Best place for a bargain electric scooter

Looking to get a Chinese (Xiaomi or similar) adult assisted (needs push start) electric scooter. Budget €300-400. Anybody know a seller like Gearbest with a stock of something decent in a European warehouse that won't be liable for customs?

DieselPowered

Try these:

https://www.geekbuying.com/item/Original-Xiaomi-M365-Folding-Electric-Scooter---Black-388334.html?pmrm=ems-bestselling-emsbs

https://www.geekbuying.com/item/KUGOO-S1-Folding-Electric-Scooter-350W-Motor-8-5-Inch-Tire-Black-411071.html

ongarite

Amazon Spain sell it, not as a third party which should give you good warranty support.
https://www.amazon.es/Xiaomi-Scooter-Eléctrico-Alcance-Blanco/dp/B077QHRLPB
Should be around 370 delivered.

zell12

Lidl

Garibaldi?

Are they in lidl

sgarvan

For €50 over your top budget line you could purchase the Xiaomi M365 Scooter from Three. https://www.three.ie/brand/xiaomi/


I am sure it is available cheaper online and possbily within Europe. Example being but don't know if they post to Ireland: https://www.e-new-tech.fr/nos-trottinettes-electriques/303-trottinette-electrique-city-spirit-365-gris-7061282701156.html

zell12

Garibaldi? wrote: »

Are they in lidl

They were supposed to be on 25/03 for €200 https://goosed.ie/lidl-e-scooter/

MorganIRL

DieselPowered wrote: »

Try these:

https://www.geekbuying.com/item/Original-Xiaomi-M365-Folding-Electric-Scooter---Black-388334.html?pmrm=ems-bestselling-emsbs

https://www.geekbuying.com/item/KUGOO-S1-Folding-Electric-Scooter-350W-Motor-8-5-Inch-Tire-Black-411071.html

Bought the Kugoo from geekbuying, from Poland Depot 3 weeks ago. It's an excellent piece of kit, the folding mechanism is a weak point as it's near impossible to close it without the use of a hammer (search YouTube). Received it within 5 days and it was a ready to go once out of the box.

rubadub

there is discussion here.
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057872702

I would be holding off getting one at the moment if you plan on using this in public.

ewj1978 wrote: »

posted in another thread. Garda is quite clear in his explaination of the law.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G12b3kgDwRA

blastman

That the garda is quoting legislation from 1961 highlights alone how ridiculous this is.....

rubadub

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/e-scooter-business-says-sales-down-over-50-due-to-confusion-over-legality-1.3875124

When asked about the legality of e-scooters that require a degree of physical propulsion before a motor can start, a spokesman for the Department of Transport compared e-scooters to a certain category of e-bicycles.

The spokesman said some e-bikes “require continuous effort on the part of the cyclist [and] are considered to be pedal cycles” because “the engine is not the means of propulsion, but an aid to the user”.

Other e-bicycles “that can be exclusively propelled by the motor are classified in EU law as low-performance mopeds” and are subject to Road Traffic legislation, with the user obliged to have tax, insurance and an appropriate driving licence where the vehicle is to be used in a public place.

He said e-scooters, similar to pedal-assisted cycles, “do not require continuous effort on the part of the user, and are therefore considered to be mechanically propelled vehicles”.