Upgrading Electric Scooters

It is been decades since electric scooters were first released in the market. In those days, eight to ten miles for a single charge was considered the maximum, and running twelve miles each hour was a thrill. But those days are gone. Now, you can go up to a maximum of thirty miles per charge and speeds of over twenty miles per hour.

If you are planning to replace your scooter, consider your options. You can either retire your old one, or you can have it repaired. A lot of people think that repairing scooters is a waste of money or it cannot be done. But that is just not true, of course.

One thing to remember is that all electric scooters from this link are made to work with the same gut system. Long as the control box, the battery set up and the motor can work together, then you can upgrade.nIf you have a mismatch, you just have to get a new scooter.

First, let us talk about the control box which is considered the brain of the scooter. This comes as a circuit board which regulates all functions, along with the voltage supplied by the batteries to the motor and the operation of the light system. If this "brain" is incompatible with the rest, the motor may fry, the batteries could run out too quickly, there may not be adequate power for the motor or worse, it may catch fire. A controller costs about $25 - $45, depending on what model or type you need. The batteries obviously also play a crucial role. Usually, a scooter will run on a minimum of two batteries at 12 volts. The more batteries are used, the more weight the scooter is able to carry at optimum output over a certain distance. Voltage also plays an important part in determining the distance that can be covered by an electric scooter. Twelve-volt batteries are often in the $35 to $45 price range. Find out more about scooters here at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooter_%28motorcycle%29.

To ensure efficiency of the scooter from this homepage, the controller should be able to work with the motor, along with the batteries. Higher motor wattage, contrary to a common misconception, means greater distance that can be covered. This also disproves the belief that more speed can be achieved with a higher wattage motor. No matter what, the only thing that is going to change is the distance covered, and this happens when you boost battery power. The same is true for systems that have a 500 + wattage.

If you go for over 500 watts, it would only make a very small difference that suppliers usually decide not to sell them anymore. Higher than 500 watts, you'll maybe get two miles more in both speed and distance, making them not worth the extra hundred dollars.