F40

Name: Segway-Ninebot F40
Brand: Segway-Ninebot

scooter

Algupära

Segway and Ninebot are two halves of the same story. Ninebot was a Beijing startup founded in 2012 that built self-balancing personal transporters; in 2015, backed by Xiaomi and Sequoia, it acquired the pioneering American company Segway Inc. — the firm that invented the self-balancing scooter in 2001. The merged Segway-Ninebot became the world's largest maker of electric kick-scooters, and its hardware powers a huge share of the shared-scooter fleets (Lime, Bird and others) seen on city streets. The F-series, launched in 2021 (F20/F25/F30/F40), was Segway-Ninebot's answer to the maturing consumer commuter market: it moved the whole line onto 10-inch pneumatic tires — a first for the brand's mainstream scooters, which had previously used harder honeycomb/solid tires on the ES-series. The F40 sits at the top of that original quartet, offering the biggest battery and highest speed of the four.

Tehnilised andmed

Mootor: 350W nominal front-hub motor (no peak figure published)
Aku: 367Wh — 36V, 10.2Ah lithium-ion
Sõiduulatus: Up to 40 km (typical real-world 25-32 km depending on rider/mode)
Tippkiirus: 30 km/h (18.6 mph) global F40/F40A; EU F40E limited to 25 km/h
Pidurid: Dual: electronic (regenerative) front brake + mechanical rear disc brake
Rehvid: 10-inch pneumatic (air-filled), front and rear, anti-skid tread
Vedrustus: None — rigid frame, ride comfort comes from 10" pneumatic tires only
Kaal: ~15.8-17 kg net (sources cite 15.8 kg; ~17 kg with EU packaging figure)
Max koormus: 120 kg (265 lbs) rider payload

Verdikt

+Tugevused

Trusted brand with excellent parts availability, app support and long-term reliability (owners report robust battery life after months of use)
10-inch pneumatic tires give a noticeably smoother ride than solid-tire rivals in its class
Dual braking (regen front + rear disc) plus a fast one-second fold and light ~16 kg weight make it practical for daily commuting and public transport

−Nõrkused

No suspension — rough cobbles or potholes are felt directly; strictly a smooth-tarmac commuter
Single-button interface makes navigating settings and modes cumbersome; some owners report app connectivity glitches over time
No zero-start / throttle-from-stop — you must kick off first, and the mid-power motor climbs steep hills slowly

Põlvkonnad

F40 / F40A (global)
- Original 2021 top-of-F-series spec; runs at full 30 km/h.
F40E (Europe)
- Same hardware, firmware speed-limited to 25 km/h for EU/Baltic road compliance.