For Colorado natives like myself, Denver has changed a lot in the last few years. Heavy population growth and rising home prices are both a good and a bad part of living here, ultimately resulting in a much longer commute into the city. I work downtown and live about 30 minutes north of the city. Depending on the day my commute into work could be anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour.
While Colorado is working hard to improve public transit options, we have a long way to go. If I want to take a bus or train I have to drive to the station and can only get within about a mile of my office. With the possibility of our office parking lot turning into a new building, finding a good way to commute is becoming more and more important.
When I attended CES in January I had a chance to visit with the folks at the Razor booth and learn a bit more about their electric scooter options. Razor has a scooter share program already in place here so I knew that the scooters existed but I didn’t realize that they also have a number of options for people to buy and own.
Being able to hop on a scooter and jet from Union Station over to my office makes commuting so much easier. What would normally be a 20 minute walk turns into a 5 minute scooter ride and there’s no need to worry about being gross and sweaty for the rest of the day.
I’ve been testing out the new E Prime Air Electric Scooter and it hits all the marks for everything I need for a commuter scooter. With the ability to go up to 15 mph and a battery that lasts 40 minutes on a single charge I can easily get to and from Union Station downtown without needing to worry about charging during the day. The scooter itself folds up, so when I jump on the bus or train I don’t have to worry about storing it securely or keeping it locked up.
Just so you are aware, 15 mph is pretty fast! It doesn’t seem like it inside of a car but when you are on a scooter you can feel the speed. Having a good helmet and proper lighting so cars can see you is important both for your safety and those around you.
Both the throttle and break are thumb operated making it easy to speed up or slow down depending on the flow of traffic. In Colorado electric scooters are allowed to use marked bike lanes, so being able to easily stay with the other vehicles in that space is really important for safety.
The E Prime Air is perfect for getting to class
In addition to being a great option for getting to work, both college and high school students would love the E Prime Air for commuting to class.
My sister Emily is starting her first year on campus at CU Denver (Go RAMS – It hurts me too) and she’s living in the dorms. Her classes are throughout the downtown campus so being able to get there quickly is really important. My cousin Kerry is in her second year at Metro and together she and Emily both are attending classes on the same campus. Kerry was amazing enough to help show me around campus and share how a scooter is perfect for students!
With the E Prime Air it’s easy to zip from the dorms to class and fold up the scooter before going inside. It becomes as compact as a skateboard so you can safely tuck it under a desk and not need to worry about finding a place to lock it up between classes.
Overall I love the E Prime Air and have been really enjoying spending more time outside, and less in a car! The added value of lowering the amount of times we have to use a car makes having an electric scooter a no-brainer way to work towards protecting the beauty of Colorado!
Razor E Prime Air Electric Scooter
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Disclaimer: I received a demo product from Razor to facilitate this review. All photography and opinions are my own.
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