Automaker Ford’s subsidiary Spin is making steady inroads into the micro-mobility segment with the launch of its first wholly produced e-scooter. The S-100T scooter bears the strong imprimatur of Ford’s design philosophy that embodies durability and safety.
With this new entry into the market, Ford hopes to attract new users into getting on of its versatile scooters, as the number of new users of micro-mobility vehicles keeps going up.
The Spin S-100T will make its debut in Sacramento, United States, by July. Up to 25 of the S-100T will be unveiled and deployed to join its existing fleet. Spin hopes to scale up production to a few thousand by 2022
The S-100T is the culmination of research and development by Spin’s in-house team since 2019. Spin’s previous models were produced in partnership with established producers like Segway-Ninebot and Okai. Durability has been a challenge for scooters as some degenerate rapidly in less than six months in some cases. Spin hopes to fill the gap in this regard with the strong S-100T.
Before being passed fit for the market, the S-100T underwent a comprehensive testing regimen, and it could last for up to three years. That’s twice the lifespan of its predecessor, the S-100, and several other common brands. Spin provided a description of how it arrived at the estimated lifespan by putting the device through extreme conditions for an extended period.
There has been a rise in the use of micro-mobility vehicles since 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic hit the world, and physical distancing became the norm. Spin hopes that its new entry will help to restore confidence in the market. Not much is known at this time about the main features of the S-100T, like the battery capacity, range, and so on.
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