Segway C80 electric moped launched with 50 mile range, affordable price

Segway has been on a roll, launching new private electrical automobiles seemingly month-to-month recently. After lately opening gross sales for the company’s new adult-sized electric go-kart, now Segway is unveiling and taking orders within the US and Canada for the corporate’s widespread C80 electric moped.

Segway’s electrical moped line first launched late last year in China, however has been reworked with extra energy and the next prime pace for the US and Canadian markets.

The up to date mannequin is called the Segway C80 electrical moped and has simply launched for pre-orders with supply set for November of this yr — simply in time for the vacations. And with a worth of simply $1,899 including free shipping, it undercuts many other electric mopeds whereas providing considerably extra embedded expertise and good options.

The Segway C80 encompasses a vibrant, rounded design harking back to the NIU U-series electric mopeds. It sports activities a rear 750 W motor and a prime pace of 20 mph (32 km/h).

There’s additionally a detachable 1,152 Wh battery rated for about 53 miles (85 km) of vary.

The Segway C80 electrical moped consists of useful pedals that qualify it as a Class 2 electrical bicycle within the US, which means it needs to be road authorized on nearly any public street that bicycles are allowed and can even be permitted in bicycle lanes. And in contrast to many quicker mopeds, the C80 requires no license or registration since it’s technically nonetheless a bicycle.

However not like a conventional e-bike, the Segway C80 electrical moped affords floorboard house for the rider’s ft (and the pedals even seem like simply detachable if riders don’t need them dangling off the perimeters).

That step-through design with a floorboard combines with the rear rack to supply a variety of choices for transporting cargo and bulkier gadgets which might be troublesome to hold on a standard electrical bicycle. Whereas the thought could also be international within the US, it’s fairly widespread in Europe and Asia for riders to function a scooter or moped whereas carrying cargo between their ft.

Along with the distinctly moped-style design, the Segway C80 additionally affords a variety of high-tech options that the majority electrical bicycles don’t supply.

Many of the embedded tech is said to locking and securing the electrical moped towards theft. That features built-in GPS monitoring for anti-theft safety, although a variety of options imply that theft is far much less possible than a typical (i.e. not-smart) e-bike.

The C80 makes use of keyless operation with two included NFC playing cards and likewise affords the choice to make use of proximity unlocking through your smartphone, which unlocks the bike as quickly because the rider approaches. There may be additionally a sensible seat sensor that permits auto-locking to have interaction the wheel lock and vibration alarm after the rider parks and rises from the seat to stroll away.

Different attention-grabbing options embrace color-coded rings on the handlebars that give the rider a right away indication of the Segway C80’s standing.

Orange = powered on, inexperienced = able to journey, blue = cruise management activated, purple = error report, inexperienced & purple flashing = Anti-theft alarm.

The C80 consists of a big, easy-to-read LED show and the headlight has an ambient mild sensor to regulate brightness so it doesn’t at all times must be blindingly vibrant when not wanted.

It even defaults to low mild when first switched on then will increase in brightness over a few seconds, “in order to not overwhelm the person when it’s first switched on.”

The handlebars are properly uncluttered, largely because of a intelligent design that left only a single multi-function button on the fitting bar. One push turns the Segway C80 electrical moped on or off, pushing whereas driving engages cruise management, and pushing whereas holding the brake lever pops the seat.

There’s even regenerative braking through the rear hub motor to go with the entrance hydraulic disc brake and rear drum brake.

Mass manufacturing of the Segway C80 begins subsequent month with shipments to the corporate’s US warehouse set for late October to make sure the mopeds can start deliveries in November. The $2,199 worth has been marked down to $1,899 for pre-orders, and Segway is even together with free delivery (which is usually a hidden value in these pre-order conditions).

Pre-orders are being collected through Indiegogo, which can give pause to some however has been a tried-and-true technique for new releases in the world of micromobility over the previous couple of years.

Plus, Segway (which is now owned by micromobility big Ninebot) isn’t some fly-by-night startup firm, so it’s all however assured that they’ll ship.

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