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08 Apr 2023, 1:12 am

I currently have one that goes a 12 mile radius and only 12 mph..enough to get to my current job and back but barely. So tomorrow the new one I ordered should get here. It can go up to 28 miles and top speed of 18mph though some reviews have said the top speed can drain the battery faster so may be better to go a bit slower if you have a longer travel time as to not drain out the battery. But either way it will be a step up from the current scooter as I can go quite a bit further on it. I can get off work and get a kratom beverage at the kava place before going home if I want to with this scooter.

But i got it on a discount, normally it costs 800$ but they had it on sale for 500$ so figured I should get it as I would not be able to afford it at the normal price. So yeah, it is coming tomorrow, and I am looking forward to trying it out.


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08 Apr 2023, 4:55 am

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08 Apr 2023, 10:26 am

Awesome.

I've always wanted to get one of those to tinker with.


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09 Apr 2023, 10:07 am

That's kewl. I hope it works well for you. This is probably a really stupid question but do you need a drivers licence for those?
My aunt bought one about 15 years ago to drive to work cuz gas was getting expensive. The scooter cost her around a couple thousand. It took her a little over half the battery power to get to work but she was a manager so she got away with charging it behind the building(the electricity cost was just a drop in the bucket for the store). She used her car when the weather was bad but the scooter paid for it's self eventually & was probably a tad better for the enviornment.


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09 Apr 2023, 10:35 am

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09 Apr 2023, 11:19 am

Kratom didn't have that effect on my scooter


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11 Apr 2023, 1:32 am

*scoot scoot*


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11 Apr 2023, 1:39 pm

nick007 wrote:
That's kewl. I hope it works well for you. This is probably a really stupid question but do you need a drivers licence for those?
My aunt bought one about 15 years ago to drive to work cuz gas was getting expensive. The scooter cost her around a couple thousand. It took her a little over half the battery power to get to work but she was a manager so she got away with charging it behind the building(the electricity cost was just a drop in the bucket for the store). She used her car when the weather was bad but the scooter paid for it's self eventually & was probably a tad better for the enviornment.


Not with mine, it's one of the ones that looks more like a kick scooter, but I guess the Moped things get called scooters to, not sure if you need a license for those or not.


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11 Apr 2023, 1:43 pm

Sweetleaf wrote:
nick007 wrote:
That's kewl. I hope it works well for you. This is probably a really stupid question but do you need a drivers licence for those?
My aunt bought one about 15 years ago to drive to work cuz gas was getting expensive. The scooter cost her around a couple thousand. It took her a little over half the battery power to get to work but she was a manager so she got away with charging it behind the building(the electricity cost was just a drop in the bucket for the store). She used her car when the weather was bad but the scooter paid for it's self eventually & was probably a tad better for the enviornment.


Not with mine, it's one of the ones that looks more like a kick scooter, but I guess the Moped things get called scooters to, not sure if you need a license for those or not.


In UK you can ride a moped upto 49cc without a full licence. Mine used to run for weeks on very little petrol. I think I could get upto about 30 to 35 mph on it.

I like the electric kick scooters though. You can store them indoors.


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11 Apr 2023, 2:17 pm

babybird wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
nick007 wrote:
That's kewl. I hope it works well for you. This is probably a really stupid question but do you need a drivers licence for those?
My aunt bought one about 15 years ago to drive to work cuz gas was getting expensive. The scooter cost her around a couple thousand. It took her a little over half the battery power to get to work but she was a manager so she got away with charging it behind the building(the electricity cost was just a drop in the bucket for the store). She used her car when the weather was bad but the scooter paid for it's self eventually & was probably a tad better for the enviornment.


Not with mine, it's one of the ones that looks more like a kick scooter, but I guess the Moped things get called scooters to, not sure if you need a license for those or not.


In UK you can ride a moped upto 49cc without a full licence. Mine used to run for weeks on very little petrol. I think I could get upto about 30 to 35 mph on it.

I like the electric kick scooters though. You can store them indoors.

Same in Canada and I’m pretty sure the USA as well as tourists with drivers licences only can rent them in various states.

If Sweetleaf has a drivers licence, a 49cc scooter is a transportation option. Older used ones can be pretty cheap, too.


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