A mate has been looking at them for his commute. He thought the 250 was ballistic, but then he doesn’t have any bike experience to compare it with.
They make perfect sense to me for a year-round commute that’s too far to cycle but traffic or parking issues make driving unfavourable. The twin front wheels make them incredibly stable (far less chance of wet leaves / white lines / mud / diesel / etc causing the front end to go especially under braking) and you can just sit with your feet up at the lights. Plenty of wind protection and storage too.
This country just doesn’t “get” big scooters in general, despite them being for a lot of people’s needs.