Confused Between Electric Bike & Electric Scooter?

[Mandy Rudd]

Hey folks, I am planning to buy a mobility transport. The budget is around $800 to $1000 max. Confused between e-bike and e-scooter. I mainly needed it for commuting to the office, which is 3 miles from my home. Can anyone help me to explain which one I should go for and their benefits? Thanks in advance.

 

[Jim1348]

You may want to take a test ride on both at local dealers. Another factor in my experience would be what the 3 miles commute is like from your home to your office. Is it both e-bike friendly and e-scooter friendly? Are there paved bike paths nearby that permit e-bikes, but not e-scooters? How big of a factor is weather in your area? When the weather is bad, having something that goes faster might be preferable. Would one be safer than the other in your area?

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Hey folks, I am planning to buy a mobility transport. The budget is around $800 to $1000 max. Confused between e-bike and e-scooter. I mainly needed it for commuting to the office, which is 3 miles from my home. Can anyone help me to explain which one I should go for and their benefits? Thanks in advance.

What kind of scooter do you have in mind?

 

[Slaphappygamer]

If you have hills, I highly recommend a dual motor scooter. If you have crap roads, then you will want dual suspension, but that will increase the cost. Solid tires will be ok if the entire commute is newly paved path. Even those little lines in the sidewalk can be felt with solid tires.
To be honest, 3 miles commute while standing will get tiring.

If you choose a bike, then most 750w bikes would work. With a bike, it is very important to choose a bike that fits your body type.

Now is a good time to by with all the sales. Are you a handy person? You can save money going with a direct 2 consumer ebike. Ride1up has good bikes at a good price. Just know that with a direct 2 consumer ebike, you will eventually need repair or maintenance. Not many bike shops will work on a bike they don’t sell.

 

[teskow]

Three miles one way isn't very much so the scooter may be handier and quicker to just jump on and go. Depending on where you can keep it at work the scooter may be easier to store.
I have been to China and the streets are crowded with millions of electric scooters. Yes I Googled it and there are millions of them. It is probably because they don't take up as much space at home and work.