Excellent choices for smaller children are the standard kick scooters but if you're looking for something motorized things can get complicated.
Listed below are a few considerations and some suggested brands are at the end of the article.
Things to consider when choosing an electric or gas scooter in no specific order: - Cost: When it comes to price the categories are, in ascending order: non-motorized, electric and then gas being the most expensive.
- Speed: Gas offers more velocity and accelerates to speeds in upwards of 30 mph.
You can expect speeds of 12-25 mph in electric but for beginners you could go either.
- Noise: This is an obvious choice if you prefer a quieter scooter go with an electric motor.
Even smaller gas powered (50cc) are comparable to lawn equipment decibel levels.
- Environmental Concerns: Electrical motors do not produce smog emissions like their gas counterparts.
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motors will produce less exhaust emissions.
- Convenience: Electric motors range from an hour to roughly 2 ½ hrs of battery life and after that need to be charged.
The gas scooter needs a certain mixture of oil per gallon but can be used consistently.
So the value of convenience is the cost of refilling versus recharging the electric motor.
- Reliability: Neither gas nor electric have a scooters have an advantage.
The quality of individual scooters is heavily dependent on the manufacturer.
Suggestions are mentioned below.
When considering a purchase the consensus is stay with brands that have a reputable history of manufacturing quality scooters.
Below are some brands you have a history of producing solid scooters: - X-Treme Scooters (excellent dollar for dollar value) - Razor - EZIP - GoPed