The Juiced Electric Scooter Could Make Short Trips a Lot More Fun

No license or registration is required, but with speeds up to 30 mph, a helmet might be a good idea.

For those who don't want to ride a bike, but still want a clean, quiet method of getting to local destinations, whether for work or for play, a personal electric vehicle might be a good option. For a quick trip to the store or other errands, having a small vehicle that is easy to park, cheap to operate, and has no (tailpipe) emissions could offset quite a bit of car miles for many homes. And if the current crop of electric scooter launches is any indication, there's a significant demand for these types of transport, which isn't fully 'last mile' transport, necessarily, as most of them are too heavy or too bulky to realistically put into a trunk or bring on transit with you, but rather 'local mile' transport for shorter trips from home or work.

A Funky but Quiet E-Bike

One new entry to the electric scooter scene comes from a startup out of Redlands, California, and its Juiced models look to be a fun and funky, yet effective mode of transportation. Juiced Scooters is offering two versions of its fat tire scooters, both with the same electric drive components (2000W electric hub motor, 60V 12Ah lithium ion battery pack), but with one, the Sport, shaving 20 pounds off the curb weight of the original model (120 pounds).

"I can’t ride anywhere without at least 3 people stopping to ask ‘is that electric?, it’s so silent!’. I got the Juiced Scooter to ride around my neighborhood and drive to my favorite restaurant up the street. Parking’s a breeze since it takes up very little space. I was tired of sitting at 3 or 4 stop lights just to go a couple miles. With the Juiced Scooter, I can take the back roads and get there in half the time. It’s hard to let it sit in the garage because it’s just so fun to ride." -Michael Knox

Options and Pricing

The OG, which can be ridden either sitting or standing, is said to have a top speed of 30 mph, a range of between 20 and 30 miles per charge, and a 4-6 hour charge time. Its 18" x 9.5" fat tires promise a smooth ride on pavement, sand, or grass, and hydraulic shocks on the front will help even out the road. Six inches of road clearance underneath the deck eases turning woes, three riding modes (cruise, city, sport) offer riders a simple way of complying with speed limits (15, 22, 30 mph), and hydraulic disc brakes with electronic EBS deliver the stopping power. Juiced Scooters can handle a 30-degree climb and carry up to 330 pounds total.