The invention discloses an electric monowheel scooter and a method of using the same. The electric monowheel scooter comprises a wheel, a footboard and a damping mechanism, the damping mechanism comprises buffer blocks, each buffer block is provided with a slideway, a slider, a spring, a connection through hole, a sealing telescopic part, a view through hole and a sealing view window, both the front and back sides of each buffer block are provided with air holes, a power battery and a control device are mounted at the bottom of the footboard, and operating is facilitated; the method of using the scooter comprises the steps of first, starting to drive; second, controlling driving state of the scooter: 201, putting, by a rider, feet respectively at the front and rear ends of the footboard to drive the scooter; 202, judging whether a road is even or not; 203, judging whether a height formula for an uneven obstacle succeeds or not, and adjusting rider driving state; third, leaping, by the rider, off the scooter to assist the scooter to surmount the obstacle; fourth, ending driving. The damping mechanism is designed such that the scooter can stably pass through an uneven road, the discomfort of a rider due to bumping is avoided, and adaptability of the scooter is high.