The first time you saw a fleet of rent-able elec­tric scoot­ers hud­dled togeth­er on a city side­walk, what was your reac­tion? Annoy­ance at yet anoth­er sil­ly trans­porta­tion trend, hope for a green­er way to get around, or per­haps a burn­ing desire to jump aboard? This week on Sea Change Radio, we hear from Carter Rubin of the Nat­ur­al Resources Defense Coun­cil (NRDC). We dis­cuss why some munic­i­pal­i­ties like San Fran­cis­co have banned these E‑Scooters, the safe­ty con­cerns sur­round­ing them, and their esti­mat­ed car­bon foot­print. Can elec­tric-assist scoot­ers be an inte­gral part of our clean trans­porta­tion future, or are they just fad­dish fun?