Abstract: An electric scooter includes a front wheel, a footboard and a rear wheel successively connected to one another. At least one of the front wheel and the rear wheel is connected to a driving device, the electric scooter includes a stepping region disposed on the footboard and an acceleration control region located in the front of the stepping region. The acceleration control region is provided with a sensing component for sensing an acceleration signal from an operator. The sensing component is configured to send the acceleration signal to the driving device which in turn drives the front wheel or the rear wheel to accelerate. The acceleration signal includes at least one of the value of pressure applied on the footboard or the value of a distance from the sensing component to the operator.