I just picked up a used 2006 e-cruiser 220. It has a 60v battery pack, 2000w motor, and rear drum brake. It looks alot like a Zapino so I was wondering if the parts are interchangable. This scooter has two speed settings. The low speed is set by pressing a small red button on the plastic handlebar housing. Once up to 15mph the high speed setting is made by pressing a different red button on the throttle area similar to the horn button. The speeds are changed via what looks like a car trunk popper located on the swingarm. This actuator is not always able to switch between the "gears" so I was wondering if there was a more powerful unit that could move the speed switching lever.
I can only get this up to 35mph on the speedometer so I was wondering if a zapino 3000w moter would be a direct replacement along with a rear disc brake and a single speed "transmission".
I am in SF Bay area and can take it to Zap World Headquarters, voltagevehicles.com, or GreenEmotor in Santa Clara but I am looking for the cheapest route to get to 40-50mph on batteries. Could I overvolt this safely to 72volts?
GreenEmotor e-cruiser 220 same as Zapino/XM-3000?
Wed, 07/23/2008 - 11:51
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GreenEmotor e-cruiser 220 same as Zapino/XM-3000?
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What you have is made by GreenEMotor in Santa Clara
Is it gold colored and do you ride it on Central Expwy?
It's known that the EVT4000/168 can be overvolted to 72v but it's really up to the build quality of the motor as to whether this is possible with a specific motor. You'd have to replace a lot of the electronics if you did overvolt because it's probably more voltage than the controller is specified.
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It is gold but I don't ride it in San Jose. I am the third owner and the guy I bought it from is in Menlo Park.
So, is this the same as an evt4000/168? The body looks so much like a Zapino but the motor is only 2000w.
Okay.. I occasionally see someone riding down Central on a gold GreenEMotor scooter.. but hey that's real close to the GreenEMotor office so maybe it's one of them.
Anyway, no this scooter is definitely not the same as the EVT-nnnn bikes. In fact at one of the Stanford EV Rally's where GreenEMotor was showing their wares, I had brought my EVT 4000 and let one of the GreenEMotor people ride the 4000 so he could see what it's like.
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Not the same as the Zapino.
Zapino has a 3000W.....more powerful - and better components (wiring harness, controller, etc.)
Zapino also has over 100 dealers nation wide.