter so you know you’re the only one that can use it, though it’s only available on the more premium model of the scooter.
Now there are a few downsides too. The scooter is heavy as all get out at over 112 pounds (51 kg). You’re not going to be lifting this thing up a flight of stairs by yourself, at least not without some serious preparation and proper body mechanics.
I also don’t know how easy it is to fix a flat tire with such specialized wheels and such a heavy scooter to lift up onto a stand. And of course you better believe that something that looks like a million bucks is at least going to cost a few thousand of them. In this case, the MSRP starts at US $3,200. That is… not cheap.
But then again, you’ve got to pay to play when it comes to unique designs like these. Scooterson was nice enough to offer Electrek‘s readers a $500 discount if using the code ELECTREK, so that helps bring the starting price down to just $2,700.
Some scooters or more bang-for-your-buck offerings, whereas the Scooterson feels like more buck-for-your-bang. But there just aren’t any other electric scooters out there like this one. While I would find a hard time justifying it myself, I can see a certain type of rider jumping at the chance for such a unique scooter.
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Germany’s largest offshore wind farm under construction, EnBW’s He Dreiht, just hit a big milestone: The first enormous turbine is now up in the North Sea.
He Dreiht – which means “it spins” in Low German – is using Vestas’s massive 15 megawatt (MW) turbines, the first project in the world to install them. Just one spin of one of the rotors can generate enough electricity to power four households for an entire day.
When it’s finished, He Dreiht will have 64 mega turbines cranking out 960 megawatts (MW) of clean power – enough to supply around 1.1 million homes. And it’s being built without any government subsidies.
EnBW, one of Germany’s major energy companies, has been working in offshore wind for more than 15 years, but He Dreiht is their biggest project yet. “It will play a key role in helping us to significantly grow our renewable energy output from 6.6 GW to over 10 GW by 2030,” said Michael Class, who heads up EnBW’s generation portfolio development.
The project is a win for Vestas, too. “With the installation of the first V236-15.0 MW, we have reached an important milestone for both the He Dreiht project and our offshore ramp-up, which helps Germany build a more secure, affordable, and sustainable energy system,” said Nils de Baar, president of Vestas Northern & Central Europe.
He Dreiht is located about 85 kilometers (53 miles) northwest of Borkum and 110 kilometers (68 miles) west of Helgoland. At peak times, more than 500 workers will be out at sea building the farm, using a fleet of more than 60 ships. EnBW’s offshore team in Hamburg is running the show.
The installation process is a major operation. The 64 foundations were already set in the seabed last year. Parts for the turbines are loaded onto the installation vessel Wind Orca in Esbjerg, Denmark, and shipped out in a 12-hour journey to the construction site. From there, the turbines are lifted into place. Meanwhile, crews are also working on internal wind farm cabling.
A partner consortium made up of Allianz Capital Partners, AIP, and Norges Bank Investment Management owns 49.9% of the shares in He Dreiht.
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Tesla has released a quick update about its Tesla Semi factory in Nevada. It says that it is on track for volume production of the electric semi truck in 2026.
The Tesla Semi was first scheduled to go into production in 2019, but it has faced numerous delays.
Now, it appears that there is finally some momentum to bring it to volume production.
For the last two years, Tesla has been working to build a new factory next to Gigafactory Nevada, where it builds the battery packs and drive units for most of its electric vehicles built in North America.
Today, Tesla released a “progress update on the factory, confirming that it finished building and it’s now working on deploying the production lines:
Tesla had previously mentioned aiming for volume production by 2025, but it is now only talking about starting production toward the end of the year and ramping up next year.
The automaker reiterated its planned production capacity of 50,000 units.
We recently reported that an early Tesla Semi customer, Ryder, stated that the electric truck program is experiencing more delays and a price increase described as “dramatic.”
They now expect to take deliveries of their first trucks later in 2026 and said that the price has increased “dramatically,” leading them to scale back their pilot program from 42 to 18 Tesla Semi trucks.
When originally unveiling the Tesla Semi in 2017, the automaker mentioned prices of $150,000 for a 300-mile range truck and $180,000 for the 500-mile version. Tesla also took orders for a “Founder’s Series Semi” at $200,000.
However, Tesla didn’t update the prices when launching the “production version” of the truck in late 2022. Price increases have been speculated, but the company has never confirmed them.
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Vietnamese solar panel maker Boviet Solar just opened the doors to its first US factory — a huge new PV module plant in Greenville, North Carolina.
The company dropped $294 million into the state-of-the-art facility, which will pump out Boviet’s Gamma Series monofacial and Vega Series bifacial solar panels. They’re using advanced PERC and N-Type solar cell tech, which basically means these panels are built to deliver higher efficiency and better performance across residential, commercial, industrial, and utility-scale projects.
The Greenville factory’s first phase is now online with an annual PV module output capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW). For Phase 2, which is scheduled to come online in the second half of 2026, Boviet will invest another $100 million to add 600,000 square feet and ramp up to another 2 GW. It will make high-efficiency solar cells.
Once both phases are complete, Boviet’s campus will cover more than 1 million square feet of manufacturing and R&D space. It’s one of the biggest clean energy manufacturing projects North Carolina has ever seen.
The jobs impact is significant, too. The first phase will create 460 skilled local jobs. Phase 2 is expected to add another 908, bringing the total to over 1,300 direct jobs, plus nearly 2,000 more indirect jobs across the region. That’s good news for Pitt County’s economy, real estate market, and workforce training programs.
“This facility is not just creating jobs, but creating opportunity, innovation, and a stronger foundation for eastern North Carolina,” said Senator Kandie Smith. Governor Josh Stein added that Boviet Solar’s move shows how North Carolina is leading the way in clean energy growth.
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