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why walk to work a folding electric scooter could speed up your commute they shrink down small enough to fit in the trunk of a Miata or even on the trains luggage racks with a good electric scooter you never have to stop for traffic they're small enough to weave between cars fast enough to take the bike lane and you can switch to the sidewalk whenever you need but not all folding electric scooters are the same some like this fusion z1000 are built like a tank it's durable but you might not want to lift it's thirty six pound frame others like the E Micro one might weigh 17 pounds at most but it's utter lack suspension means you'll feel every bump in the rift to make sure your scooter can handle all sorts of terrain look for shocks and coil springs they'll keep your ride smooth comfortable handlebars also make a surprisingly big difference and if you'll be weaving through pedestrians or cars short stubby handlebars are way better than wide lines when it comes to your scooters electric motor the more watts the butter and you may want to screw to with the motor upfront the electric brake builds into many front wheel drive scooters can slow you down far more effectively than a rear disc brake and keep you from skidding into pedestrians or objects the best scooters will also have a second foot brake over the rear wheel so you can use both brakes together in emergencies personally I've found thumb levers give me a much better grip on the handlebars then bike style brake levers and I'd recommend scooters with a real computer mounted up top some scooters have simple battery readouts the computers can keep track of your mileage and sometimes offer advanced features like cruise control look for a scooter that charges in just a few hours so you'll never run out of juice but if you get stranded without power it helped to have a scooter with a low deck height too it's much easier to kick and you don't have to stretch to touch the ground if you ever plan to ride at night it's nice to have built-in headlights and taillights folding handle bars on these scooters may mean it may not be easy at those lights yourself and if you do plan to take your scooter on the bus or train look for one you can fold down quickly so you don't get trampled by a crowd some scooters take several time-consuming steps to shrink while others are lightning-fast this Glee on even has a carry handle like a roving suitcase no matter which electric scooter you pick be sure to wear a helmet and stay safe you can check out our reviews of the top scooters at cnet.com yeah