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Changed my commute in NYC from a roughly 1 hour sweaty walk to a 15 min joy ride.

If they could crank up security and anti theft measures on scooters that aren’t portable enough to bring into certain areas, I can definitely see them being the perfect commuters for urban and maybe even remote environments.

My mom got me an electric scooter for Christmas and it's amazing. I use it at my university. Instead of paying $100 for parking, I just use my scooter instead. If there's no traffic, I can get there in less than 5 minutes. I never leave it outside, it's small enough for me to fold and carry to class, even in my professors tiny office for my private music lessons. I ride it all over town, even downtown. I love everything about it. I just need to buy an extra battery to improve the range. It only costed my mom $300. I see everyone else having to rent scooters, so I'm happy I got my own.

can't agree more, I bought an electric scooter for less than 400 dollars, it works really well to commute me, I don't have enough for a car, i've been saving up with my job, I got an electric scooter since I didn't want to bother my mom or friends for rides for hangouts and for work. The range of my scooter is 20 miles and it gets me to work, hangouts, then back home. solid, no gas, cheap, and works well

You will never know just how much you love your scooter until you have to do a tire change or fix it yourself.

My reason: Im a student, Im broke, so I need to keep reoccurring costs to an absolute minimum so maintaining a car isnt viable. Also I have a side job that which I leave from at like 3am at some times, which is when public transport isnt going anywhere anymore until after 5am. And also just avoiding public transport altogether is a blessing... I would have had to wait for the train that ive used to take before and just rode off.

I love my jetson quest, now that I've had it for 6 months I've totally fallen in love with it! While it is only a 250 watt, it still gets me around. I'm about 6 foot and 200 lbs, I can still get around town. I live in a mountous area and it still works. I do plan on upgrading to something bigger, say 500watt or so. They are a great 2nd vehicle to have, and way more fun! Btw, I'm in my 50's with heath issues.

i paused it and read thaat dudes points, one was avoiding stinky hobos at petrol station LOOOL

I had a go on my friend's shitty aovo pro m365 a couple weeks ago. I instantly fell in love and am getting my mantis tomorrow

I just got my Eagle One yesterday. My first scooter. I've been motorcycling for more than ten years and nearly 100k miles, but this is a whole different animal. I got it for the portability, though the weight and size of it does make it a little ungainly. Still, the thing is awesome. Years ago I had a commute from hell. I had to take Caltrain from San Jose to San Francisco. Then I rode my bicycle from the Caltrain station into downtown. The scooter would have been great for this. Actually, with lane splitting being legal for motorcycles in California, a motorcycle would have been even better, but at that time I hadn't yet started riding.

You won't sweat using an ebike because you can use the throttle instead of pedaling. Their are folding ebikes that can be brought into an office. Scooters and ebikes can provide transportation without taking public transportation or using a car. Great presentation.

Awesome video man! I love it! I just started my journey by getting a Kaabo Wolf Warrior 11(I needed something extreme and reliable. This checked all the boxes. Also, I am 230lb 6ft 2in - So finding a scooter for someone who is heavier and body builds and wont choke....this one does it.) - I use it daily to go to and from work, the gym and around town with a backpack full of items! Absolutely a blast and a time saver! I'm glad people like you are creating videos like this to get the information out there! A lot of the issues I have are with people asking... "Why not just get a cheap car? That scooter is expensive" "Why not just get a bike, it's so much cheaper?" Questions like that. Well, I've found that the reason I got my scooter is because of all of your points above. Also, cars require a lot more than just simply getting in it and going. (Maintainence, tires, check ups, insurance and meeting road requirements, registration...etc...) - not to mention, traffic and time. Biggest things. Physical footprint of being in a car is absurd. Why would I want to waste my time sitting in traffic, getting gas all the time and doing all these things? Silliness. Plus, I have two cars already. I have a 2019 Shelby GT350 - turning on my V8 in the morning is EXPENSIVE and costs money. The only time I'd pull the Shelby out is really to go to the track. Again, see points above as to the reason why I don't care to drive my car unless I'm purely having fun. My CX5 does better, but again I see no point in driving that either unless I'm going on a long trip or picking up a lot of items. Getting a bike requires a lot more physical exertion which is not feasible to show up to work smelling like a wet dog and I don't really care about riding one. Especially after a long day of work, I'd rather just get on my Scooter and have fun on the way from work. I think anyone's life can be improved by adding joy in the simple moments. I got a scooter for me and if someone wants to be condescending about my personal choice and how I choose to spend my time and money.... screw them. Lol! Also, where are you driving at in @2:30? Looks like Australia. :D

Discovering this channel has been a godsend. Been doing some deep diving on these videos as i look into making my first scooter purchase. I need it for both work commuting and recreational use but I also don't wanna break the bank so it's been dope combing through the videos you've done testing various scooters and giving the pros and cons to each. Recently got a bike that I've been using as exercise on weekends but I figured a scooter may actually be the good middle ground that i need for the work days when j don't really wanna have to break a sweat to get to work

You are a well spoken young man. I am one, favour for e-scooter. Love your presentation. You video should be shared to those who make policies on PEV in the city to see the benefits. Environmental friendly, reduced traffic and pollution.

I liked how you explained different factors involved in making a decision to buy a scooter. not boring at all. well done

You're my favourite scooter channel. I wish I could ride our Mantis' together! Thank you for posting rides without cheesy © free music playing in the background. You da best, man. You did it.

I have the same scooter in the pro model. I use it a lot more than I thought I would. I can’t commute in it due to highway travel, but quick trips to the store are great.

Phenomenal video! When you were doing the math to help ascertain if owning a scooter outright is more practical, you forgot to factor in that when you rent them, you have to FIND them. And you don't always find one nearby. Whenever I'm scootering with my friends and they have to rent one, a fair amount of the day (depending on how big is your group) is wasted finding the scooters!

😁😁Nice encouraging man. Electric Scooters and bicycle is the most popular transportation out there. I've purchased one and I make my own modified scooters. Kids love it.

I've had my zero 10x for almost two months now, I use it for pretty much everything now edit - it's the 52volt 23ah LG battery with zoom hydraulic brakes. upgrades include rugged stem clamp, DNM 36rc air shock and Kwheels steering damper. wear full gear and be safe everyone

My escooter GUARANTEE'S me a $20 an hour job and I'm the BOSS!! About 20 years ago it was a gas upright scooter and I had the same job at $10 an hour. My new scooter/escooter helps me out even better and it is totally quiet and it does not pollute and stink I can ride with music quietly on, and man life is good again! 😃

I get my Zero 10X next week, I live in SLO county. Bob Jones trail here I come!

I started with a Ninebot MAX 3 months ago. About a week ago just picked up a Dualtron Thunder. Unexpected fun and well worth the price. I great up in motorcycle gear which people have made fun of me for but rather be safe than sorry. I generally never go much over 35 MPH but have give 47 in bursts

Great video man. Thank you!

Nice one... I went from riding a 2013 ML350 Mercedes Benz to getting two e-scooters. Though I still have the car but I drive it now two times every month.... Riding the scooters has improved my lifestyle. Since I did, I will NEVER trade having a scooter to anything else. I've been able to go to places in my city and next cities... places I don't even know exist... riding scooter have not only made going around much easier for me, it has also IMPROVE my relationship with my girlfriend. How? We spend more time riding and going places that we would never have gone driving... .... I got one and I got here one. We take off every Saturday and ride until the batteries run down... toooo much fun. My first scooter I bought 6 months ago was Ninebot MAX... This is a fantastic scooter. Then 3 weeks ago, I bought Dualtron Ultra 2... Oh My God..... this is heaven. It's over 3k.... so when you said in the video that if you have 3k you will get a scooter... I totally agree 100%... They are the future transportation.....

Agree with everything you said, e-scooters are a transport evolution game changer. I purchased a Dualtron Storm lives up to the hype and loving it.

I did an 8 mile ride on my Segway ninebot max a couple days ago. It’s the middle of the summer in Arizona. It was hot but bearable. I definitely don’t think I’d like to go much further than that on a normal ride though. My legs and feet were tired after that, I was also sunburnt. But that’s AZ extreme summer weather for you. I can’t wait to try out more long ride when it cools down.

Waaw what a video you honestly impressed me and made me learn so much in like 8 minutes. Thank you so much

Good articulate, I agree with all your points. I’ll add one of my own, and that is combining walking with scooters, I.e. when you encounter lots of pedestrians just hop off walk 100 meters and start riding again, same for crossing the road. I have found this help to alleviate a bit of stiffness in my ageing muscles.

I was humming and hawing, but you helped me decide to buy! Thank you!

What a Review !! BRAVO & thanks :)

Good job buddy. I'm in the process of getting one myself - lots of research to do first.

Just subbed this was such a fun video to watch. Hope you did more and will do more with this style

Electric scooters has become so popular the last couple of years. The only problem is that there’s aren’t too many scooter repair shop shop yet.

My Apollo Explore is coming in next week! I’m sooo excited 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Team [SCOOTIGAN]. I’ve got Inokim OXO in New Zealand and find it very practical to use instead of the car. Even enough room on the deck to double my 10 year old son. I wouldn’t take him on the roads but we have a massive river path in our city which so good to take him on a cruise. Both wearing helmets and keeping the speed down fairly low, it’s great. Let me see you do that on a mountain bike

I rode sports bikes for a decade, some that were 215hp+. Sold the last one in 2018 for crypto, and just bought a 2000w apollo ghost with an upgraded, 32mah LG battery, so should be good for 75 miles in eco mode or 40 or so at around 30mph on flat. They seem tons of fun, can't wait to get it.

Thank you very much. I've been thinking to buy an electric sccoter for about two months now, but I never decided myself over it. Now I see my favorite scooter on Sale and I said that I would take the change to buy it, but first I asked the question to myself : "Why would I buy an electric scooter?" Well, your video has just helped me to take the decision to go ahead with it. I am buying it today. Good luck with your channel. Yo won another subscriber!

Honestly bro, you are spot on with this content ;)

Thanks a very interesting video and good advice.

I get my first e-scooter 2 weeks ago and I absolutely love it! My Kaabo mantis 10 pro and already done it 450 miles 😁😁😁😁

Your video is interesting and fun because you use logic! Thank you and always have a good drive!

I don't have a car but I bought electric scooter as well. Its super fun! I started with Segway ES4, now I have 8000w scooter with 80ah battery which is enough to go ANYWERE I want and get back with some battery charge still left. The value of these machines is amazing. And honestly I don't need a car anymore.

I hired a scooter on a trip to Valencia last summer, and had waaay more fun than someone my age (68) should be entitled to. Looked into getting one on my return to the UK, only to come up against a brick wall... the Law! I've moved to Spain permanently now, and while there are limitations (25kmph legal top speed), I can pretty much go anywhere I want legally. Ordered a Smartgyro Xtreme Speedway V 2.0, which will be here in a couple of days. 800W motor with a range up to 45Km. Speed is auto limited to the 25kmph legal, but it's software applied and easy to override up to 45kmph. This is going to be such a major boost to my quality of life as I live in a town with little public transport options (I don't drive). So many quiet, natural beaches within easy reach of the scooter, and the nearest train station which is 10Km away, for trips up to Valencia, where I can use it to get around. At 530 euros, it was a no-brainer, given its power and range. Buzzin' at the prospect

Well done! A great introduction to what e-scooters are all about...

Great video thank you for sharing 😀💯👋

Great video. Thanks!

Very well put never thought of breaking it down from renter's but the way you put it 👍 is so true and towards the end it inexperienced that think it's easy-to-use again Very well put. And if you have mobility issues such as I it's a great way to get around

great vid very thoughtful review. thanks ,now i am going for a apollo ghost tour cheers.

I'm sending you a virtual hug. Thanks!

Best reason we have found to have escooters is FUN! We have had electric bikes for some time but they just aren't as much fun as scooters. We are hardly the average scooter users as we are in our 60s but we love them!

Great video! I went crazy and bought 3 scooters in 3 weeks. I live in NYC and am very proud to part of the E-Scooter and E-Bike community. I commute 24 miles round trip to/from work and it's great! Anything to stay off of the NYC subway. 🛴🛴🛴😃

Great video. I chose to rent one from Unagi. I love it and it’s only $45 a month annually or $55 yearly including theft insurance and maintenance.

I bought a Mantis as well, base version for 1,500 US. My first electric scooter. I tried lime scooter and it felt fast but after getting used to the speed it felt slow at the end. I'm glad I bought a 40mph scooter as my first as I plan on keeping it for a long time. Can't wait to joy ride it every day. Should be shipping out tomorrow and arriving with in 3-5 days. I have watch a couple of your videos you get me even more hyped. Awesome riding, be safe.

I sure will be glad when my Apollo Phantom arrives. Long wait! :(

very cool video I was just wondering what scooter you where using for most of the background clips

Just got my first scoot its a NIU 300w. Friggin love it! Can take it on the bus or skytrain here in Vancouver and go nearly anywhere. Get 50km on a charge

I got my electric scooters because it’s the quickest transportation and it’s like a breather to get the fresh breeze when riding 👌🏼

I bought an electric scooter because I work until late at night, 3 / 4 am The first bus home is at 5am My commute is 7.5 miles. On average I now get home at 3:30am instead of 5:45am I have saved more money not using the bus than my scooter cost now so its paid for itself.

Well done. You covered many areas that someone who is undecided (not me i got mine) could use to make up their minds. To those people I say buy one.

I bought my scooter to commute to and from the library where I do online school. But, I find myself looking for any reason to get on my scooter now. I seriously love it. It is surprisingly fun. I thought Phoenix was too spread out but my scooter is a 40 mile range and I haven’t once experienced range anxiety. With 40 mile range, I know that if I forget to charge it over night, I’m safe at least for the next day.

man 2:58 the scenery you have is beautiful and looks very sunny

Great and informative vid

Well done video sir. Liked and subscribed.

Your points are on point!!!

I've thought about getting one of these for commuting if I end up with a job downtown. I see it as the perfect first/last mile (or even 4 miles) companion to the light rail/commuter trains, a reasonably fast and convenient vehicle I can easily bring with me. Bicycle is suitable in terms of speed, but dragging that onto the train is a hassle, something I can just bring to my seat is a lot easier. I would think of that as probably the biggest advantage of these, surprised it wasn't mentioned here.

I commute every day on an Apollo Ghost. Best decision I have ever made. The joy it brings me to drive it has also improved my quality of life.

Great escooter VIDEO by the way!

Great video!

I just bought a bought one, and it's awesome

My 7 mile commute to work is about 20-25min on my Segway-Ninebot Max (from Astoria Queens (NYC) to downtown Manhattan and I also have the Apollo Explore for fun best thing I ever did was get into Escooters save money on transportation gas and parking

Hi dude great videos... I am between two models of dualtron mini or victor ... I know they are very different ... but I need something of good quality since it will ride 20 km per day, move it to a 2nd floor (weight restriction) and mount it on a bus ( folding restriction) ... what would be your recommendation Greetings from Chile

Cool video, very informative. Do you use a GoPro? Which model?

Hello mate, I’m thinking of buying an Electric Scooter for commuting and yours at the start of the video looks perfect. Could you tell me what one it is please? I want one with a bit more speed than the standard 15mph?

I used to ride the Glion dolly which didn't go above 16mph and I still beat the time it took me to get to work by bus everyday. Now I have the Apollo Ghost... It's the most fun I ever had. I used to ride my ebike but it's much harder to store at work, and on the train. It's lighter if I get a flat and have to put it in the back of an Uber or if the elevators out and have to use the stairs.

I’m thinking about purchasing one for work in Nyc so far Varla Eagle one is looking nice. Which one do you recommend for a beginner?

My car recently broke down (for like the 5th time but this time it really was in a bad condition) and I didn’t feel like paying 560$ to get it fixed so I decided to buy an electric scooter and wow, it is so much better! I’m so glad that I purchased one! I also save lots of money on gas!

Been watching your videos while I was waiting for my Mantis Pro to arrive. Your videos really inspire riding just for the fun of it and being a practical commuter vehicle. Just recieved yesterday, there was a mistake with the order so it only came with the base battery, getting a partial refund. Can't wait to ride to work and going for a scenic ride.

That last reddit post was bonkers but this video is 100%. Its two years later now and scooters are just getting better and better and more and more people are switching to them for their commutes while keeping their cars because it's just so much fun. I love driving and going to track days and I have a LOT of fun with my cars but like the video says: There is nothing like riding a few inches off the ground going 40mph and I can't wait to not only ride my scooter home, but unwind from my day with a nice ride after work. I do hope that security features will improve as that is really the only issue I worry about.

I def think relieving stress and being able to ride wherever cars can't gain access, I have the 2020 emove cruiser.

I now use my scooter more for commuting to work and back. I use my car once a week (groceries and such). I get to work totally pumped and when going home, its always the long way home. Unless I have to beat a thunderstorm. Amazingly fun rides. And.... no gas.

Question when you go on roads or areas that are dodgy do you feel the bumbyness or is it smooth

Great video. The Mantis are awesome! Could you do a review on it? Or did you already?

Wow I have the exact same set up...scooter and helmet... great minds think alike 😎🧠

I use my eScooter a lot (I call it the Hoppabout/Shopabout) - it's great BUT on day 1 I took three tumbles. Realised it was because I was trying to stop as if I was on a bike - it is NOT the same, so practice, practice, practice and away you (safely) go. Happy travels.

As someone whose license gets suspended quite often (I’m not that bright I know), I find these better and more practical than a 50cc scooter (you don’t need a license to drive a 50cc on the road in texas). They go about just as fast, not as far, but i can get literally all the way across Fort Worth on my ninebot max and I’m allowed to take bike trails or ride the trinity river trails with it (can’t do that with a 50cc). So I can match speed of a 50, pay less for something that doesn’t require an oil change (or maintenance for that matter) and cost me about 2$ a year to charge.. kinda makes gas powered 50s obsolete in my opinion… I mean unless I’m grocery shopping then I pull out the Tao Tao (or take the car shhhhh)

Was just in Geneva and now in Florence and everyone uses scooters, I so wish NY could be this way.

Great Video!

I like your video....any recommendations regarding heavy duty scooter co’z i want to use it going to my work place considering the roads are highly slope edges and rough roads too....thanks

Thank you in review

I liked what you said e-scooters are the future that’s why I got me one a speedway 5 from MiniMotors USA it’s fun saves me gas money 💰 save me time to do a lot things when I have to go out. Hope you do more videos like this. 👍

I want one, but I work from home end don't really need it. Which one should I get for fun? I was thinking the Segway ninebot Max. Can it do some off-roading too?

and in fact, it is a fun ride :) and I own a motorbike and a car, but this way more fun on short rides going to get one that is only mine pretty soon

Well you’ve convinced me, I searched for a scooter 🛴 while watching your vid so thank you 🙏. Epic advice. I’m disabled and can’t walk far, so it’s going to be ideal. A GUNAI 3200W scooter £1499 or Kugoo M4 £499 both on amazon. 💋

Admin is true. It is not e-scooter fault. The wrong thing is people. Respect and ride safely.

Hi there & thx for your video review👍,I just got myself a D6+ & am enjoying it a lot. Plz get some gloves,enjoy & be safe.

I just got mine on monday, went to work with it today for the first time. Same commute time as with the car, but way more fun and not a cent in gas, and zero pollution (lets say very negligible over the lifespan of the battery)

Very well explained, thanks. Just bought and Laotie ti30, and sold the car. Since a live in a city, i took the risk.

I just bought a cheapo electric scooter. I live in Manhattan and although I much prefer riding my carbon road bike to get around the city, the risk of bike theft just makes it impossible. I finally broke down and bought a scooter because my office has announced its reopening in September (three days a week). I refuse to get on the filthy, crime-ridden subway. And I could easily do the 1.5-mile walk in about 30 minutes; however, I suspect I would rather sleep in and just zip to work in 5 minutes on the scooter.