Today we’re looking at the Segway ES4 that’s currently on sale for only $350 with our coupon code. The retail price of the scooter is $750 from Segway.com. You can use our coupon code TechWeWant20 on BigBattery.com for an extra 20% off. It saves you an extra $98 from the list price bringing it down to $350 (before tax)

We reviewed the Segway ES4 on our channel and rated it one of the best electric scooters for commuting. The ES4 is one Segway’s top scooter models, and there’s a company called BigBattery that has a surplus of geniune Segway ES4 scooters they bought as surplus from a scooter rental company that never used them. These are the same ones that Segway sells for more than double the price.

Unboxing and What’s Included

The scooter ships in a box and inside is the scooter in 2 parts, along with a bag of screws and accessories. It requires some assembly since the bottom is not yet attached to the front stem. But the setup is easy, and BigBattery includes an assembly guide on their website along with a video tutorial. Even though our set did not come with any tools, we asked BigBattery and they are starting to include tools for new orders. They also include the charger so you can charge up the scooter.

Unboxing and setting up the scooter, you simply plug in two cables on the bottom that come out of the front and bottom piece. You then tuck in the cables underneath and slide the two pieces together. For each side, there is a plate labeled L and R. You simply position the plate on top and then screw in the two 6mm Allen screws. There is also an included side plastic cover that goes on last, which you tighten with the T20 torx screwdriver. There are also plastic covers to cover the screw holes.

Comparison against Retail model

We compared this scooter to our retail ES4 that we got directly from Segway. You can see the white color on this one, and that it has been rebranded and added stickers for instructions. There is one major difference in this model compared to the retail version, that it doesn’t fold in half. While the retail build has a folding mechanism, this one has a fixed front stem. The reason for this is that it makes this one more sturdy and durable, which is why the rental companies made them this way. The folding mechanism on scooters has been known to get wobbly after some time. Howeve, the folding version can be good for transport and storing. But for a savings of $430 from the retail price, we think this might be worth the discount for many people.

In terms of build and quality, we can confirm this is the same scooter and model built by Segway. It has a top speed of 18.6 mph and a range of 28 miles. It also has the front glow lights on the battery, along with a headlight and rear LED lights, and even underglow on the bottom of the scooter that you can turn on and off. The Segway app gives you even more control and settings such as top speed, cruise control and even control the different colors for the underglow lights.