Battery-swappable Japanese e-scooter folds smaller than a briefcase

There are a surprising number of folding electric scooters out there designed to fit in a basic backpack or even shoulder bag, but Japanese personal mobility company Shimizu has even bigger ... er ... tinier aspirations. It's currently refining a prototype it says will be the world's smallest and lightest, and while we're not ready to rubber-stamp it as such, its 10-lb (4.5-kg) Arma folder is indeed impressively compact. The last-mile transporter quickly packs to the length and width of a piece of printer paper to carry in a messenger bag or daypack ... or work as its own briefcase, complete with built-in handle.

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Category: Urban Transport, Transport

Tags: Scooter, Electric Vehicles, Personal Mobility Vehicle, Kickstarter, Japan Mobility Show 2023