Looking to find a reliable escooter with a removable battery that is concious of secutity. My last scooter a max g2 got stolen need something reliable at least 18 mph and can go like 20 mile range, good in cold, snow and rain.

Edit: someone broke into my garage, and stole my scooter, helmet and kroptonite lock. IT WAS LOCKED UP they cut the pipe it was attached to

Looking for a swapable battery cause then I dont have to carry the whole scooter up stairs, as well as it could be replaced easily in the future

  • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.netMEnglish
    4·
    2 days ago

    This community also allows recommendations for items that only last significantly longer than usual, not just literally something that will last for an entire lifetime :)

    • weilii@lemmy.lacasabien.spaceEnglish
      41·
      1 day ago

      I get that. I was just making sure he was aware of the consumable nature of the batteries, given the large portion of the total cost of the item it represents, it’s relatively short life span, and the fact that he posted to buyitforlife asking for beginner information about pevs.

      An electric scooter / bike / skateboard is an awesome investment, but I regularly see people who don’t understand that it’s not like a ICE car where the battery is a tiny portion of the cost. The things are half battery by value. He should totally buy one, but I am not sure why I am being down voted for providing him the information he needs to actually understand the long term cost of ownership and providing suggestions about how to reduce those costs.

      Quite frankly, I am shocked to see these kinds of replies on a damn instance called solar punk…

      Spot welding recycled e cig batteries into large packs is the most solar punk thing you can possibly do, and it’s nowhere near as difficult as you guys are making it out to be.

      • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.netMEnglish
        2·
        19 hours ago

        I fully agree being able to build your own DIY batteries is indeed very solarpunk. I only wanted to clarify that we allow non-literal BIFL suggestions, as you mentioned that all personal ev’s are not technically BIFL (which is true).

        The replies you are receiving are not from slrpnk.net accounts, but instead are from off-instance, likely from people who simply subcribe to this BIFL comm or saw it in in the /All view, and who do not consider themselves solarpunks.