Segway Ninebot / Long-range commuter
Segway Ninebot ZT3 Pro
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23.9 mi estimated · 43.5 mi claimed · 22.7 mi tested
The claim is 1.8× the estimate. How this is worked out.
Segway's off-road-flavoured commuter: 11-inch tires, dual spring suspension, a wide deck and a 25% rated slope, wrapped around the same 597 Wh pack as the Max G3 but with a smaller motor and twelve extra pounds. On gravel paths and broken kerbs it is genuinely more capable than a Max, and one owner posting after 627 km reported no faults at all. The problem is what launched next to it. The Max G3 arrived for a little more money with more peak power (2,000 W against 1,600), a higher rider limit and a steeper hill rating at twelve pounds less, and owners noticed — the ZT3 Pro now reads as the heavier, slower option unless you specifically want the wider stance. Tested range is 22.7 miles against the 43.5 claimed, roughly the 52% that the category's worst offenders deliver.
- Price
- ~$869
- Estimated range
- 23.9 mi
- Claimed
- 43.5 mi
- Top speed
- 24.9 mph
- Weight
- 65.5 lb
- Carry
- Rolls only
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Best for: Gravel paths and broken kerbs on a commute that doesn't involve stairs
Specifications
- Estimated range
- 23.9 mi
- Claimed range
- 43.5 mi (1.8x the estimate)
- Tested range
- 22.7 mi
- Top speed
- 24.9 mph
- Motor
- Single motor, 650 W (1,600 W peak)
- Battery
- 597 Wh at 46.8 V
- Wh per dollar
- 0.69 Wh/$
- Wh per pound
- 9 Wh/lb
- Weight
- 65.5 lb — rolls only
- Max rider weight
- 265 lb
- Rated grade
- 25%
- Tires
- 11" tubeless
- Suspension
- Dual
- Brakes
- Dual mechanical disc with regen
- IP rating
- IPX5
- Charge time
- 4 h
- Folded size
- 49 x 25.1 x 25.4 in
- Lights
- Headlight, taillight, turn signals
- App
- Yes
- Cruise control
- Yes
- Approx. price
- ~$869
- Released
- 2024
55 lb and up — this goes where it can be wheeled, and lives at ground level. Estimated range is our own calculation from the battery capacity; the claim is the manufacturer’s.
Features
- 11-inch tubeless tires with dual spring suspension
- Wide off-road deck
- Dual mechanical disc brakes with regen
- Turn signals
- Apple Find My and walk mode
- Adjustable acceleration and brake curves
- IPX5 water resistance
In its favour
- 11-inch tires and a wide deck make rough surfaces a non-event
- A four-hour charge (Segway quotes 4 ± 1 h) on a 597 Wh pack
- Owners report several hundred kilometres with no faults
- Find My tracking and walk mode are genuinely useful on a scooter this heavy
- Wide deck gives room to shift your feet on longer rides
Against it
- 65.5 lb — this is a roll-only scooter
- The newer Max G3 offers more power, a higher rider limit and twelve fewer pounds for a little more money
- Tested range is barely half the claim
The lists above combine the specification sheet with what owners of this model report.
What owners say
Summarised from owner discussions and long-term owner write-ups.
The ZT3 Pro is Segway's off-road-flavoured commuter and, taken on its own terms, it works: an owner at 627 kilometres reported nothing wrong with it at all, and the combination of 11-inch tires, dual spring suspension and a wide deck makes rough surfaces disappear. Riders upgrading from older Segway hardware pick out the tires and the suspension as the things that changed most.
Its problem is what launched next to it. Owners comparing it with the Max G3 — a little more money, more peak power, a higher rider limit and twelve fewer pounds — describe the ZT3 Pro as obsolete, and it is hard to argue.
What owners like
- An owner at 627 km reported no faults of any kind, which is a good record for a scooter with this much suspension travel
- The 11-inch tires and wide deck make broken pavement and gravel paths a non-event
- Find My and walk mode are genuinely useful on a scooter this heavy to manoeuvre
- Owners moving from an older Segway describe it as noticeably better on inclines and faster in a straight line
- Tires and suspension are the parts owners upgrading from an older P-series single out as the biggest improvement
Common complaints
- At 65.5 lb it is heavier than the newer Max G3 while being slower and having a smaller motor
- Owners regard it as superseded — the Max G3 arrived with better specs for a little more money and the comparison is not kind
- Tested range of 22.7 miles against a 43.5-mile claim is one of the weaker ratios in this catalog
- A 25% rated slope is modest for a scooter styled for rough ground
Questions people ask
How steep a hill will it climb?
Is it worth buying over a Max G3?
How rough a surface will it take?
Head to head
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