New electric scooter

`Welcome, nice Scoot.

EMS 2000 CRUISER $2395.00
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
MOTOR- 2000 Watt sealed brushless electric motor
EXCELERATE- 0 to 30mph in 4.2 sec.
DRY WAIGHT- 265lbs
MAXIMUN PAYLOAD- 330LB
FRONT BRAKE- oil pressure vented disk
REAR BRAKE- drum
SUSPENSION- oil pressure shocks, coil springs
MAX SPEED- road tested at 48mph but regulated at 30mph
DISTANCE RANGE- (50 miles at 30mph)--( 66 miles at 15mph)
MAX START UP SLOPE- 20%
CHARGING TIME- prox. 4hrs
VOLTAGE INDICATION- exact battery indication
BATTERY- 5- 8X12V/20ah silicon battery. Battery can be recharged
min. 400 times w/1 year warranty or 8,000 miles.
COLORS- silver, black, red, blue, yellow, pink, gold...
POWER NEEDED- regular 110
HEAD LIGHTS- high and low beam
WARRANTY- 1 year on all parts except for normal wear and tear
items ( tires,bulbs, etc.) and batteries. The battery warrenty is limited to
6000 miles or 1 year.

The MAXXSTAR electric scooters only use the silicon battery technology. Low cost replacement batteries.

We don't use the old style lead acid batteries that create havoc in the environment with its pollutants during production
and pollution in disposal. These 12 volt batteries can be stored for 18 months unused and only lose 1 volt ! No memory loss!
No more worrying about losing battery memory and battery damage. We use 5 (8x12v/20A silicon batteries)

Probably no worst than the others similar E Scooters, made in China, basically there all the same, just with different names on them.

MAX SPEED- road tested at 48mph but regulated at 30mph

I believe you have to do something inside the controller to get the extra speed, then you'll probably need to register it with the DMV.

I recognize the picture of the Factory from another E Scooter sold here in the USA.

• HUA SHA

Huari Group is a company with the business scope ranging from motorcycle, ATV, scooter and dirt bike, electric bikes, Engine, Motor-plastic–part, Motor-frame, big molding-designing, automobile and parts, and the sale of relative products with complete after –sale service.
As the export and producing basis, Jiangmen Huasha Motorcycle Co., LTD. Mainly produces both quality motorcycles ATV, dirt bike, scooter and engines from 50cc to 300cc.

Furthermore, supported by ZheJiang Huangyan parts Co., LTD, Guangdong Xinhui Motorcycle parts Co, Ltd, and Chongqin Motorcycle parts Co, Ltd, the group can supply high quality parts to other Motorcycle companies all over China and world.

The production of so called “Green and Environment-protecting ” electric bikes from Zhejiang Nisong Electric Bike Company makes it be the base of “Electric Bike”. Moreover, based on Huangyan Automobile and Motorcycle science & Technology Company, the group has become the national Studying & Developing center.

Equipped with quantified people and quality equipment the group has the ability of production capacity of 200,000 motorcycles, 100,00 engines and 100,000 motor-parts. The products have been sold in many countries and regions over the world and enjoy their popularity .Our main market is Europe, North& South America and Africa. Our products have passed the EEC homologation and qualify to enter the Europe. We are also an AAA company in China and get the “CCC” certificate and ISO9000 certificate.

In the coming new year, the group leader will follow the principal of “pursuing perfection, continuous improvements, good quality, customers' satisfaction ” keeping forever group spirit .We are sure that our products would be better and more popular and we could do a good job through our efforts in the near future.

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Gman

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`I thought I recognized the name Erato
Company China Erato Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Co.Ltd
Address Fengjing Industrial Park ,Jinshan District,Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai 361009 China
Phone 86 - 021 - 67356520
Fax 86 - 021 - 67356522
Homepage www.erato.cn
Contact Mountain chen / manager

I have about 53 copies of emails from someone that had a lot of problems with Mountain Chen, but they had nothing to do with quality.

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Gman

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Well, we know the claim about the silicone batteries is nonsense. They are just lead acid batteries, and except for possibly better cold weather performance, preform no better than lead acid.

So, now we have a 60-volt scooter that still limited to just 30 mph. How easily is would be to de-limit it is impossible to tell without knowing anything about the controller. You will have to contact the manufacturer.

Will someone please tell these manufacturers that we don't want toys, we want real practical electric, two wheeled transportation that can be used in traffic.

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Mainly delivery problems. She was trying to become a Reseller and ordered a container of various models and paid for them ahead of time. She quickly changed her order, and he said it was too late to change it and she didn't get all her money back. Last I heard she was out of several thousand dollars. He was holding $2000 because she reported him or something to EC21.com and he said he lost sales.
She was going to do a Blog on this site about her experience and never got around to it.
On the speed thing, the Dealer can probably tell you how to do it, but might not do it for you. In order to sell them in the USA the speed must not exceed 30 mph, over that it probably needs to be registered with the State. If a sharp Law Enforcement official clocks you going over 30 mph and no plates there might be a problem.
See if the Dealer or Mountian Chen can provide you with a schematic of the controller, even a picture and some numbers might help. There are people here, not including me, that know how to do all kind of mods.
You also might want to wait until your one year warranty is up before trying anything.
Please keep us advise.

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Gman

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"In order to sell them in the USA the speed must not exceed 30 mph."

This isn't true. I think they are under the (in my opinion mistaken) impression that the lower speed makes them more marketable.

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Thanks for the clarification, I should have stated it another way.
Am I correct, If it goes over 30 mph it has to be classified different in the USA, even lower in Canada I believe.

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This is true in most states. In most states the Law says that if it goes faster than 30 MPH it is a motorcycle not a moped and must pass all the DOT standards which would make these scooters cost over $10,000.oo. I think the only thing they are guilty of is avoiding problems with the law in a effort to keep cost down.

On that note; I still wish they would let slip how to modify them so we (the consumer) could remove the 30 MPH limit. There are several laws which apply to manufactures that do not apply to the consumer. Consumers are know to modify items to make them better than the manufacturing laws allow. A simple example, pardon the use, is a car. Cars are modified all the time by consumers in ways that would make them illegal if sold by the manufacture or dealer with the modifications on the car. I myself bought a car at one time that had a siren under the hood. The auto dealer had to disconnect it but the sales guy showed me how to reconnect it after I bought the car. I never did because I would be too tempted to use it, which would also be illegal and I didn't need that kind of trouble, I get in enough trouble without any help. :)

Chas S.
My Bicycle Pages

My e-max and presumably these other scooters DO pass all DOT standards for motorcycles - which post-2005 are identical to motor driven cycles. If they didn't, they wouldn't be allowed on the streets at all at any speed. They have exactly the same equipment and pass the same standards as the gas versions of these Chinese scooters which go 50 mph.

I researched this issue 2 years ago when the same topic came up. There seems to be a persistent misunderstanding regarding the status of these scooters.

This issue arises due to certain state's laws, particularly California which, if speed restricted to less than 30 mph, it is called a "moped" and doesn't have to be registered as a motorcycle. The manufacturers probably assume that that motorcycle registration and licensing, is too big a dis-incentive for prospective buyers - something I think is a bag mistake.

I researched the Federal regulations, (disclosure - I'm a federal regulator myself - in MSHA) and _nowhere_ in title 49 (the FMVSS) is there any mention of a maximum speed for different types of cycles. There are Motor-driven cycles and there are motorcycles, the difference being a motor-driven cycle is 5 hp or less. Period.

Prior to 2005, there was an interpretation of the brake performance standard, that exempted motor driven cycles from brake performance testing and certification. But a subsequent policy statement ended this interpretation. So, regulation wise, motor-driven cycles, which includes what many states call "mopeds", and motorcycles are identical as far as equipment and brake performance requirements.

But, in the EU (and Canada?) "scooter" is apparently is a distinct classification and "scooters" must be speed-limited to 45kph. (28 mph).

PJD,

prior to January 2006 you could operate a moped with a standard driver's license in CA. After Jan. 2006 a motorcycle license is required to operate a moped. I would speculate that in other states you can still operate a moped with a standard DL. From a marketing perspective, I can see why manufacturers would want to sell their scooters as mopeds, you have a much larger potential market.

From a user standpoint, it would be great if manufacturers used an easily-reversible speed limiting scheme so that the vehicle would register as a moped, and then you could boost the speed, or not, as you prefer. The removable jumper on the E-max is a good example. It's like the speed boost kits for 49cc gas mopeds -- it's not all that hard, but only a few people who really want the extra speed will do it. Preserves large potential market and avoids liability issues (i.e. manufacturer not responsible for damage/injuries caused by aftermarket modifications).

-Crusher300
Silver EVT 4000e (60 volt) San Mateo, CA

Does the motorcycle license for CA required a driving test with the scooter or is it only a written test?

"In order to sell them in the USA the speed must not exceed 30 mph."

This isn't true. I think they are under the (in my opinion mistaken) impression that the lower speed makes them more marketable.

Well keeping them 30 miles/hr and less keeps them classified as a moped (in CA and most other states). Being a moped lessens the legal hurdles to owning one of these scooters. If they went above 30 the hurdles are higher, e.g. having to have a real motorcycle license.

- David Herron, http://davidherron.com/

RedRum,

a driving test is required for CA motorcycle license. You can, however, get a DL 389 waiver certificate in lieu of the driving test by successfully completing "...a motorcyclist rider training program approved by the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol pursuant to §2932 of the Vehicle Code" such as the RiderCourse offered by the MSP organization. Then you only have to complete the written test and present the DL 389 to get your motorcycle license.

-Crusher300
Silver EVT 4000e (60 volt) San Mateo, CA

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My statement "In order to sell them in the USA the speed must not exceed 30 mph." was not the best choice of words to use. I was referring to Marketing.

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Gman

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Hi Badshirts,

Your best bet would be to contact erato or the dealer. It might be fairly straightforward. If you get nowhere then by all means start a new thread with some pictures of the outside/inside of the controller. Sometimes its easy, sometimes not. Any changes/disassembly will probably invalidate the warranty - so worth checking with the dealer first.

As an aside, I think thats the prettyest looking chinese scooter I've ever seen! looks more more italian than chinese.

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I agree with NickF23.
I also remember something else about Mountain Chen, he was hired by Zap as there Quality Control Manager in China.
So there may be some similarities with the new Zappino.

You can also contact Red Moon the person that had dealings with Mountain Chen, a man where she resides purchased part of her order, and is still selling them. He may know something about the Controller.
I set up a account for her here to do a Blog but never heard from her, and noticed she is showing a site http://www.mediosecologicos.com.
Remember you will probably void your warranty if you tamper with it and they are aware of it.

Peace Out,
Gman

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It might be the Erato-06

Motor: 2000W Brushless Hub motor
Max torque : up to 90Nm at 52A current
Rate current at 25km/h speed: only 10A
Max speed: 55km/h and can be adjusted to be 45km/H to fit EEC standard
Climbing ability: 20%
Range: with 30km/H rate speed, The max range could be 90kms
Brake: Rear and front disc brake
Loading capacity: 128kgs/280lbs
battery: 38AH/48V
N.W.:85kgs (not include the battery)

Are the Batteries similar to theses?

Any idea how much it cost?
Thanks, keep us advised.

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Gman

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They all come in just three different identical styles. The scooter in the preceding photos is identical to the e-max.

I would not take anyone's word that they have li-ion batteries without removing the seat and looking inside.

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Just for some clarification.
It is not

1. It tops out about 30mph, would it be difficult to modify the controller/motor to go faster? It has a 2000 watt brushless hub motor made by ERATO. I believe it is running at 60 volts.

It's a 1500 watt with 48 volts?
Did the Dealer misrepresent what was sold or what happen?

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Gman

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Ok, so we really need to star a new post, How to modify 60 Volt 2000 watt sealed brushless electric motor controller or some thing like that.
I believe the key word is brushless, that will probably be the biggest problem until we learn more about the controller. Are there any names or numbers on it?

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Gman

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good memory.

The costa rica Lady complain to EC21.com about my delay of delivery and EC21.com close my website on their host where I spend 3000dollars. So I deduct 2000dollars of her payment to be compensation!

See attached new motor of this style