Turboant X7
20 MPH, 15 mile range
Folding Electric Scooter
Turboant X7 Electric Scooter (20 MPH top speed, 15 mile range, 30 pounds). bigger. I got mine direct from Turboant and it's also at Amazon. The current model is the X7 PRO.
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Introduction
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Turboant asked to send me this scooter for review, and I had planned to let my kids review it, as I did with the AlienBoard Hoverboard. It looked like so much fun as I unpacked it that my kids haven't had a chance on it!
It folds so it goes anywhere, and rides as fast as an electric bicycle — for a fraction of the price.
Unlike a hoverboard, which is an unstable exercise in self-destruction, a scooter is a very practical means of transportation. This scooter is rated to go 15 miles on a charge, a long enough range to be very useful for running errands around town without needing your car. If there's traffic, you might get there faster on this scooter!
It goes as fast as an electric bicycle with the same 350 watt motor, and better than a bicycle it easily folds for storage in your trunk, under your desk or under a table at a restaurant. It has a little kickstand and I leave it parked behind my desk in my own office at home.
Since it charges from AC power and many cars have a household power socket in their trunk, you could conceivably charge while driving your car so your scooter is always fully charged for emergency use if you had a flat tire or needed gas! With so many cars having no spare tire, don't knock having alternative transportation ready to go in your trunk.
The tires are larger than most rental scooters I see lying around city streets, thus this scooter ought to have a better ride and longer tire life — sort of like a rental car versus your own car.
It's fun to ride around for its own sake, and practical as well.
Better than an electric bicycle, it rides fine if you're not using the motor.
It's almost all metal. It's much better made than made-in-China camera lenses that cost twice as much and have four times as much plastic on them.
Cruise Control
Yes, it has cruise control so you don't have to hold the throttle all the time.
More at my User's Guide.
Lights
It has a small white 1 watt front LED headlight and three red LEDs as a tail light.
These are great as always-with-you marker lights so people see you.
Don't ride at night on any bicycle or scooter: no matter how bright a light, with only one light on the back or front there's no way other motorists have any idea what you are when all they see is one dot of a light. It's not like a car where there are two lights left and right to give people a clue about distance and size; a single point of light doesn't mean anything to someone driving a car at night.
The rear light is also a brake light. It flashes when you apply the brakes; it doesn't get brighter. It works the same regardless of if the lights are on or off.
More at my User's Guide.
Bell
There's a little bell on the left handlebar.
Brakes
It has a rear mechanical disc brake, as well as an electronic front brake (EBS) that seems to be a regenerative part of the front motor. There's also a fallback rear friction brake if you step on the rear fender. I wouldn't use the rear fender brake, but it is there as a fallback for kids who expect it (the rear fender brake is standard on kids' scooters).
Fenders
The full front and rear fenders do a great job of keeping dirt and water off of you.
Speed
I never got it above 17 MPH on level pavement, and didn't try to go faster for sanity's sake.
I try to keep it down to 14 MPH in the standard speed mode. As an adult I try not to push it because I know that the potential for injuries increases greatly with speed.
Range
I haven't tried for 15 rated miles yet, but I certainly ran it for a week and one day did a 7 mile ride, and the battery gauge still read 40%.
For my 7 mile ride on flat roads the battery went from 60% to 40%, so 15 miles on the flats doesn't seem unreasonable. Of course your milage will vary.
Turboant rates it 15 miles on the flats at 15 MPH. I suspect it will go much longer at slower speeds.
Coasting without Power
It rides great without power, however its larger pneumatic tires both ride much more comfortably than traditional solid skate or skateboard wheels, and also will have more drag.
In any case, I don't worry about having a dead battery because I'd have no problem scootering around manually, but I'm also in very good physical shape.
Legality
No, I have no idea how legal this is where you live.
Every location has different rules, but since its rated speed is 19.9 MPH and rated power is 350W you're probably OK in most places.
Specifications
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Top Speed
19.9 MPH.
32 kmph.
Front-Wheel Motor
350 watts (1/2 HP)
36 V.
Battery
Li-Ion.
36 V.
6.4 Ah.
230 WH.
Charge: 42V at 2 A.
Tires
8½″ × 2" (50/75-6.1), tubeless rated.
50 PSI (3.4 bar).
Schrader valves.
Drive
Battery
Charger
Size & Weight
User's Guide
Top Introduction Specifications
Charging
Plug the charger in the wall. Its LED should show green.
Charge the battery fully when you first get your scooter before driving it.
Plug the other end of the charger into the socket on the vertical tube, and the charger's LED should turn red while charging. It turns green again when done. Charging can take six hours with a completely dead battery, but try not to run the battery all the way down for longest life. This is the same kind of battery used in Tesla cars, which should also never be run completely dead for the same reasons.
You can open the top center instrument panel and pull the battery up and out if you want to charge it inside while your scooter stays in your garage. I find it easiest to charge the battery in the scooter, and you have the option to remove it if you like.
Tires
The little tires should be at 50 PSI (3.4 bar). There is a standard little Schrader valve on each wheel.
Check this when you get your scooter, and keep them at 50 PSI (3.4 bar) for best performance.
Turboant says don't use a bicycle pump, but I can't see why it wouldn't work great.
I use an ordinary 12V car tire compressor which also works great, and has a pressure gauge built in.
Controls & Instrument Panel
The brake and bell levers are on the left:
Turboant X7 Electric Scooter controls & Displays. bigger.
The center display shows speed, battery charge, and power mode, explained below.
The big digits show speed, whether on electric power or just coasting on foot power.
The five-segment display on the bottom shows battery charge. While the battery supposedly has a modern charge accumulator measurement, the battery display seems to be a simple voltage display that will vary with load.
There are two red icons I've never seen except when they all appear at power-on: a red wrench on the left that shows a fault, and a red thermometer icon on the right that shows overheating.
The big red throttle is on the right, and there are two buttons on it. The top right ≡ button controls the speed modes (explained next), and the lower power button turns everything on and off if held for a couple of seconds.
Power and Speed Mode (≡) Buttons
Hold the power button to turn on or off.
There are three speed modes, set by tapping the upper ≡ button:
Slow: 7 MPH maximum speed. No icon.
Normal: 14 MPH maximum speed, white dot (D) icon on right.
Race: 20 MPH maximum speed, red (D) icon dot on right.
Turn the lights on or off by pressing the ≡ button twice.
Driving
Sanity
Wear a helmet and ideally wear elbow, wrist and knee pads.
Power
Hold the power button a few seconds to turn it on, then scoot away with your foot and as soon as you're going at least 2 MPH you can get on the throttle and you're on your way.
As a practical safety feature it won't pour on the power unless you're rolling at least about 2 MPH.
More at speed modes.
Cruise Control
If you hear a beep after holding the same speed for several seconds, that means the cruise control is active. You now can take your finger off the throttle and the scooter will hold the same speed.
Tap the brake or the throttle again and it cancels automatically.
Steering
Just like a motorcycle or bicycle, countersteering works for quick changes of direction.
Countersteering is gently pressing the handlebar away from you in the direction you want the scooter to lean, then leaning with the scooter to turn immediately. This makes the scooter lean and turn instantly, rather than turning the handlebars in the way you expect to turn and waiting for something to happen.
Most people never learn countersteering, and it can help you avoid obstacles and accidents if you're paying attention.
Braking
Since the front wheel is right at my feet, I don't trust that I can brake very hard without flying over the front. That's OK, since the disk brake is on the back and won't do much for an emergency stop as weight transfers to the front. Likewise, the electronic front-brake system is more for descending long downgrades rather than emergency stops.
I can stop fast on a bicycle, but don't expect to stop fast on this scooter since even if the scooter stopped on a dime, I won't.
Kickstand
It's easy to remember to flip down the kickstand when you park (otherwise the scooter falls over), but you should try to remember to flip it up before you scoot away.
Lights and Reflectors
Tap the Speed Mode Button (≡) twice to turn the lights on or off. I always use these, day or night.
There's a small white reflective sticker by the front wheel, and a small red reflective sticker on the rear.
Here in the USA you ought to have an amber reflector on the front sides, and red on the back.
There are no no front or rear reflectors. Since cars can't tell anything about what you are when they see just one light or reflector from a scooter or bicycle I wouldn't ever ride either at night, but if you must, I'd cover the front with as much amber reflective tape as your style sense allows, and likewise I'd cover the rear fender with red reflective tape.
Recommendations
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Much to my pleasant surprise, this scooter is a very practical form of transportation. It's even more practical than an electric bicycle because it folds for storage.
I can't vouch for long-term service or support. I don't know where I'd take this if I had a problem with it.
Forget your car for local errands and commuting, this little guy can replace it for local travel!
Have fun!!!
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