EGO Street - Newbie

[Diesel Dave]

Just a brief introduction as I'm a new member here.

I have managed to land myself an EGO Street scooter with a LiPo battery upgrade. This will be my first foray into the world of electric scooters so no doubt will be asking a few questions over the coming months.

Its not my first 2 wheeler however as I have 2 diesel powered motorcycles as well as a number of Honda Cubs and the odd maxi scooter thrown in. 4 wheel wise I have a 1964 AK350 (2cv van) and a wheelchair adapted Vauxhall Combo that's used for carting small motorcycles around in.

I won't be changing much for a while (apart from tyres and giving the running gear a going over), I'll simply be putting on the miles and learning a bit more about batteries/chargers/BMS's/Controllers etc etc.

One challenge I may set myself at some point would be to ride the scoot from my home in Essex (UK) to my mothers place in Macclesfield - of course this means finding charge points at suitable distances.......

Thanks and regards
Dave

 

[Diesel Dave]

Well getting insurance in the UK isn't an easy task these days, despite having 7 other motorcycles and 2 vans and never having an accident or theft.....

Cheapest I could find (as the current bike insurer won't add an electric scooter) was 160 quid for me and the missus.

at 10p per charge that's 1,600 recharges worth.

Somehow I don't think the powers that be want the masses taking to the roads on these new fangled devices - the loss of revenue would be staggering...

 

[Diesel Dave]

After a round trip of some 440 miles the scooters back home with me.

Thankfully I managed to combine the trip up with delivering a motorcycle purchased by a fellow C90 club member so that pretty much paid for the fuel (phew)



So Mileage at start:



And after a wee trip to the shops:



Now I have no idea what kind of LiPo batteries are fitted but there is a voltmeter ender the seat but couldn't hazard a guess at what would be good / bad or indifferent and I can't imagine the voltmeter in the speedo being all that helpful as it's designed for lead acid batteries. I suppose the best thing to do would be to open up the underseat bucket and see what kind of cells they are.

Mind you if I'm going to build the 72v battery pack this spring then it's all a bit moot.

Onwards and upwards.

 

[Diesel Dave]

A quick update:

As the lighting equipment on the scooter relies upon the age old method of heating a tungsten wire and upgrade was clearly needed, at least the LED bulbs used on the warning lights can now be seen in daylight.

Headlamp needed a bit of epoxy and an old milk bottle top:



Nice and bright though, but it's a good job mopeds are not required to have a dipping headlight:



The upgrade parts have started arriving, I have charger, 12v converter and motor controller and the first battery pack is underway: