The Xiaomi Mi M365 Electric Scooter is one of the most popular electric scooters under $500, as it is common knowledge that they are the same OEM scooters used by rental brands Bird and Spin. Its frame is made of aerospace grade aluminum, which is both lightweight and durable.

It is easy to transport while standing up to the everyday abuse you could expect this type of device to go through regularly.

Razor E100 Electric Scooter - Red With the price of gas rising around the world, scooters are becoming more relevant by the day. Razor has been putting out electric scooters for years and their E100 electric scooter is awesome. It can run up to 40 minutes, with a top speed of around 10 mph!

It has a very short charge time, and a super silent belt driven motor to keep the noise down. With its folding mechanism on the handle bars, storing the scooter is easy. Why walk to get your morning paper, when you can just take this little scooter down to the news stand.

Best Electric Scooters Under $500. The Ninebot KickScooter ES1 by Segway has zippier acceleration than we saw from other scooters with a 250 Watt motor.

If you want the max performance, you'll want to put the scooter into Sport Mode, which sacrifices some of its 50-minute battery life for improved acceleration. It still has the same max speed as Normal Mode, 12.4 MPH, but you can set a manual limit in Beginner Mode by setting it up through the app.