 I'm Sean O'Keefe with The Verge and this is the Mahindra Gen Z 2.0. It's an all-electric scooter from one of the biggest car manufacturers in the world. Now this one here is actually made in America. They built this in Michigan. So let's actually take a closer look at what it does and how fast it goes. So the Gen Z 2.0 is speed limited to 30 miles an hour so that you can ride it in most states around the country without needing a motorcycle license. Now that's kind of a problem but it's also sort of the point. You don't want to be riding this thing on roads that are speed limited past 30 miles an hour, 35 miles an hour. But that's not really what Mahindra has made this for. This is really for city centers where people who have short commutes and really get from point A to point B quickly and can charge it and bring it home later that night. And it's really good for that. It's a really stable scooter. The front wheel is bigger than the back wheel and the center of gravity is really low so it's very easy to ride. It's also super quiet which is really important because you want to be able to hear cars that are coming up on either side of you. So this thing goes 30 miles an hour and it also gets you 30 miles on a single charge and when that charge runs out it will take about three and a half hours or four hours out of a standard socket to recharge it. You don't actually plug the vehicle in. You take the battery out. It weighs about 30 pounds. It's not the easiest thing to carry around in the world but you bring that into wherever you can find a standard outlet and plug it in there. There's a lot more going on with the Gen Z too. There's a touch screen display right up on the handlebars that shows you things like your speed and your battery level. It lets you change settings like how much torque you want. And then inside the scooter is also a 3G radio that beams information up to the cloud so that the app that Mahindra made can do things like run diagnostics, change settings, and it can even route the shortest route for you that's going to avoid things like freeways. So we had the Gen Z 2.0 for the afternoon and we decided to take it down the Strip of Las Vegas here. Nothing like rush hour traffic. I feel like I'm right back in New York City. And since it's built for that it actually worked really well. It was a lot of fun to ride around even in stop and go traffic. It's very maneuverable so it's easy to get in and out of lanes and make your way through all that traffic. And it's just a lot of fun to ride. Would it be better if it went over 30 miles an hour? Yeah, probably. Sure. If I had $3,000 to spend is this the first thing I'd buy? Probably not. But Mahindra's going to be making more vehicles like these here in America and around the world. Maybe this isn't the one that I want right now, but whatever Mahindra makes next, that's what I'm waiting for. For more electric rideables and everything else we're covering here at CES 2016, head to theverge.com and click subscribe.
 I'm Sean O'Keefe with The Verge and this is the Mahindra Gen Z 2.0.
 It's an all-electric scooter from one of the biggest car manufacturers in the world.
 Now this one here is actually made in America.
 They built this in Michigan.
 So let's actually take a closer look at what it does and how fast it goes.
 So the Gen Z 2.0 is speed limited to 30 miles an hour so that you can ride it in most states
 around the country without needing a motorcycle license.
 Now that's kind of a problem but it's also sort of the point.
 You don't want to be riding this thing on roads that are speed limited past 30 miles
 an hour, 35 miles an hour.
 But that's not really what Mahindra has made this for.
 This is really for city centers where people who have short commutes and really get from
 point A to point B quickly and can charge it and bring it home later that night.
 And it's really good for that.
 It's a really stable scooter.
 The front wheel is bigger than the back wheel and the center of gravity is really low so
 it's very easy to ride.
 It's also super quiet which is really important because you want to be able to hear cars that
 are coming up on either side of you.
 So this thing goes 30 miles an hour and it also gets you 30 miles on a single charge
 and when that charge runs out it will take about three and a half hours or four hours
 out of a standard socket to recharge it.
 You don't actually plug the vehicle in.
 You take the battery out.
 It weighs about 30 pounds.
 It's not the easiest thing to carry around in the world but you bring that into wherever
 you can find a standard outlet and plug it in there.
 There's a lot more going on with the Gen Z too.
 There's a touch screen display right up on the handlebars that shows you things like
 your speed and your battery level.
 It lets you change settings like how much torque you want.
 And then inside the scooter is also a 3G radio that beams information up to the cloud so
 that the app that Mahindra made can do things like run diagnostics, change settings, and
 it can even route the shortest route for you that's going to avoid things like freeways.
 So we had the Gen Z 2.0 for the afternoon and we decided to take it down the Strip of
 Las Vegas here.
 Nothing like rush hour traffic.
 I feel like I'm right back in New York City.
 And since it's built for that it actually worked really well.
 It was a lot of fun to ride around even in stop and go traffic.
 It's very maneuverable so it's easy to get in and out of lanes and make your way through
 all that traffic.
 And it's just a lot of fun to ride.
 Would it be better if it went over 30 miles an hour?
 Yeah, probably.
 Sure.
 If I had $3,000 to spend is this the first thing I'd buy?
 Probably not.
 But Mahindra's going to be making more vehicles like these here in America and around the
 world.
 Maybe this isn't the one that I want right now, but whatever Mahindra makes next, that's
 what I'm waiting for.
 For more electric rideables and everything else we're covering here at CES 2016, head
 to theverge.com and click subscribe.