The SECRET electric scooter that's powerful AND portable?! | Urban Native T9

The Urban Native T9 solves one of the biggest problems with electric scooters - high weight leading to low portability.
The Titanium scooter is lightweight and full of proprietary technology making it an ideal option for commuters with mixed modality commutes, such as scooter + metro.
No don’t often feature electric scooters on Electroheads due to the legality issues in the UK, but we were so impressed by this one that we were compelled to make a video about it.
There are a lot of cheap electric scooters out there with short life spans, but the Urban Native T9 is an antidote to that - it’s almost like the Brompton of escooters, and certainly one of the best electric scooters we’ve tested.
It’s surprisingly powerful for how light it is, and we actually found that for city riding the lower power setting would be better.
Check out the T9 here:
➡️ www.urbannative.com/en/T9
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[@humza890]

Honestly, I think Eilis is just secretly super buff. She cycles in winter WITHOUT A BALACLAVA, and now she's able to lift this scooter in the air one handed.

[@InquisitiveBaldMan]

Its no secret. She is obviously buff. She rides all day.

[@nawwk79]

@@humza890 Eilis is also secretly a dude. 🤭

[@Electroheads]

I am basically the hulk 😁

[@megapangolin1093]

@@nawwk79 No chance...

[@Najeebster]

I was really enthusiastic about this product until the €3300 price reveal. I get that premium scooters need a premium price but this is a luxury price.

[@utubeape]

How the hell do they justify the price - far higher than an ebike which has many more components

[@Azenithf]

Thats the cost of two of my premium ebikes lol. I will just wait it out, we can't even commute legally with e-scooters right now anyway

[@grahamb7947]

That's titanium for you. Light, incredibly strong, and outstandingly expensive.

[@Azenithf]

@@grahamb7947 better off using carbon frame. Would be lighter too

[@TheGreatStKat]

Looking at e-Scooters for local mobility was what got me into e-Bikes, I'm grateful for that!

[@rogerstarkey5390]

It will handle well because the deck is below the centre of the wheel. it's essentially "Hanging" between 2 points rather than Balancing.

[@jackweta]

Looks wicked, i commute with an escooter daily, sold my ebike. I do recommend practicing emergency braking, wear elbow, kneepads & a fullface helmet.

[@Electroheads]

You're totally right. Having the correctsafety gear can be overlooked

[@nicholasbrus8628]

I love the product, but the price at nearly £3K is only for rich people. There are other very lightweight alternatives at around one third the price. For me, an EUC is mch smaller, has better range and a fraction of the price, though not suitable for everyone due to the learning curve, but its what i would go for..

[@Mclaren4521]

That scooter is the nucking Futs, bring PEV,s of this sort of thing to masses 🎉 ( former petrol head) o the fun!,,,

[@AdamWebb1982]

40 years ago you could buy a house for that price hahha

[@iaincritchley3468]

The cost is high but I do like the concept. It has extra power when required but is likely to fall within ‘safe’ limits if/when private scooters are ever legalised in the UK. My Zero 10x would never be legalised which is a great shame. How is the campaign for legalisation going by the way? Queen’s speech notwithstanding.

[@alexpiptom]

That price is horrific. Why wouldn’t you just get double the range and durability as well as lightness and get an E-TWOW/uscooter gt. oh yeah at a third of the price…. I live in Barcelona where scooters are legal on the road and I’ve done over 10,000km on mine, it’s only ever needed new solid tyres once.

[@jeanmuyuela8112]

titanium is not cheap. anything titanium will be very expensive. its only 9kg. dont think you can achieve that with the same durability with steel and plastic.. but yea not practical.

[@alexpiptom]

@@jeanmuyuela8112 I mean that’s just over engineering for the sake of it. My e-twow gt has done over 10k and I’ve never had any issues with its durability and it’s 13kg which is easily light enough to take on a train or pick up easily. They’ve just used titanium to slap a ridiculous price on an underpowered scooter.

[@garryhopley166]

I'm with you, E-Scooters really r part of future transport,,, unfortunately if someone in government isn't making a buck from it it's a none starter 😢

[@utubeape]

@@alexpiptom Yes when you look at the price difference with tent stoves that are stainless steel vs titanium you can see the metal cost is not so high

[@jeanmuyuela8112]

@@alexpiptom I agree with you. Just stating that titanium always means very very expinsive. Titanium brompton for example is like 7k pounds lol

[@ramborambokitchenkitchen6357]

"The UK's stance on electric scooters? It’s like they took one look at the future and said, ‘Nah, let’s stick with horses and carriages.’ It’s almost impressive how they’ve managed to make walking to work look like a faster option. Meanwhile, the rest of the world is zipping around on scooters, but in the UK, we’re still dodging potholes on bikes and hoping our shoes don’t wear out. The laws are so outdated, you’d think they were written by someone who’s still afraid of the steam engine. But hey, at least they’re protecting us from the real danger-efficient, eco-friendly transport. Well done, UK. Truly, a nation ahead of its time... in reverse."

[@shahan1465]

$3300 is stupid pricing. you are competing with Emove, Nanrobot, segways, KAABO of the world with 10x more range, 60V-72V , speed, power, motorbike grade features. 3.3k for portability only is insane

[@saisamsuri]

It's pounds bruv, if it was dollars I'd be out getting one rn

[@danhoang6335]

The price is what makes it "one of the kind". Will never become popular for sure.

[@SeeDaRipper...]

Missed out Xiaomi m365 range, literally the most customisable scooter out there.

[@Metropotter]

Just get a pure advanced flex for £500

[@craigrogers9799]

​@@Metropotter that's what I got. If they become legal it's probably got all the bits you need.

[@Lex.S.theonlyone]

@eilis, this is random, but I just saw you in a video of the guy with the white cat in the front basket from a few months ago! I had to rewind a few times to make sure it was you!

[@Just-SomeGuy]

Crazy price, you could get an electric bike for that surely!

[@megapangolin1093]

Great video, amazing piece of kit, love the low weight, the titanium and the front/back braking-less room for error and no playing drifting games. But this is meant to be urban transport, i.e. the scooter is meant to be helpful in getting from A to B if you are too lazy to walk. The rocket fast speeds that even an experienced rider like yourself, Eilis are having trouble controlling means that there is going to potentially be all sorts of mayhem when on the streets in the hands of a very young speed freak, probably with no helmet. The price should help filter out the mature from the maniacs, though. It costs more than the value of my car. Brilliant (private) road test.

[@martingeyette6395]

Eilis, looks interesting, like the design, can pass as a push scooter. Price, hmm, even with your excellent presentation, it's steep for the average commuter. But an excellent presentation 👍

[@erhan734]

Great review by Eilis as always. This is a little bit higher than my budget limit. What do you think about xiaomi scooter ultra 4?

[@onemanandhisdog9]

Good example of the old adage Less is More! I was getting excited as im heading to Portugal in Feb, not at that price!

[@georgemacdonald8899]

Big fan of titanium, nice stuff, strong and light, does not need any paint to look great! That's one awesome looking transporter device. I'm thinking range could easily be extended with a docking port interface for extra power I would do a custom backpack with matching style elements and a drop down cable that auto finds(live wire) the connection to the scooter. Would that not be cool to see your pack auto connect! Use magnets to hold in place and auto retract when you hop off the scooter.

[@Electroheads]

Super inventive, love the sound of this

[@lkj974]

I enjoy your channel even tho the British e-mobility scene is quite a bit different from the American one. I have reservations about electric scooters because the small wheels have much less ability to get over obstacles and ride thru potholes, leading to accidents. Also, the batteries are in the base and at greater risk of water infiltration which in turn can lead to fires. But they do lend themselves to last mile solutions compared to bicycles. This does seem like a sweet ride. If I decided to get a scooter I would want this one.

[@Electroheads]

Great to have you here and always good to hear from a perspective from across the pond!

[@MrOrchin33]

You could buy a nice e bike for that money! 🤔

[@LostYogi]

Legislation on e-scooters, bikes, and mopeds makes no sense in the UK or the EU. E-scooters are legal up to 1000watt, and e-bikes are legal up to 250W, Mopeds I believe they have no restrictions as long as they can't do more than 45 km/h E-scooters have throttle all the way to top speed, e-bikes you need to pedal if you want to go faster than 6km/h (walk assist), and Mopeds throttle all the way.

[@Andyschannel-ph9sw]

What a Crazy price

[@TheTonester2312]

Very nice!

[@KellyMarieMcCann-sj6lt]

Hi what online companies are best for buying a Dyu D3f and bodywel T16. Would appreciate your help.

[@nawwk79]

EURO3300 is USD3600, I can buy a used 2010 Toyota Highlander.

[@lafamillecarrington]

You can get a really nice e-bike for that price. Not as easy to carry or store, but road legal and with a much better battery.

[@andrewwhite1065]

My current Vsett 10+ has a 25.6 ah battery, runs 60 volts, hydraulic disk brakes and is powered by 2-1400watt motors capable of 80km/h when combined. My weight just under 70kg and It's weight is a rather hefty 38kg. So i'm only good for 2 flights of stairs before exhaustion. I use 7 volts to travel 18km in mode 3 utilizing the rear motor only. * 2 motors before sunrise when the temperature is -4°C can be deadly at speeds of up to 60k. But the 2-wheel acceleration when the day warms up, is at least equal too or better than sex. Lastly, the price... around £2300 if you do a direct conversion from Aussie dollars. But for very short trips around busy locations, and if i had the spare cash... the titanium, the quality components and the overall weight, oh yes please.

[@jamesgrover2005]

0:57 we've only got a few scooters allowed on cycle paths in the Netherlands, its because insurance in a crash or lack there of is the issue.

[@badabing8884]

It’s not the e-scooters that’s the problem it’s firstly the unregulated batteries and then there’s riders who don’t ride them with due care and consideration and care. Sort both those issues out and there’s argument not to make them legal.

[@cashtimevideo1501]

The problem I find with the ridiculous UK ban on e-scooters is that (I assume) they are unregistered. If they're involved in accidents, they can just 'vanish' without trace. I watched a video recently of a cyclist that was seriously injured by an e-scooter rider that didn't stop at a junction. Kids ride them where I live, on pavements and main roads (including one-way streets the wrong way), at full speed. So at the very least, they need to be coded / registered.

[@grahamb7947]

Labour won't change anything. I hope I'm wrong, but I remember back pre-2010 when they last had power, and they were absolutely useless and barely ever lifted a finger unless it was to steal taxes for their estate portfolios and buying lavish items like bird baths for their million pound estates. Under Labour before, the entire north of England was a cesspool of despair, low income equality, entire high streets closed down, and no housing available. Now they've inherited a system where things have been rapidly expanded with entire new housing estates being built, new shopping centers (look at what Leeds has done with their Trinity center for example) and even long-forgotten listed buildings being rejuvenated to stop them falling to the ground and make them useful again (Unity House on Westgate, Wakefield, as well as the former ABC Cinema on Kirkgate which stood derelict for over 25 years, now demolished to be turned into something actually usable- also Wakefield prime examples). Under Labour, those buildings wouldn't have stood a chance, just like the many public libraries they chose to demolish with no plans to rebuild anything, EVER, even though local business owners were offering to repair them and bring them up to code for entirely free. Ah yeah, Labour, the party where FREE is even too expensive..

[@Rolls-Roycefan]

The sun is out by Kasseo is the song

[@craigrogers9799]

No wonder you saved the price until last. It would have to automatically pick me up from work with a cup of tea to justify that price.

[@Electroheads]

😂😂

[@TheTexasDuke]

I like your ❤red shirt in the vid clip was bummed it wasn’t on the review

[@masonandmotors]

They know what they're doing 😉

[@eBoard3R]

*Super stealthy,* wouldn't know it's electric at first glance! 🤙🏽⚡️🤟🏽⚡️🤙🏽 Price is comically high though 😂

[@lezbriddon]

Would love to see the list of the huge number of patents, all i'm seeing is a belt drive scooter, those have been around for at least 20 years

[@mopedder2621]

Three grand for a scooter? And one that you can't even legally ride anywhere, to boot? They're having a bubble aren't they? You could get a more than decent secondhand car for that, or a brand new 50cc moped/scooter with enough left over for petrol for a year! I'm all for electric, don't get me wrong, but the pricing right now is beyond ridiculous!

[@rollingthunder4]

Dream on - this Government is determined to restrict 'freedom' in whatever form people want and I speak as an owner of 3 Scooters and 4 bikes.....

[@onemanandhisdog9]

So its made in portugal and you can book a test ride in one of 10 places in France, 1 in spain and none in Portugal. Are they trying to run before they can walk?

[@Samiby]

Think the Europeans have seen a cash cow they can milk charging 3k and in my personal opinion, a waste of titanium. In any comparison (aside weight though I'd take 6kg extra for larger battery, larger base, lights and a kickstand), the Pure Advance scooter would win, UK fabricated and built with electronics/lights and features for UK road safety, twice the range, similar two feet deck design and a fifth of the price! I'm curious about the deck on the T9, whether is actually fastened to the pole or just clamped in position, as imagine after a bit of vibrations, thats going to start slipping to one side and you're going to struggle to stand on it/scraps along the ground. Otherwise Eilis to lift 10Kg one handed with no effort, powerhouse.

[@martingraser6938]

You should not make fun about the girls power. Some are small and have thin arms. Healthy people can easyly lift half of their weight with ohne hand. Every farmerwife can😅

[@JRWilson242]

It's criminal that they're not legal yet. By the time they are, my E-Scooter will be at the end of its operational life in terms of the battery, as it's already 3 years old. And I'm 25 and probably won't want another due to the laws. So it's a great bloody shame, too little too late.

[@Electroheads]

It's getting desperate isn't it?!

[@JRWilson242]

@@Electroheads sure is!

[@Yawnymcsnore]

Way to expensive

[@jensbekaert166]

when you release the throttle ,you automaticly break with regen ? so no way to just let the scooter roll on its own without going into the app ?

[@MalcomMcLeod]

Titanium is $$$ how much would aluminum or steel version cost?

[@tobyjones1807]

That is honestly the most ridiculous price I've ever seen on a scooter like this. I thought like £800 at max.

[@ShortVersion1]

Couldnt you just put it in your luggage and bring it home? Or check it/carry it on?

[@mark9idea886]

Something reminds me of my Brompton bike... hinge, lock, handlebar angle. Smells like Brompton 🤔

[@Electroheads]

It definitely reminds me of a Brompton fold

[@Domopremo]

shes like its illegal to ride in the uk so we going to break the law and ride that sht

[@grahamkearnon6682]

When will you cover an EUC on the show.

[@gingerdude94]

Gotta pay to play I guess

[@Pottery4Life]

A different alloy (a few more kilos maybe) and 1000 quid less then maybe.

[@Bernard_Ashtree]

That scooter needs a serious twin jet engine ..

[@deborahlee1072]

Hello, love your reviews, do you review electric folding tricycles?

[@Electroheads]

Thank you! I haven't yet but I will certainly keep an eye out for. them

[@andyguy0610]

3,300 was Euro's, its £2,785. Thats still a serious wedge of money. Just one thing Eilish, I would recomment gloves when riding, should the worst happen and you come off, bear skin verses the ground never ends well.

[@Electroheads]

Gloves are a great shout, thank you!

[@kings7man]

max payload -?

[@unloveableandre]

3K Euro is outrageous

[@T1Oracle]

Unless the city is designed for e-scooters, they don't really work.

[@aluncurtis6124]

Having had my Pure Air scooter stolen a few weeks ago I am in the market for a new one. This won't be it as ,like many out there, it is priced as a wealthy man's toy. Ridiculous price tag.

[@flitsies]

It's one of those companies that used to be, no doubt at that price we will all be wondering what ever happened to them in a few months time. Do you remember that company that made a mediocre scooter that cost 3 grand we will be saying, yeh it went bad but 3 grand us a lot fir a scooter that does 15 mph or whatever it did. Oh well they never learn.

[@marvinMV1]

Love that scooter, but at that price i'd rather just get a used car

[@plunder1956]

Until the UK makes E-Scooters legal, I will not buy one to use here. Why have they used such a tiny rear wheel. British roads and pathways are often very poor. That alone makes this a bad option.

[@lkj974]

The front wheel is what matters when it comes to dealing with rough roads.

[@ashchbkv6965]

it's banned because it's the most efficient mode of transport, even more efficient than ebikes, much simpler construction than bikes, fold smaller than bikes, no need to lock them so no need to worry about theft, a total car killer, can't let that happen.

[@johnnymac8680]

Its a lot of money for scooter. Only for the devotees.

[@davidkallstrom4349]

max load

[@gorgonbert]

£3300? What‘s this thing made of? Gold and Silver?

[@jaynedavies2757]

titanium and it's an expensive metal.

[@gorgonbert]

@@jaynedavies2757 yeah… not THAT expensive

[@marinoint]

Quite expensive!

[@AbhishekSaral]

For that price might as well buy a KTM lol

[@richardsracingmad]

🎉

[@Fish.are.friends.1973]

Unless they are legal, pointless to buy. Even on uk potholed roads, they just aren’t a great choice

[@garybarker9355]

The police can destroy illegal e-scooters so it would be quite a risk to ride something that expensive on a public road!

[@techtitanuk5609]

Escooters are absolutely pointless for now. Going to be years yet, and I'm not convinced labour will legalise them. If they are legalised it won't be before 2028

[@Why-I-Oughta]

7:50 💷 🚪🚶🏿👋

[@Fish.are.friends.1973]

3 k for that 😂… you can buy an e bike and a sub 10kg road bike for that price

[@Goggleboxing]

When you complain about the lack of legalisation here in the UK, what have you considered to be the issues to address before it's safe for ALL people using the public roads and pavements? - - The torque and acceleration of this product are far in excess of what's needed as demonstrated by your video. The designers are clearly caught up in the idiocy of performance electric cars and bikes making them the liability and moronic luxuries that don't solve the problem that e-vehicles were vaunted to address which is a mass migration by ALL the people in societies to cleaner transport modes. - The people currently flouting the law on the public roads and pavements by driving the unregulated and illegally specced e-scooters and e-bikes are a menace and have already been causing accidents amongst all other road and pavement users. They are as bad if not worse than cyclists respecting traffic lights. So whilst properly specced, regulated and constrained personal e-mobility options are great on paper and in design showrooms what are YOUR solutions for the idiots who have no care for the responsible use of them, and there are many of them in the populace not just a few borderline thugs, louts and criminals using them for crime or because they've already been banned from driving or using a motorbike? - Under current regulations your potential law-breakers are as likely to be underage so how do you mitigate and handle that? - What controls would you put on import of sub-standard and unsafe products? How would you control that? How about electrification kits a la bike retrofit options that are substandard or illegally specced? - What about safe storage of these vehicles when not in use by owners who have arrived at their destinations? Great if you can splash 3.3k on one some can carry (along with everything else of theirs) but how about those that can't be hauled readily off the street into a premises that doesn't have storage for dozens of employees' transport (let alone the charging provision). Regular push bikes get nicked all the time for the few quid that thieves can get for them, how do you secure tens of thousands of pounds worth of employee transport? Liability Insurance? It's bad enough getting £200 quid of bike nicked from outside work where employers refuse to accept liability and bike insurance might only cover you if you've used a lock(s) that cost over 50% of said bike but still don't stop an angle grinder. - How would you as an employer with cost control challenges account for the cost of charging employee devices? Make it an option for their remuneration packages or just have payment meters on the charge points? Calculate an equivalence to interest free season ticket loans? If you don't charge for charging there may well be employees who don't use e-mobility so how much travel subsidy of e-commuters would be tolerated by them before they start asking for equivalent perks and bens? - As an owner how do you want your ownership protected? What liability insurance should you hold? 15 mph is enough to break bones (or worse), as is uncontrolled acceleration into the path of larger vehicles. All the above and much more even before you deal with the littering of the hire bikes and scooters (e or not) that is rife in all operating areas.

[@mrsteve3101]

You really think a Starlin regime is going to make it easier for scooter riders? 🤣No, they're going to ban it for you, with severe punishments, and ignore criminals and street robbers in balaclavas who ride the 60mph ones.

[@mysurlytrucker7510]

Your in england, the government in my country Scotland should make them Illegal on the road legal on a path.

[@jaynedavies2757]

Scotland has the right to make it's own laws on such things, i believe?

[@mysurlytrucker7510]

I am not against the use of them but people balancing on them on roads perhaps any road is dangerous, we need more cycle paths, not joining walking and cycling together on one path it leads to confrontation some bikes are going to fast but people walking just don't pay attention and Wander on any side , it's important to pay for the infrastructure.

[@WraithSharks]

Looks like over priced scaffolding on wheels

[@tylerhamilton-nz8qs]

Nearly 3 grand? Pass!

[@deepthread]

The Price.... This is the Honda e of electric scooters

[@EdgarRenje]

Half the price would still be steep. Deal braker.

[@noellegunning3301]

Too expensive

[@Sonya_Makepeace]

I can buy a decent Kawasaki ZX6R for £2K. That price tag for a scooter is unbelievable.

[@JerseyStyle7]

😂😂😂😂😂👎🏽

[@RupertBear412]

you're a fantastic presenter but please dont get involved in politics - yes you might love and trust Labour but the overwhelming majority of the potential voters didn't

[@mattjack369]

She is a fantastic presenter, they all are, but you do realise when talking about the laws that like govern our daily lives you can't not mention politics? 😅 There was a few people commenting about politics like its half the video, not a sentence. 😂

[@RupertBear412]

@@mattjack369 sorry mate, its the way she said it, she clearly loves Labour which is her right and business but it was clear she hated the previous government

[@mattjack369]

@@RupertBear412it's okay man. I have no idea what any of their political affiliations are but I am pretty sure if someone doesn't hate the previous government they cannot be aware of the damage they have done to all of us. As awful as Starmer is, I know there is more genuine good MPs under labour than the tories, for now at least. There is more hope of a breakthrough now than anytime since they became popular, some internet whispers hinting before the year is out we could get an announcement.

[@theunknownunknowns5168]

And there was that time the French government sanctioned a terrorist act in Aotearoa. We busted their arses but caved ciz money.

[@toyotaprius79]

....

[@toi_techno]

I brought my escooter on the train from Ireland the the north and got pulled over by two heavily armed police and told I was breaking 30 laws The UK is a police state

[@Electroheads]

Yeah you've gotta be real careful over here or it's a hefty fine and potentially points on your licence! Did you manage to explain your situation?

[@oliverweinrich9203]

For @londoneats