The legal speed limit on 600 roads in Auckland will drop from 50 km/h to 30 km/h at the end of June 2020. The new limit will apply to almost all roads in the CBD area, except motorway feeder streets (Nelson, Hobson, Fanshaw) that will drop to 40 km/h. A small number of streets (typically shared spaces) will drop to 10 km/h.

This speed is the same as or similar to the speed attainable on many e-scooters, including the Ninebot by Segway ES2 (25km/h), ES4 (30km/h) and MAX (25-30km/h) KickScooters. Typically, with e-scooters the maximum speed is attainable while the battery packs are 80% charge or higher, then reduces somewhat as the voltage of the battery pack drops.

Self-balancing devices such as Segway PTs have a maximum speed of 20 km/h. Smaller devices like the S-Pro (miniPRO and S-Plus (miniPLUS) have a maximum speed of 15 to 18 km/h.

The speed at which pedal-assist stops on an e-bike varies on the model, and in particular the overseas market where it was designed to be sold in large numbers. In general, the speed in the EU are slower than speeds in USA and many Asian markets.