Looks like the Stator Fat Wheel Electric Scooter (Launch Edition) is finally available for pre-order. Let’s get the obvious good bits out of the way – this scooter looks amazing, it has a range of up to 80 miles, a top speed of 30 mph, disc brakes, fat tires, a slick handlebar display, and LED lighting. Looks great.
Let’s hope this thing performs as good as it looks because the marketing material smells a bit fishy. Here are some of my cringe-worthy favorites.
- Engineering is an art and we’re perfecting it
- …world’s most powerful…
- Bladed wheels allow for functional air intake unlike any other wheel ever created
- … innovation in human travel that is so technically advanced and so perfectly designed…
- The Stator is an entirely new concept in micromobility…
- Advanced, automotive OEM-grade instruments
- Award-worthy bladed wheels…
- Best-in-class visibility and lighting
- … military grade tire compounds and tread patterns…
You get the point. Someone has had a little bit too much of the Stator kool-aid. If the scooter didn’t cost ($3,995.00) as much as a used Toyota Corolla I would probably even put a deposit down. Because of the over-the-top marketing fluff and price tag, I think I will watch this one from the sidelines.
