What's a good Electric Scooter?

Question

I'm going to get an electric scooter to help fight gas prices. I'm having a little trouble finding one though, everything looks like a kids toy.

What I'm looking for;

Price: Under $400

Range: 16 miles minimum

Speed: At least 25 mph

Has a seat

Compact and doesn't look stupid

So who makes good scooters?

Answer 1

Schwinn S-500

$260

15 mph (i measured the speed it go's 28 mph, but i happen to be skinny and light too so idk)

Has a seat

comes in red or black (black is the new one it has shocks i think)

8 hour charge time

last for about and hour

up to 8 miles on a single charge (never tested that)

battery hold 500 charges (so charge wisely)

Answer 2

Try i-zip

Answer 3

You're not going to find any electric scooter for near that price that would be a good daily commuter.  At that price, they are toys that will fall apart very quickly.

Here are some gas alternatives:

http://kingsmotorbikes.com/

Answer 4

http://cgi.ebay.com/X-Treme-XB-600-Elite...

X-treme electric scooter

20+ mph

20-25 miles per charge.

Answer 5

The X-Treme scooters look tempting, but stay away from them.  They're cheap for a reason - they break easily and the company doesn't honor the warranty.

Here's a decent one, but only goes 15 mph and 10 miles per charge.

http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalo...

Really for $400, you're not going to do much better than that.  Even the X-Tremes which are the cheapest you can find will only go 20 mph and 10 miles for $400.

http://urbanscooters.com/cgi-bin/urbansc...

I bought a moped for $1200 that doesn't even meet your requirements.  It has a top speed of 20 mph and a range of about 15 miles.

http://greenhome.huddler.com/products/im...

So you're either going to have to pony up a lot more cash or reduce your requirements.  I would recommend the Skeuter Hornet (around 30 mph and 30 miles per charge), but it costs $2000.

http://greenhome.huddler.com/products/sk...

Or you can try for an electric bicycle too, but it still won't meet your requirements.

http://greenhome.huddler.com/products/ca...