Red Electric Scooter Parked In The City. Stock Photography

A motorized scooter is a stand-up scooter powered by either a small utility internal combustion engine or a small electric hub motor in its front and or rear wheel. Classified as a form of micro-mobility, they are generally designed with a large center deck on which the rider stands. The first motorized scooter was manufactured by Autoped in 1915. They usually have two wheels between 20–28 cm in diameter, one or both of which are fitted with an electric motor, connected by a platform on which the rider stands, with a handlebar for support and steering. The use of an electric motor makes gears unnecessary, and may support energy recovery by regenerative braking.