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Electric scooter review:EVT 4000e: My Verdict of this Electric Scooter. The first scooter I tried when I visited Green Machines in Dublin was the EVT 4000E scooter.
It was a nippy and fun scooter for short distances. It was the first time I’d ever used an electric vehicle (there - that's my confession over with)and I was pretty impressed as it was completely silent. I turned the key and didn’t even notice that it had started until I turned the throttle. There’s no electric starter or kick start for an electric engine which is great as after driving a moped you know the hardest part is getting it started. It has a top speed of 45-55 Km/Hr and a range of 40-50Km before you need to charge up again. The charge time is 4-6 hours then which you can easily charge at night.  The EVT 4000e did have some drawbacks though - the biggest one being that it is a fairly small scooter and turning was hard as my knees started getting in the way! I’d really just recommend it for short distance city driving, but it’s really not for me, or my family, as we live in the countryside and need to travel long distances on hills so steep you’d think there’d be sherpas guiding you to the snowy top!
So I found out that the when they get to a hill of 14° the top speed is only 10Km/hr and it stops at 14.2° which really won’t cut it where I live. Also the top speed on the flat isn’t fast enough to keep up with the Honda X8RS moped I have which gets 70Km/Hr when most of the roads I travel on have a speed limit of 80Km/Hr.  The battery also needs to be replaced every year and a half and these can be very pricey but on the other hand they’re also the only real maintenance on the bike besides the brakes pads and tyres.
All the pieces on the bike can be replaced at a normal bike shop besides the electrics and batteries which you need to go to the dealer for.  My Verdict.The EVT 4000e can be bought for around €2500 in Ireland. Like other Electric Scooters it has many advantages like:
But also has major drawbacks:
So - the last point means that it's not for me! Back from Electric Scooters:EVT 4000e to Electric Scooters |
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