I see electric scooters and bikes all over now, they seem awesome, I would totally use of these for short commutes ( still have an original Razor scooter I bust out on occasion).
I've seen good reviews on various sites, some people cite less well known brands as "better value", but I've heard Segue has excellent customer service, so that factors into the price (vs. an AliExpress Special
) Good specs, excellent range, and close to 20MPH top speed on a scooter is pretty quick!
At that price, I think I'd go with a full on bike, but the use case you have in mind might be much better suited for a scooter. It's certainly more compact.
FWIW, I keep looking at Lectric eBikes, the XP 2.0 specifically - their bikes also fold in half, but I'm sure it's still a larger package vs. a scooter. They have a new model the XP Lite, they run it on sale for $799 (plus usually some kind of freebie, like right now, an upgraded comfort seat and post), it's about the same weight as the scooter above too (~40 lbs).