This has proven to be perfect for my needs, just what I was hoping for. Now I can ride through the city for 1.3 miles into work in around 10 mins and avoid paying for parking. Easy to fold, but it is a bit big and heavy for me to carry although I'm short. Doesn't stop me though and it is definitely fun. Picks up speed very quickly and handles inclines and bumps and cracks well. Most of my ride is flat, but I have a steep driveway and it handles fine, but slows down to climb. I maintain the max 20mph at pretty much at all times and it feels both quick, but also safe. I accidentally ran over glass 2 days in a row and it had no effect on my tires. Also fits in the trunk of my smallish car perfectly! Love the grippy board that you stand on, it feels wide and sturdy and the whole thing feels of great durable quality overall. Fun fun fun!!

I bought this when it was on an insane sale for only $250. It is certainly worth that. It gets the job done by istself, but since my commute has some hills, I decided to also buy the optional external battery (which was almost the same price).

My only real complaint about the scooter itself is the tubeless wheels. Yes, it makes it reliable beyond belief as you never have to carry a pump with you. But unless you live in the most well maintained neighborhood known to man, it is SO UNCOMFORTABLE TO RIDE. My back and legs hurt EVERY YIME I ride it to school or work. It's so bad actually, that I often choose to take the street over the sidewalk in a lot of my neighborhood (Not even that much better). But for the price, it gets me around town and to the train stations, and it does an amazing job. Everything else has been said by the other reviewers, the quality of materials, etc is as one can expect from Segway. Not amazing, but certainly not crappy.

The scooter was very simple to put together. One electrical connection and six screws. Once it's together, it folds/unfolds very easily, as well. At just under 30lbs, I find it it's pretty easy to carry up/down a flight of stairs one handed. Charging time is accurate, about 3.5 hours to full charge. Getting it started is as easy pressing the power button, giving it a kick, and hitting the throttle.

I'm 6'2" tall / 195lbs with a size 12 shoe and the handlebars and deck are tall/wide enough to ride comfortably. The 9" tires are big enough at you don't have to worry about wiping out on every small bump in the road or sidewalk, though you'll definitely want to slow down on bumpy terrain. The top speed of about 12.5mph is easily reached in standard mode (the middle of the three performance modes available). It slows down a bit during inclines, but I haven't had to get off and walk it up a hill yet.

If 12.5mph seems slow to you, especially compared to some of the more expensive electric scooters out there, trust me when I say that unless you're riding on perfectly level terrain you are not going to be safe going much faster! The lack of any kind of suspension means that you can really feel every crack in the sidewalk.

On thing I'm a little disappointed with is the range. I've been commuting to/from work every day this week on the scooter. It's 5 miles round trip, mostly at full throttle with the lights on, and it uses 70% of the battery. Note also that once your battery level hits 10% the scooter automatically slows down to the point that you might as well walk. So the realistic usable range for me is more like 6.5 miles on a full charge, about half of what the manufacturer claims. Then again, it's only been about 25-35 degrees F this week so that may account for some loss of range.

Ultimately, I am happy with the scooter since it works for my use case as a commuter. It's fast enough (I make the 2.5 mile trip each way in 15 minutes) and has enough range to get me there and back. And it's inexpensive so it will pay for itself in gasoline savings within about 6 months. I'll update this review if the scooter doesn't last that long, but it seems pretty well built so I'm optimistic.

UPDATE (July 4, 2021): Since I wrote my original review above I've driven an additional 300km (~185 miles) and I'm happy to report that the scooter still performs the same. I can confirm that the battery usage is a little better in warmer weather. In 60-70 degree F temperatures I'm getting about 10% battery drain per mile driven.

That said, I am considering upgrading to a more expensive scooter (Segway MAX G30LP) for three reasons:

1. While I do still feel like going even 13mph on uneven terrain is dangerous, now that I've found some relatively flat back roads for my commute I do find myself wishing I go a few miles per hour faster.

2. The 300W motor slows to about walking speed on steeper hills. Yeah, it still moves, but it just feels a little embarrassing to be moving so slow when pedestrians are around.

3. The solid tires and the lack of any kind of suspension really does make the ride quite uncomfortable on bumpy roads and sidewalks.

I would still absolutely recommend the E22 as a first scooter for someone who's on the fence about riding an electric scooter. It's a great combination of high quality, low cost, and decent performance, especially when it's on sale.

UPDATE 2 (August 3, 2021): I added the optional external battery in the hopes of gaining some additional speed and power. Indeed, with the external battery installed, the scooter now gets an extra 4-5kph (~3 mph), including during hill climbs. Even so, I'm not sure I'd recommend the external battery option because of how it's designed.

The external battery plugs into the stem of the scooter using a small plastic connector, and the battery is held in place by a metal bracket. The battery connects to the bracket using two small screws. Other users online have reported that these screws can loosen during operation due to the normal shocks and vibrations experienced during riding. With the screws loosened, those shocks and vibrations can then end up damaging plastic connector on the battery.

I was able to confirm myself that, yes, after installing the battery and taking a few test rides, the screws did already require some re-tightening. So instead of only trusting the screws to keep the battery secure, I also used a couple of stainless steel worm gear hose clamps. This workaround means that the battery definitely isn't going anywhere now, but it looks kind of tacky.

five star review, in fact, technically I would give it a 4.9, not great at climbing, extremely big hills as someone who is over the body weight limit.

I am way over the limit but I'm really tall so that makes up for it like I hope you're not thinking I'm short and fat, I'm a big Pacific Islander, who doesn't wanna walk to Class

so instead, I scooter there in style, with one charge I've gotten some crazy distance, I use it sometimes when I'm not going to class to go from my college campus into the city on a highway and it freaking gets there, I've used it to make trips to the liquor store because Mom has got to get her nips on, and without a doubt, it's a great product theory, sturdy and if you want, which is something that I'm thinking about because I don't see on the app for you to track where your scooter is located, I'm thinking about putting an Apple AirTag inside of the handlebars when you screw it together .

It took absolutely no time at all to put this thing together and charge it, it came with a bell which is not very loud but it works. Every single day I use this product I go over big bumps and giant cracks, and it just takes it. She is baby, and she is nice. I've owned it for almost a month now and I'm extremely happy.

I purchased the scooter in mid October have had it for 4 months. It's been absolutely wonderful for me! I've ridden it mostly as a secondary mode of transport and no more than 17 mins at a time.

Typically I scoot 5-10 mins to bus stop, ride bus and scoot the remaining distance to wherever. The fact that I can close it and toss it over my shoulder so quickly is necessary and I'm grateful this design exists.

I'm 5'4, 142lbs and typically carry a small pack on my back when riding. On straight flat surfaces in sport mode the average speed is 12 mph. I'm in the city a lot so this is plenty fast enough for me to not act reckless. Honestly if it had the capability to go faster I would and would probably have injured myself by now.

I highly recommend the scooter and would purchase it again.