Generations have grown up with the loud engine sounds of approaching autos making the hazard apparent long earlier than it’s seen. Electric autos are practically silent, nevertheless, making them more durable to identify, and since even scooters will be harmful, Segway’s new accessory is a strap-on speaker making them sound like they’re powered by a roaring combustion engine.

With Segway just lately saying its GT Series electrical kick scooters that embody the GT2 mannequin with a prime pace of 43.5 MPH and a 0 to 30 time of simply 3.9 seconds, the arrival of the Ninebot Engine Speaker Engine Sound Simulation System is actually no coincidence. Hitting somebody on an electrical scooter going 40+ MPH goes to ship each the pedestrian and the rider to the emergency room, so the Engine Speaker serves as a steady warning to everybody in earshot—even these in a automobile—that there’s a automobile approaching.

The Ninebot Engine Speaker is in essence a wi-fi Bluetooth speaker with a chargeable battery and IP55 mud and waterproofing. It’s charged utilizing a regular USB-C port and when connected to one among Segway’s electrical autos utilizing an included strap-on mount, it may even function a private stereo system—though wi-fi earbuds is likely to be extra appreciated by your neighbors relying in your musical tastes.

When not blasting tunes, the Ninebot Engine Speaker may also simulate the sound of 4 various kinds of gas-powered engines: single cylinder, twin cylinder, a V8, or perhaps a V12. The sounds aren’t only a looped engine rumble both, the speaker connects to the electrical automobile’s accelerator and brakes and matches the sounds to what the rider is doing. When accelerating from a cease, the engine will roar louder than when cruising at a sustained pace, and it’ll quiet to an idle when the scooter is slowed and dropped at a cease.

So as a lot because the Ninebot Engine Speaker is a security instrument making it simpler for pedestrians to concentrate on close by electrical autos, that doesn’t essentially justify the cost of a $150 speaker when a easy beeping sound may very well be simply as efficient. This is for these involved about air air pollution who need to undertake a extra eco-friendly answer for brief commutes, however don’t care about sound air pollution and aren’t prepared to surrender the sound of an engine roar they affiliate with pace, energy, and enjoyable.