{"id":13686,"date":"2022-11-10T18:19:06","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T18:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/escooternerds.com\/?p=13686"},"modified":"2023-05-17T11:11:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T11:11:40","slug":"why-did-segway-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/escooternerds.com\/why-did-segway-fail\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Did Segway Fail?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
People ask all the time “Why did Segway fail?” It’s a question that can’t have only one reason as an answer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Announced in 2001 and launched a year later, the Segway PT, or “Personal Transporter” is remembered as an innovation in electric commuters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite its failure, it prompts questions about attempts to reinvent the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Segway failure was presumed for a couple of reasons like: high price tag, bad reputation, unsuitable for the modern lifestyle, no target audience, design flaws, it wasn\u2019t cool.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n