Infinite Machine e-scooter is like the offspring of a Vespa and a Cybertruck

hands on Infinite Machine, a New York-based electric vehicle startup, began with a stolen Vespa. 

Eddie Cohen, president and co-founder of the company, told The Register that he and his brother Joseph were living together during the COVID outbreak.

"His Vespa had gotten stolen and we just kinda had this crazy idea … if we were to design one for the future that was all-electric, had the best technology, what would it look like? What would it feel like?" Cohen explained.

As I stood beside P1, a $10,000 electric seated scooter, and Olto, a $3,495 bike-lane legal class 2 e-bike, that question had been answered. The brothers' company started shipping the P1 to customers in October and expects to deliver Olto in early 2026. 

"We just started dabbling and we came up with P1, you know, just a sketch," said Cohen, who had a background in product design. "And ...