Shortlists, with the rule shown
Every guide here is a filter and a sort over the same catalog, and each one states the measurable thing it is ordered on. Nothing is ranked by opinion, because we have not ridden any of these.
Longest estimated range under $800
24 scooters · Ordered by estimated real-world range, longest first.
Under $800 the battery is the whole conversation, and the range printed on the box is measured at a speed nobody commutes at. These are ordered by the estimate inste…
Light scooters that still go somewhere
5 scooters · Ordered by weight, lightest first.
Most light scooters are light because the battery is small, which is a bad trade if you actually have somewhere to be. These are the ones under 42 pounds whose watt-…
Dual-motor scooters under $1,500
8 scooters · Ordered by price, cheapest first.
A second motor buys acceleration and hill pace, and costs you weight, range per watt-hour and usually water resistance. These are the two-motor scooters under $1,500…
Scooters rated for the steepest hills
20 scooters · Ordered by manufacturer-rated grade, steepest first.
Rated grade is the manufacturer's own claim and is measured with a light rider on dry tarmac, so treat it as a ranking rather than a promise — a 200-pound rider on a…
Scooters rated for actual rain
15 scooters · Ordered by price, cheapest first.
IP ratings are widely quoted and rarely understood. IPX4 means splashes. IPX5 means a low-pressure spray. IPX6 and IP66 mean jets of water from any direction, which …
Scooters whose range claim survives the arithmetic
20 scooters · Ordered by claim-to-estimate ratio, most honest first.
Divide a scooter's watt-hours by its real consumption and you get an estimate of how far it goes. Divide the manufacturer's claim by that estimate and you get a numb…
Scooters you can carry up stairs
7 scooters · Ordered by weight, lightest first.
Thirty-five pounds is roughly where owner reports stop saying "I carry it" and start saying "I wheel it". If your commute has a staircase, a train, or a third-floor …
Most watt-hours per dollar
55 scooters · Ordered by watt-hours per dollar, most first.
Battery is the most expensive thing in a scooter and the thing that decides how far it goes, so watt-hours per dollar is the closest this category has to a value met…
Scooters with a third-party tested range
31 scooters · Ordered by tested range, longest first.
Most range numbers in this category are the manufacturer's. These are the models where somebody outside the company rode one until it stopped and published the resul…