The wooden kick scooter with skate wheels, crude but very effective, dates back to sometime in the late 19th century, when motorized bikes were also developed. The first motorized scooter for adults, the Autoped, was developed in 1913 and patented in 1916 by inventor Arthur Hugo Cecil Gibson (seen in cover photo).

What year did electric scooters come out?

The 1980s and the Go-Ped

Companies like Micro and Razor reignited the world's passion for scooters, but in 2001 it was Go-Ped that released the world's first electronically-powered scooter and, soon after, other companies were developing their first electric versions to compete.

What was the first scooter brand?

The Motoped entered production in 1915, and is believed to be the first motor scooter.