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I suspect a major difference is that those e-scooters, bikes, cars, etc are produced and sold by the millions, whereas wheelchairs are small volume by comparison. Another commenter mentioned the legal requirements, which complicates things.

That said, a quick google says there's 65-132 million wheelchair users worldwide so it's not a small market either.


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nothercastle10/02/2024

Most of them are probably in countries where 1000 is a years wages.

space_oddity10/02/2024

...but the production and distribution of wheelchairs