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Anybody own an electric Two-Wheeler ? What has your experience been ? Pros and Cons ?

alistairSH 9mo ago
We have an e-assist bicycle, so not quite the same as an e-scooter (moto-style, not kick). But, it's great. It doesn't have a throttle, so no pedal-free mode, but with assist on full setting, it'll go 18mph with very little effort. Great for the 8 mile ride to my wife's office (minimal sweat, she does shower there) and she can turn down the assist on the way home for a cardio workout. Here in the US, most of the e-scooters (moto-style) are range-limited (battery size/tech) and overpriced (north of $5K) for what you get. Not when a 150cc scooter is <$5000 and will go >100 miles on a ~1 gallon tank.
2Gkashmiri 9mo ago
Yep. Bought first one in 2019. Hero electric. Unon-registration one. Brilliant. In 2023 bought one cheap lead acid battery one for ₹40k. Best cheap decision ever. Takes me around the city. Replaced batteries last month for ₹13k. I went with cheap ones because they are Low tech. Its simpler to service. Simpler to fix and diy. My daily run is around 10km so i don't care for anything mileage. In cities, its perfect, even the heavy duty tech loaded ones.
- throwawaygod 9mo ago
  model name?
  - 2Gkashmiri 9mo ago
    No idea. Current one is named raymotoss R1
    - throwawaygod 9mo ago
      How is it holding up?
      - 2Gkashmiri 9mo ago
        uh... its fine. after 2 years i had to replace battery like i said and parts like the occasional burnt connector, cables, body is somewhat fragile but when my daily running cost is 0, these are small things. i could use my car for my office runs but then it would cost me like inr 6-8k monthly in fuel+parking which is more than 0 what i currently pay so its fine. its not a perfect machine, for inr 40k, i don't think it can be better. if i increase my budget to say 60-70, then there are more choices but this one is a good bet for now. take ola for example. it is fine until it breaks. then its game over as their service is shit, same for others. when a machine is more expensive, it is more complicated to repair and more expensive also. the simpler the machine, like mine, it has just body + lead acid battery + controller. nothing more. its easier to repair
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tillcarlos 9mo ago
I own a vinfast theon S and a daybike quantum s1. Living in Vietnam. prices were 2.6k usd and 1.9 for the quantum. Ranges are 100km and 250km I will probably never buy a gas bike again. Ranges are not a problem in the city. They are quiet and fast. And I pay almost nothing to charge them. If I complain about air quality I at least feel like I need to put money into companies that are actively working on solutions. Especially for small bikes it’s a no-brainer to go electric.
- axus 9mo ago
  The US has a problem with theft, how is it solved in Vietnam?
- saxenaabhi 9mo ago
  Isn't 1.9k a bit high? Or is it a mid/high range bike? I heard in china you can get a escooter for 750$ on road, so I would have thought it would similar in vietnam?

We have an e-assist bicycle, so not quite the same as an e-scooter (moto-style, not kick). But, it's great. It doesn't have a throttle, so no pedal-free mode, but with assist on full setting, it'll go 18mph with very little effort. Great for the 8 mile ride to my wife's office (minimal sweat, she does shower there) and she can turn down the assist on the way home for a cardio workout. Here in the US, most of the e-scooters (moto-style) are range-limited (battery size/tech) and overpriced (north of $5K) for what you get. Not when a 150cc scooter is <$5000 and will go >100 miles on a ~1 gallon tank.

2Gkashmiri 9mo ago

Yep. Bought first one in 2019. Hero electric. Unon-registration one. Brilliant. In 2023 bought one cheap lead acid battery one for ₹40k. Best cheap decision ever. Takes me around the city. Replaced batteries last month for ₹13k. I went with cheap ones because they are Low tech. Its simpler to service. Simpler to fix and diy. My daily run is around 10km so i don't care for anything mileage. In cities, its perfect, even the heavy duty tech loaded ones.

throwawaygod 9mo ago
model name?
- 2Gkashmiri 9mo ago
  No idea. Current one is named raymotoss R1
  - throwawaygod 9mo ago
    How is it holding up?
    - 2Gkashmiri 9mo ago
      uh... its fine. after 2 years i had to replace battery like i said and parts like the occasional burnt connector, cables, body is somewhat fragile but when my daily running cost is 0, these are small things. i could use my car for my office runs but then it would cost me like inr 6-8k monthly in fuel+parking which is more than 0 what i currently pay so its fine. its not a perfect machine, for inr 40k, i don't think it can be better. if i increase my budget to say 60-70, then there are more choices but this one is a good bet for now. take ola for example. it is fine until it breaks. then its game over as their service is shit, same for others. when a machine is more expensive, it is more complicated to repair and more expensive also. the simpler the machine, like mine, it has just body + lead acid battery + controller. nothing more. its easier to repair
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tillcarlos 9mo ago

I own a vinfast theon S and a daybike quantum s1. Living in Vietnam. prices were 2.6k usd and 1.9 for the quantum. Ranges are 100km and 250km I will probably never buy a gas bike again. Ranges are not a problem in the city. They are quiet and fast. And I pay almost nothing to charge them. If I complain about air quality I at least feel like I need to put money into companies that are actively working on solutions. Especially for small bikes it’s a no-brainer to go electric.

axus 9mo ago
The US has a problem with theft, how is it solved in Vietnam?
saxenaabhi 9mo ago
Isn't 1.9k a bit high? Or is it a mid/high range bike? I heard in china you can get a escooter for 750$ on road, so I would have thought it would similar in vietnam?