After a long deserved overnight charge. My Elecscoot 1 test bike is back to its usual bright and breezy self. My commute this morning was an effortless waft through the traffic, arriving at the same time as usual. The performance of the E1 felt lightening quick after yesterday’s mishap.
The Elecscoot 1 gets a much needed charge.
As I have previously stated the batteries need to be looked after and a quick 3 hour “top up” on my local Westminster Council juice point didn’t recover the E1‘s depleted stores as well as I’d hoped.
That said, the little E1 is performing admirably for something that is best suited to commutes that are shorter than my 18mile trip (which includes large suburban roads). In traffic it is light to drive, reasonably responsive (although slow if you are used to petrol power) and the silent ride allows you to hear the petrol bikes that would otherwise appear in your mirrors unannounced. I also discovered this morning that Elecscoot have fitted the Elecscoot 1 with a very loud horn!
Now you will have heard the urban myth that you can “sneak up” on people with an electric vehicle. To an extent you can, but the absence of engine noise doesn’t make any vehicle dragging rubber tyres on tarmac quiet. Chats with owners of the Toyota Prius confirm that you can creep up on folk at low speed. However if you ride in traffic on a motorcycle you will be well aware of being visible, as despite a large amount of racket from some bikes, pedestrians will ignore you and walk in the road.
Later this week I will be getting a test model of Elecscoot’s retro electric scooter the Elecscoot 2 (more about this another time). Regular readers of the blog will know I had a brief spin on an Elecscoot 2 but was not able to complete a full Elecscoot 2 review.
I won’t be too sad to see the E1 go, as the Elecscoot 2 offers something potentially magical, the chance to keep up with petrol bikes. That said, I am happy to get to work much faster than an overcrowded train without bringing any emissions into the already polluted capital.
Hello, thanks for posting the blog.
I have an Elecscoot2 since February and to be honest apart from the good looks and handling I am very disappointed with its performance. My main gripes are that I was delivered a scooter with half the power originally advertised. When the Elecscoot2 was first advertised and ordered it was 3000w and 60v. I ended up with 1500w and 48v although this wasnt noticed until it had been used. It seems to lack top speed…….like you say probably fine for London, but mine appears to struggle on the flat to go over 30mph (still need to check with someone to compare speedos) and average hills at 20-25mph. I hit about 30km and needed a recharge. Because of a bent centrestand its staying in the garage………it has gained some unwanted scratches due to falling over on the sidestand. So wanted to love this scooter cos it looks nice.
Interesting comments you have on the Elecscoot 2. Are the Elecscoot guys aware of your problems? I have found them pretty helpful so far. I myself am wondering how the Elecscoot 2 will perform as like you say, it is 48v like the Elecscoot 1 I’m testing, so I’m not sure where the extra 10mph comes from. I haven’t recieved my second one yet. I will let you know how it goes once I get it.
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