An e-scooter or electric kick scooter is an electric motorized scooter – a stand-up scooter powered by an electric hub motor in its front and/or rear wheel. It is generally designed with a large center deck on which the rider stands. A motorized scooter may also be powered by a small internal combustion engine.

They are classified as a form of micromobility; e-scooters are included in scooter-sharing systems that use apps to allow users to rent them by the minute. Such systems are now present in major and mid-sized cities all over the world.

The first motorized scooter was manufactured by Autoped in 1915. Since 2017, e-scooters have grown in popularity with the introduction of scooter-sharing systems that use apps to allow users to rent them by the minute; such systems were initially found in the United States and in Queensland, Australia, but now are in major cities and in all the western world.

Parts of an electric scooter include the deck, stem, handlebars, tires, suspension, lights, batteries, brakes, controller and motor.

E-scooters usually have two wheels between 8 and 11 inches (20–28 cm) in diameter, connected by a platform on which the rider stands, with a handlebar for support and steering.

There are three types of tires:

It is propelled by an electric motor, which makes gears unnecessary. It may support energy recovery by regenerative braking.

Range and speed vary considerably according to model. One reference shows ranges of 9 to 200 km (6 to 124 mi), and maximum speeds from 14 to 160 km/h (9 to 99 mph).