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…
Supposedly has a top speed of 15 mph. I’m not sure I would want to go that fast on something that is small and like. But I can see something like this coming in handy in certain situations.
Something this ‘dweeby’ I wouldn’t want to go more than 11/12mph tbh.
I do really like it though!
for average weight Im sure and on flat terrain. The median weight in japan is 135lbs, in the us its 185. Thats 30% bigger. and i doubt it will get you up a san fran hill. and those little wheels will feel every little hole and not give you a ton of traction for them hills.
it IS cool and will be useful to a lot of folks and they will probably improve it and have stronger models. But i think for a lot of folks, it will be disappointing. Now getting around the office, youd be badass.