First of all, $900 is WAY too expensive when my 36 volt electric bicycle cost $800 and it has a headlight, horn, and can carry cargo.
Second, the legal speed limit in America for electric non-road-legal vehicles is 20 mph. This includes electric bikes, electric push-scoots, electric skateboards, and electric wheelchair scooters.
My bike does 20 mph when on a good slope or when I pedal at full throttle, and 20 mph is pretty fast when you're out there on such a small vehicle. This isn't like a motor scooter, which has better brakes (sometimes even power brakes) and a bigger seat. Smaller EVs with no seat or small seats and simple bike brakes SHOULDN'T go much faster than 20 mph because you just can't stop them very well when you're going full-tilt.
There are electric bike kits that go almost 30 mph, but you wouldn't get me on one of them. WAY too risky, in my opinion. I'm perfectly happy going around 17 mph... That's dangerous enough the way people in cars drive when around bikes and scooters. Going faster just mean you're going to hit a point when you need to brake NOW and you can't do it in any reasonable distance. Not without disc brakes.
A high-speed skateboard? Lotsa cracked skulls, or worse. The control on these is crap, and the braking is limited at best. I wouldn't trust it.
AND, like I said, it's overpriced considering the competition on the market. You can get a push-scoot with an electric motor that goes about 17 mph for around $400, so this is just not worth the boost in price.
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First of all, $900 is WAY too expensive when my 36 volt electric bicycle cost $800 and it has a headlight, horn, and can carry cargo.
Second, the legal speed limit in America for electric non-road-legal vehicles is 20 mph. This includes electric bikes, electric push-scoots, electric skateboards, and electric wheelchair scooters.
My bike does 20 mph when on a good slope or when I pedal at full throttle, and 20 mph is pretty fast when you're out there on such a small vehicle. This isn't like a motor scooter, which has better brakes (sometimes even power brakes) and a bigger seat. Smaller EVs with no seat or small seats and simple bike brakes SHOULDN'T go much faster than 20 mph because you just can't stop them very well when you're going full-tilt.
There are electric bike kits that go almost 30 mph, but you wouldn't get me on one of them. WAY too risky, in my opinion. I'm perfectly happy going around 17 mph... That's dangerous enough the way people in cars drive when around bikes and scooters. Going faster just mean you're going to hit a point when you need to brake NOW and you can't do it in any reasonable distance. Not without disc brakes.
A high-speed skateboard? Lotsa cracked skulls, or worse. The control on these is crap, and the braking is limited at best. I wouldn't trust it.
AND, like I said, it's overpriced considering the competition on the market. You can get a push-scoot with an electric motor that goes about 17 mph for around $400, so this is just not worth the boost in price.