Unagi launches the up to date Model One Voyager, a subscribable scooter

Unagi is probably greatest identified for its Model One and its (now cancelled) Model Eleven scooter. Today, the corporate introduced it has a brand new micro mobility transportation device within the works, the Voyager. It packs considerably extra vary, energy, acceleration, and sensible cell app options whereas protecting the light-weight and moveable design of its predecessor. The firm is embracing a subscription mannequin to maintain costs cheap.

Model One Voyager differs from its earlier mannequin in just a few vital methods; The vary goes from 12 to twenty miles, whereas including lower than a pound of weight. The Voyager additionally provides a bunch of smartphone options by way of an app, together with scooter standing, configuration, app-based locking, and account administration. The Voyager can ship as much as 1,000 watts of peak energy and 32 Nm of torque, 1 / 4 greater than the previous model. The extra energy additionally offers the brand new scooter a 25% enchancment in acceleration and braking energy.

The design of the brand new scooter is nearly an identical to the previous one, and is available in just a few new colours, “Deep Cobalt, Cool Mist, Matte Black and Latte.”

Perhaps most curiously, the scooters can be obtainable on a subscription plan, which incorporates free upkeep and theft insurance coverage.

The Model One Voyager clocks in at $67/month with $50 one-time set-up price, and no contract. The previous model could be had at $55 per 30 days with the identical deal in any other case. People who’re on the previous subscription plan can improve for $50 (which covers transport the 2 scooters), and the distinction within the subscription price.

“I’m incredibly proud to share that ‘Unagi All-Access’, our no-contract, monthly subscription service is now with tens of thousands of members nationwide,” the corporate’s CEO David Hyman advised TechCrunch. “With increased prices of ride sharing and gasoline, along with many urbanites coming back to the office, commuters are flocking to our extremely cost and time-efficient option.”