Electric Scooters

Electric scooters have recently sparked an interest in me. What are your experiences with them? What do you think of them? What kind(s) do you have? What kind(s) do you want to get? Do you know any good electric scooter sites?

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i got 2 like the ones that was posted in the cafe last night.there fun but i prefare a lot more power say a 300 watt motor or gas.i was selling them but they never sold so i changed mind shiping would be insane any ways

DO NOT GET ANYTHING BUT A RAD2GO 600+ watt its that or gas. RAD2GO makes the Harley of scooters - the only electric that can trump the gas scooters in a sand and dirt ofroad race - i adore mine.


what i just got was a cheapie - i plan to horsewhip it then use it for parts.

OK, not quite a "scooter" but this thing has to be about the cutest little E-bike I've ever seen. The hightest quality for the money as well.

ummm im not secure enough too ever be seen on THAT!

I don't own one, but am interested, too. Would love to pick up a Pukka, but I live 15 mi. from anywhere, and most EV scoots are limited to about 15-25 mi. range (at slower than their usual 13-19 mph top speeds, where range is even less) with long charge/turnaround times. Waiting for LiIon's!!

For more urban folks, an EV scooter would be great.

Couple of links;

http://visforvoltage.com/covermenu.html

http://www.electric-scooter-world.com/esc01.htm

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/zappy/

http://www.greenspeed.us/index.html

Lots of neat new designs in the last year or two. Beware of the cheap Chinese imports, from what I've heard. Motors, controllers, battery packs, etc. not up to snuff.

Bob

You'll be happier with gas (sure, you'll buy the electric, but you'll evetually want something quicker and that's a gas motor). Even a little 50cc will out perform a 600 watt electric scooter (550 watts is one horsepower and a typical 50cc will do 3-5 horsepower, so 1650-2750 watts). Plus the energy density of gas is much higher than a battery-just look at Coleman lanterns, their lumen output, measured in hours, is just incredible compared to any battery powered light). If the new gas ones are too expensive (and I think a lot are overpriced), a used 50cc would be a better long term bet than a new electric (IMHO).

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