E-scooters include a wide variety of machines, from very complicated fancy ones to very simple ones without seats.

When buying an e-scooter, a couple of rules should apply.

First, buy from a reputable manufacturer. You get what you pay for.

Second, buy the most watts and amps as you can afford.

The scooter motors are rated in watts. The higher the wattage, the better. The powerful scooters will have sufficient power to ride both on level ground and hills.

Amp-hours is the measurement of the capacity of a battery to store energy. the more amp-hours, the better.

Make sure that you buy a high quality battery charger. Low quality charger will heat up the battery, which shortens the battery life.

Recharge your battery frequently. Shallower discharges and frequent slow charging will prolong the life of the battery.

Also see Green Riding (1) — E-bikes.

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