Construction standards for e-scooters

Organisations: Department for Transport & TRL

Date of Publication: January 2025

Uploaded to Knowledge Centre: 4 February 2025

This report into e-scooter construction standards includes the following:

  • A review of literature and international regulations and standards
  • Analysis of technical requirements for e-scooters
  • Integration with vehicles for disabled people and the effect of e-scooters on their mobility choices
  • Sustainability, environmental impact and lifecycle

The Department for Transport commissioned the report to provide evidence on technical requirements to consider in future regulations if e-scooter are legalised.

Access the report via the gov.uk website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/construction-standards-for-e-scooters