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Electric Scooters
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2019 3:38 pm
by 125erCrazy
Just found this review. Seems pretty good to be fair though still a grand more than a Suzuki 110 address and usual story doesn't address the issue of battery disposal/life expectancy/replacement costs
NIU NGT Electric Scooter Review:
https://youtu.be/5mEKc8S5HIQ
Re: Electric Scooters
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2019 11:47 pm
by barker
can you ride it at16 AND WHATS THE INSURANCE GROUPE
Re: Electric Scooters
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 12:14 am
by wightegi
barker wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2019 11:47 pm
can you ride it at16 AND WHATS THE INSURANCE GROUPE
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No.
Re: Electric Scooters
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 9:59 am
by 125erCrazy
barker wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2019 11:47 pm
can you ride it at16
As it exceeds 30mph No but this article makes electric scooters easier
https://www.atob.org.uk/electric-motorb ... sing-laws/
but as for insurance group I'm sure it'll be whatever premium they can extort (I'm sure there'll be caveats about 'rare vehicle, not on our database and all the cliches the dysfunctional clone on a phone can't handle
Re: Electric Scooters
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:15 am
by Capitano
The Niu scooters are brilliant fun.
I've only ridden the N which is restricted to 30mph but it gets there very quickly, so in town traffic it's excellent.
It was a decent physical size too, with a dual seat, and because of the motor's torque, carrying a pillion is viable.
The price of the N was just over £2k and its range was 50 miles IIRC.
Onthewheel near me are main dealers for Niu.
Re: Electric Scooters
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 9:58 pm
by barker
do electric scooters have cc sizes
Re: Electric Scooters
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 11:12 pm
by gtd65
barker wrote: ↑Sun Dec 22, 2019 9:58 pm
do electric scooters have cc sizes
I would expect that the motor will be rated in watts which is power rather than cubic capacity?
If you knew the actual power output of a given engine I'm sure you could work out a comparative estimate?
Thing is, the power delivery is supposedly linear with an electric motor, so should be faster to accelerate and reach top speed?
Re: Electric Scooters
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2019 11:50 am
by barker
the reason i ask is restrictive license holders
Re: Electric Scooters
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2019 1:46 pm
by wightegi
Think 750 watts to 1 horsepower
so 125 cc 15hp max would equal 11,250 w or 11.25 kw for CBT at 17 years old ,anything bigger would need an A2 or greater licence .Mopeds still need to be restricted to 28mph and some E scoots are just that.
It is 745.7 watts to 1 horsepower but for ease of quick calculations 750 is close .
And 1 newton metre is the equivalent of 1/4 pound on a 1 metre long stick which is why there are 9.8 apples to a kilo.
There you are gravity discovered by Hooke and stolen by Newton.
Re: Electric Scooters
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2019 1:58 pm
by 125erCrazy
wightegi wrote: ↑Mon Dec 23, 2019 1:46 pm
Think 750 watts to 1 horsepower
so 125 cc 15hp max would equal 11,250 w or 11.25 kw for CBT at 17 years old ,anything bigger would need an A2 or greater licence .Mopeds still need to be restricted to 28mph and some E scoots are just that.
It is 745.7 watts to 1 horsepower but for ease of quick calculations 750 is close .
And 1 newton metre is the equivalent of 1/4 pound on a 1 metre long stick which is why there are 9.8 apples to a kilo.
Every days a school day. Thank you for explaining that