There are a surprising number of folding electric scooters out there designed to fit in a basic backpack or even shoulder bag, but Japanese personal mobility company Shimizu has even bigger ... er ... tinier aspirations. It's currently refining a prototype it says will be the world's smallest and…
    • A_Toasty_Strudel@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      10 months ago

      A grand plus $200 per battery seems like a lot up front, but for the effort you’d save from walking, it’d be worth as long as it’s a daily use type deal.

      • MammyWhammy@lemmy.mlEnglish
        6·
        10 months ago

        If it’s a daily use and the product can deliver on range and size, this is completely worth the money.

  • ExfilBravo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    10 months ago

    Something that folds up transformers style is cool and all but that’s just introducing a bunch more failure points. Don’t expect this to last very long if you use it daily.

      • FarraigePlaisteach@kbin.social
        3·
        10 months ago

        If obesity is a big thing in your country, yeah. It’s on the increase in mine too. But I think most nations would be fine with this.