| By M.D. Smith | | | | a 750 watt or 1000 watt motor, then the plate |
| | | | should read exactly that. Chances are that it |
| Have you ever been asked how many watts your | | | | may be just a 500 watt motor. If the dealer |
| electric scooter is? Do you know what they | | | | won't provide complete details, then our |
| are talking about? Not a day goes by when | | | | advice is to stay away from that dealer; |
| someone comes into the store and says I want | | | | chances are that they won't be there when you |
| an X watt electric scooter. Do they really | | | | need them to get your electric scooters |
| know what they are asking? Let's break it | | | | fixed. The most common wattage for the |
| down. As a scooter shop store and service | | | | popular scooters these days are going to be |
| center, I'm here to educate you that watts | | | | the 350 watt electric powered scooters or the |
| are not the only concern when buying electric | | | | 500 watt electric powered scooters. Our |
| scooters. Though the amount of wattage is | | | | advice is to stick to these types of electric |
| important, there are other factors that need | | | | scooters. Don't be tempted to go higher, |
| to be considered and all work hand in hand to | | | | unless it is a proven brand. The only proven |
| determine the speed, range and endurance | | | | brand with little to no problems from our |
| capability of your electric scooters. Watts, | | | | experience is Go-Ped. Go-Ped is made in the |
| as defined in the The American Heritage(R) | | | | United States and is featured worldwide. The |
| Science Dictionary is "The SI derived unit | | | | X-Treme electric scooters have proven to be |
| used to measure power, equal to one joule per | | | | among the top of the line imported electric |
| second. In electricity, a watt is equal to | | | | scooters. Some of the popular bicycle |
| current (in amperes) multiplied by voltage | | | | manufacturers have come out with higher |
| (in volts). When we think of watts in the | | | | wattage electric scooters and are |
| electric scooter, we think of the amount of | | | | continuously refining their controller |
| output power that the motor can give us at | | | | setups. Even the true 750 watt electric |
| its peak. It is our experience, that the more | | | | scooters won't get you much faster, maybe one |
| stable electric scooters are going to be more | | | | to two miles per hour and maybe three to four |
| dependant on not only the amount of watts | | | | more miles on a charge. Some 750 watt |
| that the motor is, but also with the type of | | | | electric scooters will not even get you as |
| controller and battery setup that comes with | | | | far as the higher end 500 watt models. I have |
| all that power. All three components must | | | | a few 500 watt model electric powered |
| work together properly to provide an | | | | scooters that can go an average of twenty to |
| efficient product that can maximize the power | | | | thirty miles per hour and twenty to thirty |
| of the motor. We have seen electric powered | | | | miles on a single charge. There are not many |
| scooters with a rating of 750 and even up to | | | | that can claim that and prove it. One thing |
| 1000 watts. We used to carry these types of | | | | to remember is that both speed and distance |
| electric scooters. However, we had serious | | | | is dependant on the type of terrain that the |
| problems with the controllers and even had | | | | scooter is on as well as how much weight it |
| several that required so much power that the | | | | is carrying. The heavier the load, the less |
| controllers would literally catch fire. After | | | | distance and speed that you will get overall. |
| several attempts to eliminate this, we | | | | Remember that it's not just about watts. |
| determined that the 750 and 1000 watt | | | | Controller and battery setup also play a |
| electric powered scooters were not worth the | | | | major role in determining the overall |
| possible incidents. Sure a 750 watt or even a | | | | performance of your electric scooter. |
| 1000 watt electric scooter sounds great. More | | | | Remembering this will ensure that you won't |
| power right? Consider this word of caution. | | | | be disappointed. |
| The 750 watt and 1000 watt electric scooters | | | | |
| have been known to have a lower actual output | | | | While featuring electric scooters and gas |
| of power. Every electric powered scooter | | | | powered scooters MD writes for public |
| motor has a plate with the rating stamped on | | | | awareness about electric powered scooters and |
| it. Look at yours and if it is supposed to be | | | | dispells the myths. |