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I haven't tested one, but I looked into them recently as a potential option for getting around a little faster than my wheelchair. A lot of places in the US classify them as a motorized vehicle, therefore legally they should be ridden on the road, which I do not feel great about - there's a reason why I didn't look into e-bikes as an option for me and it's because due to my brain fog I lack situational awareness to be able to dodge cars. But luckily my city has no regulations about them and so I could probably get aware with riding one (slowly) on the sidewalk, except our sidewalks are insanely bumpy, so there goes that.
I've heard a lot of people enjoy them for short distances though. It just didn't end up being viable for my needs
TL;DR: looked into e scooters as an option for getting around with a disability (can't drive), determined that I'd be better off with an e-bike which I can't use anyway
I've seen some people do DIY wheelchair scooters which look decent, it seems like there are a good amount of options nowadays, I hope you find one that works for you.
Just looked it up and I found a video, hell yeah, this looks like a great idea! Tbh I've been thinking about if I could tinker a bit and upgrade my wheelchair to go really fast... right now it goes about as fast the average New Yorker walking (literally, I looked it up XD). I lack tinkering skills. But this sounds like a good way to get them c:<