Segway E300SE 2024 Review

Segway, a brand synonymous with mall cops, overpriced tourist traps and tech start-up owners quietly faded their main product out of the limelight in 2020 following a merger with Chinese Tech giant Ninebot in 2015.

Together, Segway-Ninebot has vastly expanded its range of electronic transport including kids e-scooters, go-karts, and now road registerable electric scooters.

The E300SE, E125S, and E110S will be on the market from late August 2024. All three are learner approved and will come with a factory two-year warranty.

The E125S and E110S will have ride-away prices of $4990 and $6990 respectively, and both have a claimed top speed of 45 km/h. Battery range is the main difference between the two: 108km of expected range for the E125S, and 57km for the E110S.

As for the flagship E300SE, it can be yours for $9,990 ride-away, boasting an expected range of 130km, as well as a claimed top speed of 105 km/h (although at 100kg, I couldn’t push it past 70km/h). To sweeten the deal, Segway-Ninebot also offers a variety of pre-sale high quality vinyl wrap options, courtesy of Wrapstyle.

The all-electric drivetrain is approachable for new and returning riders. Don’t expect to have your socks blown off by the power. Whilst the E300SE does zip away from the line quite quickly, it runs out of puff shortly afterwards. The drivetrain is quite simple, with a 10kw electric motor and two 74V 24Ah batteries. The bike comes with a 1000W charger and you can expect charge times of up to 3 hours for one battery, and 5.5 hours for two.

The E300SE uses a sophisticated regenerative braking system, which will add a few important kilometres to your overall range and help extend the life of your brake pads. It stops on a dime too, thanks to the ventilated front and rear discs plus dual channel ABS; a lot of stopping power for a little scooter with a net weight of 101kg. The front suspension is forgiving enough and has good progression. As for the rear: It's soft and forgiving – the way it should be for a scooter.

Innovation and technology are where the E300SE shines. It has a simple-to-use and effective cruise control on the left switchblock, and a rider mode select button on the right switchblock. If you’re a nervous rider, you have 3 ride modes at your disposal, with each mode limiting the amount of instant torque available. Personally, I put the scooter in mode 3 and never looked back.

I was also a huge fan of the removable battery, which allows riders to swap out for a fully charged battery in an instant.

The Segway App is a must-have and gives you unique riding data. Some of the features exclusive to the Segway app include remote start, GPS tracking (which uses a built-in 4G sim card and a paid subscription after two years), an anti-theft feature which can remotely shut down the scooter, a safeguard feature which automatically sends an SOS in the event of a crash, and real time riding data including average speeds, energy consumption, kilometres travelled, and an accurate range estimate which draws data from a weight sensor in the seat.

As you might expect, this scooter truly is for the city commuter and shines brightest when lane filtering in heavy traffic or sightseeing the thousands of speed cameras in Sydney’s CBD. With an expected range of 130km, the E300SE was never designed for highway driving or long trips. Perhaps the food delivery entrepreneur could see value in giving one a go, but I suspect the heavyweight champions of donning the hotbox – the Honda NSC110 Dio and Kymco Like 50 just to name a few, may still have a few more years as reigning champions.

Photos courtesy of Segway-Ninebot and Welike Studio