As melhores scooters elétricas em 2021

7. Razor E100

Best electric scooter for kids

The Razor E100 is the best electric scooter for parents who want to get a scooter for their kids to safely ride around town. It comes in a variety of colors and features twist-grip acceleration controls, as well as a hand-operated front brake. The E100 tops out at 10 mph but offers enough torque for heading uphill or over steep bumps. And with 40 minutes of drive time, that’s plenty to get to school and back with a pit stop in between.

The Razor E100 is available in a variety of colors and styles, so you should be able to find a model that best fits your child’s personality. Just remember to get them a helmet. One caveat of the E100 is that it uses a chain-drive motor, which can be noisier than hub motors, and could require some maintenance over time. Also, the E100 lacks a bell or reflectors of any kind, so you’ll want to purchase some at a bike shop to help make your child more visible on the road.

Read our full Razor E100 electric scooter review.

If you’d rather sit while riding, the Razor EcoSmart Metro HD is your best option. This scooter features a seat and a large bamboo deck for resting your feet while riding, as well as a rack on the back of the vehicle for carting around things like groceries.

It’s not going to break any speed records, but the Metro HD scooted us around fast enough, and thanks to its plush seat and large tires, was a very comfortable ride—perfect for a quick trip into town to pick up some groceries. I’s a good option for casual commuters and first-time scooter riders.

Read our full Razor EcoSmart Metro HD review.

We loved riding the Levy electric scooter; its 8.5-inch air-filled tires handled sidewalks and potholes with ease, and its powerful 350-Watt motor got us up the steepest of hills. The Levy also has a good range, but if you have to go longer distances, you can swap out its battery—a feature almost all other electric scooters lack.

The Levy electric scooter also has a bright display that was easy to read in daylight, and a handy cruise control feature, so you don’t have to hold down the accelerator when traveling long distances. We also liked that its taillight flashes when you hit the brakes — an important safety feature. And, at $500, the Levy is one of the best electric scooters at this price.

Levy has a newer model, the Levy Plus ($699), which has a larger 10.4aH (374wH) battery and 10-inch tires, in case you’re looking for something with a longer range.

Read our full Levy electric scooter review.

In many ways, the Slidgo X8 is a lot like the Levy electric scooter; it has a removable battery, a similar design, and an equivalent price. However, where the Levy’s battery is fully encased in the downtube, the Slidgo’s sits on the outside. It’s a less sleek look, but makes it easier to remove.

The Slidgo X8 also has rubber, rather than inflatable tires, which makes them more durable, but also results in a rougher ride over potholes. As with the Levy, we enjoyed riding the Slidgo X8 around town; it made it a lot easier to get places that were previously just a bit too far to walk.

Read our full Slidgo X8 review.

If you are set on splurging for an electric scooter, the Nanrobot D4+ is one of the better deals in the $1,200 and up price range. But this shouldn’t be your first pick if you’re a novice scooter rider.

Since this scooter can reach speeds of up to 40 mph, the D4+ features both front and rear suspension, along with two shock absorbers on the rear and four on the front. This all helps contribute to a smoother ride than most models and will be comfortable to ride even on pothole-ridden roads.

What’s more: the D4+ features two 1000-watt electric hub motors — one in each wheel — which provide enough torque and power to reach its top speed. And since this is likely to be your primary ride around town, the Nanrobot D4+ is equipped with a bright headlight for seeing ahead even on poorly lit streets.

The D4+ has an LCD readout at the handle, so you know how fast you’re going, how much time you have left before you need a charge, and which gear is propelling you forward. The D4+ can take you far, too, with up to 45 miles of travel with the included 52-volt battery pack. That’s more than twice most other scooters.

For stylish kids who prefer to sit while trekking across town, Razor’s Pocket Mod miniature electric scooter is a real treat. The high-performance Pocket Mod features twist-grip throttle for a motorcycle-like feel and 12-inch pneumatic tires with a rear-suspension system, so it’s as comfortable to ride as it is cute to look at. It comes in a variety of colors, and there’s a cubby underneath the seat for storing books and other things.

The Pocket Mod can manage a cool 15 mph for a sustained 40 minutes of riding time. Some Amazon customers complained of flat tires and the scooter’s snail’s-pace crawl up hills, but for the most part, this is a popular product for kids who want a bit of independence when riding around the block.

How to choose the best electric scooter for you

For the most part, you can tell which class of scooter you’re looking at based on the price.

• $100 to $300: These scooters tend to be of the budget variety and come with smaller motors, low-capacity batteries and simple braking mechanisms, though they don’t require maintenance and are great for getting the feel of the electric scooter.
• $300 to $600: These scooters can be considered as either midrange or entry-level commuters, and they tend to include bigger wheels, slightly longer ranges, fast-charging batteries and the ability to scale hills.
• $600 and up: These scooters are in the premium range. You can expect a longer, more comfortable ride, along with larger tires, faster speeds, disc brakes and tighter suspension.

How we test electric scooters

There are dozens of varieties of electric scooters on the market, but only a few are worth bringing home to ride.

For entry-level and commuter scooters, we primarily considered things like portability — how easy it is to fold up to bring on the bus or other types of public transportation, or how light it is to cart up a long stretch of stairs — along with range and top speed.

Commuter scooters don’t need to be the fastest things around, but it helps if they can manage at least 15 mph for a sustained time so that you’re not holding up anyone in the bike lane. We also looked at braking mechanisms, including hydraulic disc brakes, which are the best for stopping quickly and safely at top speeds, and mechanical disc brakes, which are considered the second best for their reliability. Extra features like headlights, reflectors and available speedometer also factored into our commuter picks.

For the performance-based, higher-end rides, we considered range, speed and braking mechanisms, but we also looked at suspension. If you’re paying upward of $1,000 for an electric scooter, it should be comfortable to ride and able to scale curbs, hills and bumpy roads. We also verified our picks by cross-referencing reviews between Amazon, manufacturer’s sites, and in some cases, Walmart.

For our picks for kids, electric scooters in this category don’t offer the same bells and whistles as commuter models. For instance, many of the child and preteen picks don’t fold up for portability, so we considered overall weight and size for kids with longer rides to school. We also stuck with scooters that topped out at 15 mph for utmost safety. And like our commuter and high-performance picks, we pored over reviews from parents where accessible.

Lastly, we called in some of the top performers and took them for a ride, noting how they handled both on pothole-filled city streets and hilly, leafy suburbs. We also considered such things as the brightness of their lights, ability to climb hills, controls, portability, and price.