Light and mobile: 7 popular e-scooters under 15 kilos

The electric scooters adorn the image of almost every German city. Designed for short journeys, they significantly reduce travel time. E-scooters are therefore particularly popular among commuters and have long been an alternative to bicycles. They have a decisive advantage over the bike: they are foldable and compact – so you can easily take them with you on the bus and train and carry them to the office to charge. Don’t want to sweat too much? Look for a particularly light model. COMPUTER BILD shows you seven popular street-legal e-scooters weighing less than 15 kilograms.

The ePF-1 Stealth from the German manufacturer ePowerFun is included 14.6kg Although the heaviest of the e-scooters listed here, it has a lot to show for it. With a top speed of 22 kilometers per hour, the e-scooter makes full use of the legal framework and offers a range of up to 33 kilometers. ePowerFun relies on a sprung rear axle for the smoothest possible ride. Although the ePF-1 Stealth is one of the featherweights, it is resilient: according to the manufacturer, a load of up to 120 kg is not a problem. Also positive: All parts of the German e-scooter are available as spare parts. Once the 350-watt front-wheel drive has gotten the 8.5-inch tires rolling, an electric front brake and a disc brake on the rear wheel bring them to a standstill with a lever pull.

Also the 14.2kg lightweight Xiaomi Mi Scooter Pro 2 is impressive. A 600 watt motor should allow the scooter to climb gradients of 20 percent in no time at all. With a range of up to 45 kilometers that the Chinese e-scooter offers with one battery charge, you can choose between three speed levels. So you glide over the streets at up to 5, 15 or 20 kilometers per hour. A disc brake on the rear wheel and an E-ABS brake system on the front wheel, which increases the range through energy recovery, ensure a safe ride. The Xiaomi Mi Scooter Pro 2 allows a load of up to 100 kg. With the “START22” voucher you can currently get the Xiaomi Mi Scooter Pro 2 on Ebay for 499.99 instead of 549.99 euros (as of January 18, 2021).

The Urban XC1 brings 14kg on the scales and you can travel up to 25 kilometers with a continuous output of 300 watts. In order to retain full control at a top speed of 20 kilometers per hour, you can brake the e-scooter with 8.5-inch tires in a targeted manner thanks to the electric front brake and rear disc brake. On the way, two speed levels make it easier for you to control your speed. Like the Xiaomi Mi Scooter Pro 2, the XC1 is not one of the weight lifters either: the urban flyweight goes to its knees from a load of 100 kg.

Like the ePowerFun ePF-1 Stealth, the Kalle City 2.1 e-scooter from Trittbrett is made in Germany. He goes with a total weight of 14kg into the race. Equipped with a 350-watt motor from Bosch, Kalle chauffeurs passengers weighing up to 120 kg and accelerates them to a maximum of 22 kilometers per hour. Thanks to a 7.8 ampere-hour battery, it only runs out of breath after 25 kilometers. The Kalle City 2.1 also has a combined braking system consisting of a disc brake on the rear wheel and an electric front brake.

The Streetbooster One is a bit lighter with a net weight of 13.5kg out. A 650-watt wheel hub motor accelerates it to up to 20 kilometers per hour. Although the specified range of 26 kilometers is less than that of the Xiaomi Mi Scooter Pro 2, for example, the Streetbooster One scores with a guaranteed seven-year supply of spare parts. It also has the edge when it comes to load capacity: up to 106 kg are possible here. Nevertheless, the Streetboost scooter is more suitable for the last mile in flat regions. According to the manufacturer, it can only cope with gradients of up to 10 percent. When it comes to braking, Streetbooster also uses a combination of a disc brake on the rear wheel and an electric front wheel brake with integrated energy recovery technology. If you redeem the “POWEREBAY8” voucher when making a purchase on Ebay, the price of the Streetbooster One drops from 699 to 649 euros (as of January 18, 2021).

“Wait a minute, Doc. Are you telling me this box runs on nuclear power?” Not quite, Marty: the heart of the Doc.Green ESA 1919 is a 350-watt electric drive. It’s not quite as fast as Doc Brown’s DeLorean from “Back to the Future”, but it’s still sufficient for a speed of 20 kilometers per hour. The e-scooter still saves a noticeable amount of time over a maximum distance of 22 kilometers. His 13kg the e-scooter owes its chic aluminum frame, which can be loaded with up to 100 kg. For maximum safety, the Doc.Green Explorer ESA 1919 is equipped with a mechanical disc brake on the rear wheel and an electric front wheel brake.

With 12.5kg the Xiaomi Mi Scooter 1S is one of the absolute flyweights. But he’s still a fist: thanks to a powerful 600 watt motor and a 7,650 mAh battery, the China scooter takes users weighing up to 100 kg at 20 kilometers per hour over a distance of 30 kilometers. Tame the powerful drive on the go with an electric front wheel brake and a rear disc brake.