Following behind the car, skateboarders can “parasitize” on the car and gain free speed and power through the cables and electromagnetic suction cups made of spider web fibers, as well as the new smart wheels under their feet.
Even in the dark, with these special equipment, they can quickly pass through the rolling traffic accurately and nimbly.
Such an exciting scene is not a shot of a sci-fi movie, but the daily work scene of the messenger Y·T, the main character in the metaverse described in a sci-fi novel “Avalanche” 30 years ago.
Today, 30 years later, electric scooters have moved from science fiction to reality. In the world, especially in developed countries in Europe and America, electric scooters have already become a means of short-distance transportation for many people.
According to a research report released by Changfeng Securities, French electric scooters have surpassed electric mopeds to become the preferred means of travel in 2020, while they accounted for only about 20% in 2016; The proportion is expected to increase from the current less than 10% to about 20%.
In addition, capital is also very optimistic about the field of shared scooters. Since 2019, electric scooters such as Uber, Lime, and Bird have successively received capital assistance from leading institutions such as Bain Capital, Sequoia Capital, and GGV.
In overseas markets, the recognition of electric scooters as one of the short-distance transportation tools is taking shape. Based on this, the sales of electric scooters in overseas markets continue to grow, which directly prompts some countries to “legalize” electric scooters.
According to the research report of Changjiang Securities, France and Spain have opened the right of way to electric scooters from 2017 to 2018; in 2020, the United Kingdom will start a trial of shared scooters, although at present only electric scooters launched by the government enjoy the right of way. But it has nodal significance for the further legalization of electric scooters in the UK.
In contrast, Asian countries are relatively cautious about electric scooters. South Korea requires that the use of electric scooters must obtain a “second-class motorized bicycle driver’s license”, while Singapore believes that electric balance vehicles and electric scooters are within the scope of the definition of personal mobility tools, and the use of personal mobility tools on roads and sidewalks is prohibited.
Post time: Nov-26-2022