E-scooters

Yuting Zhang

A chapter in Elgar Encyclopedia of Transport and Society, 2025, pp 140-141 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: E-scooters have gained popularity and sparked debates in recent years. They may be defined as powered micromobility vehicles equipped with a centre column and floorboard, yet lacking self-balancing capabilities and operable pedals, and are commonly classified into shared (public) e-scooters and personal (private) e-scooters. The main themes relating to e-scooters in practice and research are discussed, including safety, cost-effectiveness, sustainability, and equity. Recommendations on e-scooter policymaking are made, emphasising e-scooters’ positive potential to support urban transport as a sustainable, accessible, and affordable mobility choice.

Keywords: E-scooters; Micromobility; Safety; Infrastructure; Sustainability; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035330515
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.elgaronline.com/doi/10.4337/9781035330522-00074 (application/pdf)
Our link check indicates that this URL is bad, the error code is: 403 Forbidden

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:elg:eechap:23219_69

Ordering information: This item can be ordered from
http://www.e-elgar.com

Access Statistics for this chapter

More chapters in Chapters from Edward Elgar Publishing
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Jack Sweeney ().