Any under $500 escooters that can go 10 miles on a charge?
Any under $500 escooters that can go 10 miles on a charge?
So about a year ago I bought a cheap eScooter after selling my stupid car, and I've had a pretty good time! I live within 2 miles of my doctor, my dentist, a bunch of grocery stores, and even my mom AND my grandma!
The only problem is despite it advertising 12 mile range, it only goes about 4 before dying. I kind of expected it because it's under $300.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07K9MB6X1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I weigh 130 pounds so I don't think that's impacting it.
While I just uber whenever I need to go further 1-2 times a month, would be nice to have closer to 10 miles if I want to run multiple errands in a row. Any eScooters that actually have good range and are under $500?
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Save the ewaste and buy a new battery?
Could it be the quality of the cells thay made it cheap and not the efficiency of the motor?
I would love to know the actual environmental impact of all these cheap electric scooters and other similar vehicles that don't last...
I didn't see any way to easily replace the battery, wish I had bought one that had replaceable batteries. If there is a resource for it I would love to know, no luck far.
If you want to try replacing the battery yourself it looks like they sell new batteries for that scooter.
https://gotrax.com/products/36v-5-4ah-escooter-battery
Here’s an iFixit guide on replacing it.
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Gotrax+GXL+Scooter+Battery+Pack+Replacement/124154
Also GoTrax claims it has a 2-year warranty. It might be worth it to see if they’ll send you a new battery for it.
These services aren't cheap afaik, but there are cell repackers that can rebuild proprietary batteries using the original casing. I chatted with them when looking at ebikes. Even the support team is shockingly hardware-literate. Like, they REALLY know their stuff.
You can't get to it at all?