There's been a boom in small, low speed transportation devices in the last five years. For $100 you can get an "adult kick scooter" with a brake - I ride one to

There's been a boom in small, low speed transportation devices in the last five years. For $100 you can get an "adult kick scooter" with a brake - I ride one to connect with transit. Small-wheel folding scooter designs hit a sweet spot so a lot of variants are passing through - different wheel sizes, polyurethane vs. air tires, hand brake vs. foot brake, and most importantly powered options. Electric small-wheel scooters running around $1000 are common, and recently there was a crowdfunding campaign for a generic conversion kit [0]. The article's focus on traditional mopeds getting caught up in electrification is an interesting complementary story. And, of course more wacky, impractical stuff like the "hoverboard" or "powered longboard" has also come along at the same time. It's a lot of fun to watch all these new ideas come online - give it a few more years and they'll all be in the impulse-buy range. [0] https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/shareroller-add-on-e-power-for-bikes-scooters#/story https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/shareroller-add-on-e-powe...