The Ego Street Scooter is sold in the UK by Firebox and Northwest Scooters.  A somewhat lower powered model is also available from UK Eco Scooters.  They are manufactured in China, where electric scooters are hugely popular, by a company called Ningbo Saiting.

These vehicles are advertised as capable of speeds up to 30 miles per hour.  However many owners have tested their scooter using GPS technology and found that the EGO speedometer reads a little on the optimistic side.  The results have shown speedos that read between 7 and 20 percent over true speed.  This gives a more realistic top speed of about 25 to 27 mph.  While this can be fine when riding in slow moving city centre traffic it can be a danger while riding in free flowing traffic even in 30 mph zones.

Over the last three months we have been investigating and experimenting to find solutions to these problems.

There are several problems to be overcome before the Scoota can be run at a higher voltage to give more speed; these include the battery lights reading incorrectly and the DC converter (the part that runs the 12 volt lighting circuit) not working,  These problems have now been solved.  The DC converter solution alone will save you £40 compared to the price of the cheapest replacement unit we can find.  

Our upgrade guide is now available.  See our home page for details.