Best Electric Scooter Under $2500
APRIL 9, 2019 BY
ESCOOTERGUIDE
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Best High Performance Electric Scooter Summary
This best of article starts to get into the really fun class of
electric scooters — the high performance ones. These are serious performance machines that will put undoubtedly put a permasmile on your face.
Best Overall Value: Zero 10X
The Zero 10X has top-tier features, from an established brand, at a significant cost savings. This scooter is a thrill to ride and has looks that kill.
Range: 68 miles
Top Speed: 40 mph
Weight: 77 lbs
Max Rider Weight: 331 lbs
Available from Rev Ride with
10% coupon code:
electric-scooter.guide.
Read more: full
Zero 10X Review.
Best Lightweight: Dualtron Spider
The Spider has exceptionally low weight without sacrificing features. Kudos to Minimotors for this innovative scooter.
Range: 37 miles
Top Speed: 40 mph
Weight: 44 lbs
Max Rider Weight: 220 lbs
Available from MiniMotors USA and eWheels.
Read more: full
Dualtron Spider review.
Best City Cruiser: MiniMotors Speedway 5
The Speedway 5 is the latest version of the Speedway brand. Best-in-class range, power, stem stability, and tires make this the ultimate long-range ride.
Range: 75 miles
Top Speed: 40 mph
Weight: 70 lbs
Max Rider Weight: 265 lbs
Available
from MiniMotors USA
Criteria
- Price: <$2500
- Scooter Weight: <80 lbs
- Range: ≥25 miles
- Max Load: >215 lbs
- Motor: ≥800 watts
- Speed: >20 mph
- Lights: Front and Rear
- Brakes: Disc front and rear
- Suspension: Front and rear
- Tires: Pneumatic front and rear
We chose these criteria because we consider this class of scooter to be a notch above the
commuter class of electric scooter . As a
high performance scooter, we chose criteria that make these scooters a blast to ride, albeit heavier to carry. Performance comes with a cost – and that cost is not only price, but weight as well. Better parts, bigger batteries, and more powerful motors are heavier. However, there is one scooter that bucks this trend.
Scooters that didn't make the cut
Getting to the best, we had to narrow the field. Not making the final three are some great options if your budget is on the lower side of this price range:
- The Joyor T10 has an amazing 62 mile range but has only a single 500 watt motor.
- Qiewa Q1 Hummer is a thug of scooter but has only a single 800 watt motor and no international presence/support.
- FLJ T113 has power to spare and killer off-road tires, but no international presence/support.
- Zero 10 is a wonderful value, but the Zero 10X is a better scooter overall.
Support is important
As you can see, we are starting to give preference to brands/resellers that provide a website with telephone support. The high-end of the scooter market is getting flooded with copycat companies – looking to compete only on price and selling only from AliExpress or other similar platforms. All scooter owners will need support at some point, and we feel it is our job to include support/service as part of this evaluation process.
Here are the three scooters making the cut:
Zero 10x