From toys to vehicles, electric scooters are the general trend

The "last mile" is the difficulty for most people to travel today. At the beginning, shared bicycles relied on green travel and the "last mile" two weapons that swept the domestic market. Nowadays, with the normalization of the epidemic and the concept of green, the shared bicycles that focus on the "last mile" have gradually appeared without a car to ride. Taking Beijing as an example, according to the "2021 Beijing Municipal Transportation Development Annual Report", the total proportion of Beijing residents walking and cycling will exceed 45% in 2021, which is the highest point in the past five years. The magnitude is huge. However, in order to control the healthy development of the industry, the Beijing Communications Commission has implemented dynamic total control on the scale of Internet rental bicycles. Many provincial capitals in China have similar problems, and everyone urgently needs a perfect "last mile" transportation. "Electric scooters are an inevitable choice to improve the layout of the short-distance transportation business", Chen Zhongyuan, CTO of No. 9 Electric, has constantly mentioned this issue. But until now, electric scooters have always been a toy and have not become an important part of transportation, which is always a heartache for friends who want to end the "last mile" dilemma through electric scooters. Toy? tool! Public information shows that my country's electric scooter production has already reached the world's first as early as 2020, and the proportion is still rising, once reaching more than 85%. The domestic skateboarding culture started late as a whole. Until now, many people only think that scooters are just toys for children to play, and they cannot face up to their status and advantages in transportation. In different traffic trips, we generally think that less than 2 kilometers is micro-traffic, 2-20 kilometers is short-distance traffic, 20-50 kilometers is branch traffic, and 50-500 kilometers is long-distance traffic. Scooters are actually at the forefront of microtransportation. Many office workers more or less have companies or homes that are not next to bus and subway stations. Every time I go to work or get off work, I often have to walk for ten to fifteen minutes, especially after a day’s work and long-term walking. Scooter. There are many advantages of scooters, one of which is in line with the national energy saving and emission reduction strategy. At the Central Economic Work Conference that closed on December 18 last year, "doing a good job in carbon peaking and carbon neutrality" was listed as one of the key tasks this year, and the dual-carbon strategy was constantly mentioned, which is also the future work of the country. One of the key directions is that the travel field, which is a large energy consumer, is constantly changing. Electric scooters are not only conducive to solving the problem of congestion, but also have low energy consumption. Secondly, compared to two-wheeled electric vehicles, scooters are significantly more convenient. At present, the electric scooters produced in China are basically within 15 kg, and some folding models can even reach within 8 kg. Such a weight can be easily carried by a little girl, which is convenient for long-distance travel tools that cannot be reached.” last mile". The last and most important point is that according to the domestic subway passenger code, passengers can carry luggage with a size of no more than 1.8 meters in length, no more than 0.5 meters in width and height, and a weight of no more than 30 kilograms. Electric scooters fully comply with this regulation, that is to say, commuters can bring scooters to the subway without restrictions to help the "last mile" travel. Trust is the biggest obstacle Why do people think of safety issues when they talk about "electric skateboards" in China? In fact, electric skateboards do have certain flaws. First, unlike cars, electric scooters have a certain ability to protect the driver. Electric scooters have zero wrapping on the human body. Once the corresponding danger occurs, there is almost no room for buffering. Second, the overall body of the electric skateboard is relatively light, the weight of the car is not large, and the body rigidity is average. In the event of a collision, it is easy to cause the whole body to break, putting the driver in greater danger. Third, the brake friction coefficient of electric scooters is generally small, and the wheel diameter is small, which greatly increases the probability of accidents when the speed is too high. The last and most important point is that electric scooters themselves do not have too many technical barriers. Under the strong domestic supply chain system, any company can produce OEM products. This has led to the chaos of the electric scooter market and uneven product quality in the past few years. There is even a phenomenon of "bad money drives out good money". Years of low-quality products have made people form the mindset of "scooter = garbage product". In 2018, the State Administration for Market Supervision took 40 batches of samples of electric scooters for testing. It is unbelievable that the compliance rate of all products is zero, which is also the worst product in the whole project in the risk monitoring of various products over the years. Coincidentally, in 2016, the Beijing Consumers Association also tested electric scooters, involving more than 20 enterprises in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and other provinces and cities, including many famous scooter manufacturers such as Yongjie, Lexingtianxia, ​​and Yihu. Manufacturers, it is disappointing that these brands are almost wiped out, with a problem sample of 95%. Therefore, in the current state regulations, electric scooters are still sliding tools. Article 74 of the Regulations on the Implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China Picking up the masses' trust in domestic skateboard products is the key. From disorderly competition to simultaneous development of quantity and quality But in the past two years, with the entry of powerful manufacturers such as Huawei, Xiaomi, Honor, and No. 9, electric scooters have gradually been on the right track, and a series of relatively good products have appeared. For example, Glory’s Glory personally selected electric scooter, Mijia’s Mijia electric scooter 1s, Huawei’s Hongmeng-supported Leqi smart electric scooter, and the “Supercar” electric scooter GT2 on the 9th, etc. These scooter products are of excellent quality. Technologies such as vacuum jelly run-flats and electromagnetic adsorption brakes are emerging in an endless stream, and consumers have a very high degree of recognition for them. "Although its (electric scooter) has been developed first in foreign markets, its advantages in technology and industrial chain are not obvious. The electronic control solutions of some domestic electric scooters are even better than those of foreign products." Focus on light transportation tools "PXiD", an innovative company of design and research and development, wrote this on its website, which also fully affirmed the strength of the domestic scooter company that is now ranked first in the world in terms of production and sales. Just as the domestic electric scooter industry is gradually on the right track, the "General Technical Specifications for Electric Scooters" was officially launched at the end of last year, hoping to accelerate the launch of electric scooters from both the policy and the enterprise. The standard will further specify requirements for the structure, electrical safety, mechanical safety, components, environmental adaptability and corresponding test methods of electric scooters to improve the overall quality of electric scooters. In fact, not only domestic, but also many foreign countries have introduced regulations for electric skateboards on the road in the past two years. In April, considering the growing voice of the masses, the Dubai authorities announced that riders will be required to hold an "exclusive driving license" to use electric scooters on the road in the future; South Korea's new "Road Traffic Law" stipulates that as long as there is a "second-class motorcycle "Bicycle driver's license" and above can drive electric scooters; this year's revised "Japan Road Traffic Law" stipulates that people over the age of 16 will be allowed to ride electric scooters without a driver's license in the next two years. But the top speed must remain within 20 kilometers per hour. It can be seen that foreign countries are more restrictive to drivers, and even require corresponding driver's licenses. Considering that domestic electric vehicles have relatively loose restrictions on driver qualifications, it is very likely that the new regulations for electric scooters will not impose more restrictions on drivers, but this It also indicates that there will be stricter requirements for the product itself. With reference to the current new national standard for electric bicycles, the electric bicycles that have obtained the national CCC certification must be designed with a speed of less than 25 kilometers per hour, the weight of the whole vehicle should not exceed 55 kg, the battery voltage should not exceed 48 volts, and the motor power should not exceed 400 watts. Pedal cycling device. Therefore, the electric scooter with lighter body, lower stability and lower safety must not exceed 25 kilometers per hour, and it is likely to be limited to about 10 kilometers, and the tire size will be required. Of course, multiple brake systems should also become a hard requirement, and single mechanical brake products will gradually withdraw from the market. In any case, this will play a very positive role in guiding the industry's standardized, orderly and healthy development. It can quickly curb low-quality competition in the market, encourage the development of high-tech and high-empowerment enterprises, and at the same time fill the long-term regulatory gap for electric scooters. popular confidence. Electric scooters are already on the road. I believe that after the introduction of the new regulations, this brand-new vehicle can fill the "last mile" gap. I also hope that all related companies can focus more on product development and bring more happiness to consumers. electric scooter.