Segway Ninebot grabs headlines at CES, news by Hebei Longsheng
| Segway Ninebot grabs headlines at CES, batteries the unsung star The 2020 Consumer Electronics Show will include a focus on mobility products. Those will include Segway Ninebot’s growing range of electric scooters and bikes as well as its more exotic S-Pod device. Segway’s recent growth can be seen in U.S. seaborne imports linked by the firm which jumped by 97.9% year over year in 2019 – mostly linked to batteries – despite a slowdown in 4Q. Total U.S. imports of lithium ion batteries climbed 16.9% year over year in the 12 months to Oct. 31 though the rate of growth has slowed to 1.6% in 4Q. While gadget demand remains strong, imports linked to Panasonic fell by 20.7% in 4Q. That may be due to reduced demand as Tesla ramps up production of batteries in Nevada and vehicles in Shanghai. Total U.S. battery imports from China have continued to grow as most remain exempt from trade war-related tariffs |
