The last time I was in Portland, they had an explosion of the dockless electric scooters.
I saw a few people riding them. I'm not sure of the actual distances. Maybe a mile or two. They were quite popular in the riverfront park (as were the bike share bikes), and I believe a couple of side-by-side pedal cars.
Lots of people ride bikes with pants... that can't be a major impediment to riding. I think more of the attraction of the e-scooters is technology, and not having to actually pedal. If they were renting a bunch of E-Bikes, those would undoubtedly be popular too (and probably dangerous as people would be riding in the parks at full speed).
One nice thing about the scooters (both manual and electric) is that they're light and compact. At home they can be folded up and shoved in a closet. For dockless rentals, a half dozen hardly take up any space.