Unagi, the electric scooter company, has unveiled a new, more powerful product.

 Unagi, the electric scooter company, has unveiled a new, more powerful product.

The California-based start-up has upgraded its flagship electric scooter with a dual motor that delivers more torque and speed without sacrificing portability. This is also the first time that customers can choose almost any color or pattern combination for their scooter as a custom color.

Unagi’s new E500 dual-motor electric scooter has two 250W motors, one at the front and one in the back, for a total of 500W.

The company’s first electric scooter uses 250W and 450W motors with a top speed of 15.5 mph (about 25km/h).

The new configuration now offers a top speed of 19 mph (approximately 30 km/h) and a torque of 32 Nm with a maximum load of 90 kg.

“We’re focused on providing a truly portable electric scooter”

Despite the addition of a motor, the scooter is still relatively lightweight, weighing only 11.8kg.

“There are big scooters with longer range and more torque, but they’re not really portable products,” David Hyman, Unagi’s chief executive, said in an email. The reality is that very few commuters or city users cycle more than 5 miles a day. We are dedicated to this segment, providing them with the best truly portable electric scooters on the planet. Because that’s what we want. “

Unagi electric scooters come in three modes: beginners (9-11 mph); advanced (13-15 mph); and professional (15-19 mph). Lithium batteries have a range of up to 15.5 miles.

As with the first, the Unagi E500 frame uses a mixture of aluminum and carbon fiber.

In addition, Unagi will provide the first personalized paint service, customers can according to their own preferences, online design of electric board cars. The original model has only four colors: red, blue, white, and black. Customers can now choose from a variety of single-tone or two-tone coatings and a variety of patterns.

Unagi ” will dip the dye into the carbon fiber frame, providing a high-end custom paint service, rather than simply wrapping or pasting,” Hyman said. This has turned Unagi’s electric scooter into a “persistent personal work of art,” he added, adding that customers can also choose colors for the trolleys, steering tubes and pedals. And Unagi offers a variety of theme styles , from city camouflage to plaid to Hawaiian themes.

Unagi, which means freshwater eels in Japanese, made its debut last year with a $990 electric scooter. Its prototype is Chinese-made SWAN.

Hyman patented the design worldwide, hired a Chinese engineering team and funded the project.

Since then, Unagi has been favored by celebrities such as California rapper Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Chandlers, singer Hershey, musician Stephen Aoki and pop superstar Billie O’Connell, helping Hyman raise $3.5 million in venture capital cash.

Last month, Hyman helped its troubled rival, Unicorn, which also makes electric scooters. He said he would offer Unagi electric scooters to everyone who received a reservation for a unicorn electric scooter.

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