Collection: Segway Ninebot Electric Scooters

If you’ve spent any time researching electric scooters, you’ll know about Segway-Ninebot. In fact, even if you haven’t done any research, there’s a good chance you know of Segway anyway. They are one of the biggest personal electric transport manufacturers in the world, and have been pushing out top-of-class micro mobility products since 2001 with the Segway PT (made famous by the film Paul Blart: Mall Cop.)

Are Segway & Ninebot Two Seperate Companies?

Segway and Ninebot were actually competitors in the electronic micro mobility space, but in April 2015, Segway was purchased by Ninebot and the two merged under the name Segway-Ninebot. Together they produced a few two-wheeled self-balancing boards such as the MiniPro, but it was 2017 when they announced their debut product, the Ninebot KickScooter by Segway. This brought the ES1, ES2, and ES4 models into the world and sparked global growth of electric scooters. 

Segways are known around the world for their build quality, their reliability, and their durability. At a time when e-scooter technology was still relatively new, reliability & manufacturing issues were popping up across the industry, so while the original runs of Segway e-scooters weren’t exactly thrill-a-minute pocket-rockets, they had a habit of not breaking. This meant you could buy one and still be using it years later if you’d looked after it properly. 

When you buy a Segway, you’re buying something that just works. Everything does what you think it should do, and it does it well. Segway knows their place in the market and they play to their strengths. It’s why Segway-Ninebot electric scooters are routinely the best-selling scooters in the world. 

While Segway has diversified in the past year, their core range of electric scooters are commuter-centric. Designed to be lightweight, well-made, foldable, and reliable, Segways became a popular choice with commuters looking to minimise time spent in traffic, on public transport, or walking to work. Their best-selling product, the Segway-Ninebot Max G30, cemented itself as the pinnacle of electric commuter scooter technology, and even though it has had a few iterations since its 2019 launch, its popularity endured well into 2023 when it was succeeded by the Segway-Ninebot G65 Max II and the Segway-Ninebot G2. 

2022 & early 2023 saw a change in Segway, however, when they released their first hyper-scooter: the Segway GT. Coming in two versions (the GT1 & GT2), these monsters were a show of power and a demonstration of technological prowess that the e-scooter world hadn’t seen from Segway before. Top speeds of up to 70 kph, cruise control, traction control, full suspension, transparent LCD screens & indicators all made their appearance on the GT series and they quickly became a legend. 

This continued with the launch of the P-Series, which included the P65 & P100. Taking design cues from the GT and technology from the commuter ranges, the P-Series was a souped up commuter, or a toned-down and more affordable GT series depending on how you looked at it. 

This didn’t distract Segway from its core focus, however, and the brand continues to put out commuter electric scooters on a regular basis. 

Segway has one of the most extensive range of electric scooters on the market today, and while the majority of those lines have a similar purpose, each one differs in a way that makes them relevant to their respective audiences. 

The Segway G-Series

Not to be confused with the Segway GT-Series, the G-Series is home to Segway’s best commuter e-scooters. It started in 2019 with the G30D, but has grown to include the Segway G65 & G2 models as well in 2023. While other G-Series models were available between 2017 & 2023 such as the G30LP, the lineup currently consists of the last of the G30s, and the G62/G2. 

The G-Series e-scooters all follow a very similar design which has been copied by numerous other manufacturers over the years. While a testament to their product design, it led to cheap imitations all over the world. However, with Segway you can see a clear evolution in play between the G30 & G2. 

Featuring a boat-shaped deck, puncture-resistant tyres, and a simple handlebar design, the G-Series has evolved to include suspension, better motors, and indicators (G2 only). 

The G-Series is Segway-Ninebot’s flagship commuter range, so if you’re interested in getting a reliable, well-made, durable electric scooter that will get you to work and won’t cost you a fortune, the G-Series is an excellent choice. 

The Segway F-Series

The F-Series debuted a few years after the original Ninebot Max, and while it still focused largely on commuters, they catered to the very budget-conscious commuter. The F-Series range consists of multiple models, most of which are still manufactured today:

• Segway F25
• Segway F30
• Segway F30 Pro
• Segway F40
• Segway F65
• Segway F2
• Segway F2 Pro

The F- Series represents brilliant value for money. While their motor power was lower than the entrants in the G-Series, they were notably cheaper. They weren’t as fast and they couldn’t go as far, but you were saving anywhere between $100 - $500 choosing an F over a G-Series Segway. 

Their performance made them ideal for inner-city living. Being smaller in size, they were lighter and easier to carry up stairs, store in apartments, or store on public transport. 

While the upper tier of the F-Series such as the F40 & F65 merge into G-Series territory as far as performance is concerned, Segway has differentiated the two ranges by using a different, tubular design, and black colour scheme with orange, red, or yellow highlights. 

If you live in a CBD environment and struggle for space, and only need your scooter to cover a few KMs each day, the F-Series should be on your list. 

The Segway E-Series

The E-Series was Segway’s first line of e-scooters, featuring the ES1, ES2, and ES4. These were very light e-scooters with low speeds and small ranges, and while they don’t compare to today’s standards, they were the best-of-the-best when they were new. 

They were stylishly designed, as well. They were sleek & narrow, with thin decks and attractive colour schemes. 

In 2021 they were joined by the E25 and E45, which were improved models with better speed and longer range. They took most of the design cues such as the sleek deck, but came in a darker grey. 

After that, the E-Series took a short break, but 2023 saw the return of the E-Series scooter in the form of the E2 and E2 Plus. We can see a modern evolution on the original design, but outside of that the E2 range keeps what made the E-Series popular in the first place.

They aren’t super-scooters, and with ranges of up to 25 km and maximum speeds of 20-25kph, they aren’t winning any races. However, they are priced significantly cheaper than any other Segway range. These are the no-frills electric scooters that made Segway famous. They look great, get you from A to B so long as B is relatively close to A, they meet most local requirements to be considered legal, and you can pick one up for as little as $549. At this price point, you’ll struggle to find anything this good anywhere else. 
They make ideal beginner e-scooters, so if you’ve never ridden an e-scooter before and want something easy-going, take a look at the E-Series. 

The GT Series

Launched in 2022, the GT series is a marked departure from the norm for Segway, who had been, up until this point, focusing on commuter rides. 
They are legends in the making. They are fast. They are powerful. They have technology that hasn’t been seen on scooters before. Above all, they are stable & smooth. At the time, hyper scooters had a tendency to terrify their riders by being rapid, difficult to control, and unsafe, but the GT doesn’t have the same issues. 

Thanks to its front & rear suspension, you feel in control as you rocket off the start line. The brakes are powerful but don’t make you feel like you’re about to vault the handlebars and meet the ground with your face. It handles well, and if you want a tamer ride, you can switch up the riding mode to something more conservative. 

Being the most powerful & technologically-advanced e-scooter in Segway’s lineup, they are the most expensive and largely illegal to ride anywhere public in Australia. Thus, they are reserved for people with a scant disregard of the law, or lots of private land. 

The Segway P-Series

The P-Series hit the e-scooter market in early 2023, and was a bit of a GT-lite. They take heavy design cues from the GT-Series and easily look the most modern of Segway’s electric scooter lineup, but they have more reasonable performance and come in at a significantly cheaper price. 

The P-Series is made up of two entries: The P65 and P100. The number represents the range each scooter is capable of doing on a single charge, and while it was a little hard to place the P-Series in the market at its launch, it proved itself a fantastic e-scooter earning a place in our list of best electric scooters in 2023.  

They are fast. They are steady. They are both comfortable despite the P65’s lack of suspension. They have indicators. They have puncture-resistant tyres and a key card locking system. With more technology than you’ll find anywhere else, they are brilliant & versatile gadgets.

They are luxury rides that can be used for a wide range of activities from commuting to zipping up Australia’s long bike trails. If you want to do more than just commute and can’t justify the price of the GT-Series, a P-Series should find a perfect home with you.

Segway-Ninebot produces different variants of scooters for different regions. As each country has its own legislation relating to e-scooter power and capabilities, this means that everyone can enjoy a Segway electric scooter regardless of where they live. These regional variants generally have a factory-locked top speed to comply with local regulations.

Segway also produces Global Editions, however, which remove all the factory locking and allow the scooters to reach their full top speed and power capacity. 

This is a little different from hacking the scooter. Hacking, or ‘flashing’ the scooter removes factory-imposed safety limits that allow you to push the scooter past its safe operating limits. The Global Editions still operate within safe operating limits, but those limits are higher than the standard editions.