The most powerful electric scooters in 2023

Last Updated on May 17, 2023 by Matt

Powerful electric scooters are faster, more exciting, and usually of better quality than less powerful ones. The power of the motor is very important for pretty much everything about the scooter, and almost always higher power increases the price of the scooter because of that.

Scooters with big crazy motors are often the best and the most expensive ones. In this guide, we will be examining all of the most powerful electric scooters today.

Most powerful electric scooters

Electric scooter	Real power	Peak power
Rion2 RE90	unknown	unknown (likely more than 15000 W)
Rion2 RE60	unknown	12800 W
Dualtron X2	unknown	6700 W
Rion2 RE80	unknown	6700 W
Dualped Scorpion+	5000 W	6000 W
Dualtron Thunder	2400 W	5700 W
Zero 11X / Techlife X9	3200 W	5600 W
Dualtron Ultra 2	unknown	6640 W
Kaabo Wolf Warrior	2400 W	5400 W
EMobo Duotork	3200 W	5000 W

Let’s take a more detailed look at each of the most powerful scooters ever made, and cover some important things to know about motor power along the way.

Electric scooter motor power

We will now list all of the electric scooters that have their power levels available.

Since most manufacturers only list one power level, without specifying whether that’s real or peak power, we will assume they’re talking about peak power.

This will be unfavorable to manufacturers that only provide the real power level, but haven’t specified that.

So the data will not be perfect. But it will be as good as it can get.

When the data is available for both, we will list both.

Some scooters have more than one motor. When that’s the scenario, the total power of the scooter is the sum of the powers of both motors. We will only report the total powers here, regardless of the number of motors the scooter has.

Power is measured in Watts (W). The scooter models will be ordered by their Watts in descending order.

Electric scooter model	Real power (W)	Peak power (W)
Rion2 RE90		unknown (> 15000?)
Rion2 RE60		12800
Dualtron X2		8300
Rion2 RE80		6700
Dualped Scorpion+	5000	6000
Dualtron Thunder	2400	5700
Techlife X9	3200	5600
Zero 11X	3200	5600
Dualtron Ultra 2		6640
Kaabo Wolf Warrior	2400	5400
Emobo Duotork	3200	5000
Dualped Scorpion		5000
Turbowheel Lightning	2000	3600
Dualtron 3	1600	3600
Speedway 5	1600	3600
Dualtron Spider	1320	3600
Currus NF		3600
NanRobot LS7		3600
NanRobot RS11		3600
WePed GT		3600
Dualtron Compact	1600	3400
FLJ T113	2400	3200
Techlife X7	2000	3200
Techlife X7S	2000	3200
Zero 10X	2000	3200
Dualtron Raptor	1600	3200
Dualped Speed Demon		3200
NanRobot RS4		3200
NanRobot RS6		3200
NanRobot RS7		3200
Outstorm Maxx		3200
Qiewa Q Power		3200
EVOLV Pro	2000	2600
Inokim OXO	2000	2600
Kugoo G-Booster 20Ah	1200	2400
Zero 8X	1600	2300
Turbowheel Hornet	2000	2200
NanRobot V8	1600	2000
Boosted Rev	1500	2000
FFR Mantis		2000
Kaabo Mantis		2000
Kaabo Skywalker 10S+		2000
NanRobot D4+		2000
NanRobot D5+		2000
Dualtron 2	800	1800
Evo 48V 1800W		1800
Mercane Widewheel Dual	1000	1600
Mercane Widewheel Pro	1000	1600
Zero 10	1000	1600
Emove Cruiser	600	1600
Kaabo Skywalker 8S		1600
Speedway 4		1600
Tarsa T2		1600
UberScoot 1600		1600
Kaabo Skywalker 10S		1500
Speedway Leger	500	1360
Inokim OX 13Ah	1000	1300
Inokim OX 21Ah	1000	1300
Zero 9	600	1200
Kaabo Skywalker 10H		1200
Techlife X6		1200
EVOLV Tour	500	1100
Mercane Widewheel Single	500	1000
Inokim Quick 3 Super +	450	1000
UberScoot 1000W		1000
Dualped Cruiser		800
NanRobot D3		800
Qiewa Q1 Hummer		800
SEEV-800		800
UberScoot 800W		800
Emove Touring	500	750
EVOLV City	350	700
Levy	350	700
Levy Plus	350	700
Ninebot Max	350	700
Ninebot ES 4	300	700
E-TWOW GT		700
Kugoo M2 Master		700
UScooters Booster GT		700
Turbowheel Dart	600	?
Turbowheel Swift	500	?
Zero 8	500	?
X-Treme City Rider	500	600
UScooters Booster Plus S+	400	600
Xiaomi M365 Pro	300	600
Glion Dolly	250	600
Ninebot ES 2	250	600
Ninebot ES 3	250	600
NanRobot X4	350	500
Techlife X5	350	500
Imax S1	250	500
Ninebot ES 1	250	500
Xiaomi M365	250	500
E-TWOW S2		500
FFR Horizon		500
Ford Ojo		500
Joyor F5S+		500
Joyor LR8		500
Joyor X5S		500
Joyor Y10		500
Joyor Y5S		500
Kaabo Skywalker 8H 13 Ah		500
Kugoo Kirin m4		500
Micro Condor X3		500
Micro e Micro one		500
Micro Eagle X3		500
Micro Merlin X4		500
Micro peugeot kick black x2		500
Qiewa Qmini		500
Razor EcoSmart		500
Scrooser		500
Speedway Mini 4 Pro		500
Tarsa T10 X		500
Tarsa T9		500
UberScoot 500W		500
UScooters Booster V		500
GoTrax XR Ultra	300	430
EcoReco l5		400
Inokim Quick 3 Super Limited		400
Joyor X1		400
Imax T3	250	350
Phaewo	250	350
Hiboy Max		350
Hiboy S2		350
Inokim Light		350
Inokim Light 2		350
Inokim Light 2 Limited		350
Joyor F3		350
Joyor F5+		350
Kaabo Air		350
Kaabo Skywalker 8H 10 Ah		350
Kugoo ES2		350
Kugoo Kirin S1		350
Kugoo M2 Pro		350
Kugoo Pro		350
Kugoo S1		350
Kugoo S1 Pro		350
Macwheel MX1		350
Macwheel MX3		350
RND F16		350
RND M1		350
RND T1		350
Swagtron Metro SK3		350
Swagtron Swagger 5		350
Swagtron Swagger 7		350
Techlife L5		350
Techlife L5T		350
Turboant X7		350
UScooters Eco		350
EcoReco S5		300
Evo 300 S		300
Evo 300 SX		300
FFR City Rider		300
JD Bug		300
Macwheel MX2		300
SoFlow Air Carbon		300
Techlife X2		300
UberScoot S300		300
Unagi E450		282
EcoReco M5		250
FLJ i11		250
GoTrax Glider		250
GoTrax GXL Commuter		250
GoTrax XR		250
Imax Q3		250
Inokim Mini 2		250
Inokim Quick 3 Hero		250
Joyor A1		250
Joyor H1		250
Kugoo Kirin s2		250
Megawheels S1		250
Megawheels S5		250
QiCycle Euni		250
Razor e300		250
Razor EPrime		250
RND R1		250
SoFlow Air Aluminum		250
Swagtron Cali Drift		250
Swagtron EB5		250
Swagtron Swagger		250
Swagtron Swagger 2		250
Swagtron Swagger 3		250
Swagtron Swagger 5 Elite		250
Swagtron Swagger Pro 3		250
Unagi Model One		250
Voyager Ion		250
Voyager Proton		250
Voyager Rover		250
Lehe K1		240
Razor Power A2		222
GoTrax G2		200
Razor E200		200
Razor RX200		200
Superteff		200
Swagtron Swagger 8		200
Kugoo Kirin s2 mini		150
Micro Colibri		150
Micro Sparrow XL		100
Razor e100		100
Razor E90		100
Viro Rides		100
Micro Sparrow X4		80

As we can see, only a smaller portion of the manufacturers and models offer us the real motor powers. For that reason, we will also try and figure out a way to calculate it later.

Let’s see what we can learn from this data.

The most powerful electric scooter in 2023

The title for the most powerful electric scooter goes to either the Rion2 RE90, or the Rion2 RE60, most likely the first.

Their real power levels are still a mystery. Rion hasn’t declared the real power levels of any of their models.

Maybe owners of Rion scooters know them or have a way of measuring them.

But it’s still pretty clear. They are currently the manufacturers of the most powerful electric scooters in the world.

The Rion2 RE60 is a very specialized scooter, built for one purpose only – racing.

To build a racing electric scooter, you need an intergalactic supernova of a motor. Their custom-made motor with 12800 Watts of peak power is exactly that.

We can only guess the real power of the motor. My guess is, it’s at least half of the peak power, and likely much more. If I’d have to give an estimate, I would say around 8000 Watts.

The Rion2 RE60 costs $4500.

The Rion2 RE90 is likely the most expensive electric scooter in the world today. It’s priced at $7600 with delivery.

It is also likely the fastest scooter in the world right now.

Its power levels are not known. Rion provides absolutely no information about this feature.

But given its price, and the fact that they state it can reach maximum speeds of 100 mph / 160 kmh (!), it is very likely that the Rion2 RE90 has even more power than the Rion2 RE60.

Since the Rion2 RE60 maximum speed is around 62 mph / 100 kmh, we can only assume that the Rion2 RE90 motor has a peak power level of somewhere north of 15000 Watts.

The Rion models are all true spaceships with warp drives. It’s a little disappointing that they don’t declare the real powers of their motors. But it’s also fun trying to guess them as well.

Anyway, getting a Rion is a rite of passage for electric scooter owners.

Unless you are mad about speed, it will likely not be your first scooter.

In case you decide to go for it all, good luck, and let me know how true power tastes.

Dualtron X2

Rion may produce the most powerful scooters in the world, but Dualtron is regarded by many as the best manufacturer of electric scooters overall.

The Dualtron X2 is their flagship scooter.

Its peak power is 8300 Watts, giving it a top speed of more than 65 mph / 105 kmh. Also, it has probably the best range in the world, 94 mi / 150 km on a single charge.

For the price of $6490, it is the dream of many scooter aficionados.

With power like that, you will be able to conquer mountains. Your daily commute will be a joke. Check out my full Dualtron X2 review if you want to find out more about this scooter.

Kaabo Wolf Warrior

This is one of the first models that got famous for being a powerful offroader, and has consistently been among the best offroad electric scooters for years now.

For the price of $3199, it is the cheapest electric scooter that still has a crazy powerful motor. Its real power level is 2400 Watts, and it can reach a peak of 5400 Watts.

That is on par with most of the other monsters on this list.

The scooter can go as fast as 50 mph / 80 kmh, and has a great 70 mi / 112 km of range.

The Wolf Warrior series is already on version number 2. Things seem to only be getting better. See my full Kaabo Wolf Warrior review if you wish to find out more.

Dualped Scorpion +

Dualped Scorpion+ is one of the fastest scooters in the world right now. It’s no surprise that its motor is a monster. It comes with 5000 Watts of real power, and a bit more than 6000 Watts of peak power.

What I respect the most about the Dualped brand is their transparency and their very honest approach to marketing. This is very common for their brand. They always provide a lot of information.

As you can see, they are the only brand with monster motors, and still publish the real motor powers.

Even better, they are the only brand that has actual footage of their scooter reaching 62 mph / 100 kmh speeds. A few brands claim those speeds, but only Dualped has managed to prove it.

If you want to be absolutely sure that you are getting a truly powerful scooter, get yourself a Dualped. Their best model is the Dualped Scorpion+.

Zero 11X

Zero provides a brilliant line of scooters, one of the best series ever produced. Their models range from budget, all the way up to several thousands of dollars.

Their champion is the Zero 11X.

With real power of 3200 Watts, and peak power of 5600 Watts, it is the best value from the powerful scooters.

Most of the more powerful scooters cost well above $4500. The Zero 11X is priced at $3499.

For that price, you get a maximum speed of 62 mph / 100 kmh and a brilliant range of 90 mi / 145 km. That gets you anywhere, and as fast as you can get there.

Zero is one of the brands that I’m keeping a close eye on. I believe they have what it takes to truly challenge Dualtron for the title of the best electric scooter brand. Or at least give them a great run for their money.

Getting a Zero scooter, in any case, is always a layup.

Techlife X9

Techlife is one of the few European power brands. They are probably already in the top tier of scooter manufacturers.

The scooters they produce are amazing. Even better, they produce great scooters in many price ranges.

The Techlife X9 is their biggest, toughest scooter. Its motor has 3200 Watts real power, and peak power of incredible 5600 Watts.

There is one thing that I still haven’t been able to clear up.

The Techlife brand often comes up mentioned together with the Zero brand. Their scooters also seem to have very similar specs. I don’t think they are the exact same models, since Techlife is from Poland and Zero are from China and Singapore. Still, some overlap is possible, and very possibly Techlife is just a white-label for Zero scooters.

It is no wonder that this scooter can reach breakneck speeds of more than 62 mph / 100 kmh. It has a range of a whopping 75 mi / 120 km on a single battery charge.

Its price of $3550 is more than well justified. You can check the full review of this monster scooter here.

The brand Kaabo also offers many other solutions for various budgets. You can see their other offerings on the list here. They all have very strong motors of around 2000 Watts.

Best powerful electric scooter for under $2000

This would be the Emobo Duotork. Sadly, we’re not certain that this scooter is still in production.

With a 3200 Watt motor of real power and a 5000 Watt peak power, it would be a shame for it to disappear. Its cost should be around $1899, making it great value for money.

If, however, it is no longer available, that means that this championship belt must go to the next contender. That would be the NanRobot RS4.

For the price of $1900, this scooter provides great value, with a motor power of 2000 Watts (real) and 3200 Watts (peak). That gives you a top speed of 45 mph / 72 kmh and a range of 55 mi / 88 km.

The NanRobot, in my opinion, is one of the best scooter brands easily. They offer a very diverse choice.

What I love about them is that they’ve found a way to not sacrifice quality, but still keep prices low.

They do so across many budget ranges. They certainly rule a few price points.

They have some other very, very powerful scooters as well.

The NanRobot RS4 is one of their more powerful models. For the price tag it comes with, it is very well worth it.

Best powerful electric scooter for under $1500

For the price of $1200, the FLJ T113 has a brilliant motor, Real power is 2400 Watts and the maximum power is 3200 Watts.

That is simply an amazing value. Easily one of the most cost-efficient power scooters ever built.

FLJ is not a very famous brand yet. But creating a scooter that can go 50 mph / 80 kmh, and 50 mi / 80 km on a single charge, is an unbeatable value.

As they are becoming more and more popular, I can easily see a lot of people considering getting one of their scooters.

Best powerful electric scooter for under $1000

For a dollar less than $1000, you can get yourself a very powerful scooter with the Mercane Widewheel Dual model.

A reliable, powerful scooter, the Mercane Widewheel Dual has two motors. They get it going up to 25 mph / 40 kmh, and provide a range of 31 mi / 50 km.

The motor has a real power of 1000 Watts and a peak power of 1600 Watts.

Most scooters around this price point have nowhere near this level of power (both real and peak), If you’re going for the most powerful scooter for under $1000, the Mercane Widewheel Dual is your choice.

You can check the Mercane Widelwheel Pro review if you are interested.

Best powerful electric scooter for under $750

The UberScoot 1600 is a true exception, the biggest outlier on this list.

For just $709, you get a scooter that has a peak motor power of 1600 Watts! That is almost unbelievable!

The scooter seems to be limited in some ways. It can only go as fast as 24 mph / 39 kmh, which is a little low for that kind of power. The range is also a little low, with only 12 mi / 19 km.

The real power of the motor should be at least above 500 Watts. With that kind of power, this scooter should have a bit better performance.

But still, getting a 1600 Watt scooter for $709 is amazing value.

UberScoot is a pretty good manufacturer. It is very possible that the UberScoot 1600 comes with some sort of a firmware limit. Meaning, it’s possible it can be removed or bypassed.

Best powerful electric scooter for under $500

The Levy scooters are building a name for themselves.

For the price of $499, the Levy standard model has real power of 350 Watts, and peak power of 700 Watts.

True, those are very different levels from the top dogs in this list. But the Levy will still get you everywhere you need to go.

Designed in Israel and manufactured in China, the Levy brand is a worthwhile investment. They are one of the best brands in the budget category.

Why is motor power important in electric scooters?

For any electric scooter, the motor power will be the determining factor for most of its traits and features.

The maximum speed the scooter can achieve will be determined primarily by the motor.

The ability of the scooter to climb hills as well.

Motor power will also play a big role in other important properties:

• the rate of acceleration
• the ride comfort
• the maximum range on a single charge

In fact, pretty much everything related to performance will be closely tied to motor power.

Motor power is far from the only factor in these features. But as you can see, it is a very important one.

Real vs peak power

This is one of the most useful distinctions to know about electric scooter motors.

There are two ways to describe the power levels of a motor. They are the real power and the peak power.

The amount of power that a motor will unleash will vary, depending on several factors.

If you ride your scooter with an average speed and in average conditions, the motor will typically output average power.

What is called “real power” will be somewhere close to this level. It is what you can expect from your motor most of the time.

If you push your throttle to the maximum, and your battery is full, the scooter will perform as best as it can. This is when the motor will reach “peak power”.

This is worth knowing and keeping in mind.

Most scooter manufacturers only report one power level. Very few of them will bother to specify whether that’s real or peak power. It’s simply better marketing for them to report as high a number as possible.

That’s why I always assume manufacturers list the scooter’s peak power instead of its real one.

Sometimes, manufacturers will specifically say it’s the scooter’s real power. I give big kudos to that.

In a few instances, manufacturers report both the real and the peak power. Of course, that is my favorite type of data. Those brands deserve the most trust and respect.

Aside from these, there’s also the term “rated power”. It denotes the power level of the motor that would not exceed the capabilities of the rest of the electronics. This term is the most rarely used out of the three.

If you only know the real power of a scooter and you want to find out the peak power, or the other way around, check out the real and peak motor power converters.

How to calculate real power when only peak power is available?

As we can see, oftentimes, only the peak power of the motor is available. It could be the real power for all we know, since nothing is specified.

But more often than not, it’s the peak power.

What if we still want to know the real power?

We can do some simple calculations to figure this out.

If we look at the motors that have both values available, we can extrapolate a trend.

When dividing the real power with the peak power, we get a range of ratios. The smallest is 0.37 and the largest being 0.91. The average of all ratios is 0.57.

That means, on average, you can take the peak power and multiply it by 0.57, and you will get the real power.

Often, this will be close to the actual real power of the motor.

You can also figure out the possible range within which the real power can be.

Multiply the peak power by 0.37, and that’s likely the lowest possible value.

Then multiply the peak power by 0.91, and that will be the highest possible value.

This will produce very different numbers, so it’s not a very useful value. But it should give you an idea.

These will all be approximations. However, in the absence of the actual values, they will still be useful information.

Other factors that affect performance

Motor power is not the only metric that determines the performance of the scooter.

Among the other important factors will be:

• the torque of the motor
• the voltage of the motor and other electronic parts such as the controller and the battery
• the battery capacity.

With all this information, getting a clearer picture of the real power of the scooter is much easier.

The issue is, manufacturers rarely provide all this information for their scooters.

That may be somewhat understandable. They may be trying to protect their brand or technology.

Still, that is not so good for consumers.

Luckily, motor power is almost always available as public information. That’s true for pretty much every electric scooter out there.

Even that information is enough to give you a somewhat better picture of the scooter you are considering buying.

Can I make my electric scooter more powerful?

Technically, adding more power to your scooter is possible.

However, it is something that I believe even the greatest experts, mechanics, and scooter enthusiasts would not recommend, at least not if you care about your scooter.

Modifying the battery, either replacing it, adding a new one, or both, is doable. Sometimes it’s even easy.

But replacing or upgrading the motor is very complex, and prone to errors.

I often compare it to replacing the motherboard or the CPU in your computer. If you need to do that, you’re better off buying a new computer.

The same applies to scooters.

If you need a more powerful motor, you should probably go for a new scooter.

The product was built to work as it was for a reason. Tweaking something as essential as motor power may easily have unwanted consequences. Proceed at your own risk.

Ok, what if you are set on powering up your motor?

Well, most likely, you will want to increase the maximum voltage that your motor can handle. This may also include increasing the voltage of your controller too.

The power, expressed in Watts, is the product of the voltage (Volts) and the charge (Amperes) that the motor uses.

By increasing the voltage, you will increase the total power that your motor can output.

For this to have any meaningful effect, your battery also must have a strong voltage. However, it is key that the battery is not stronger in volts than what the motor and the controller are tuned to work with.

Otherwise, short circuits might happen.

How powerful should my scooter be?

Some of the huge power values we see here can create a distorted image of how powerful a motor should really be.

The most popular and widely used electric scooters of today, like the Xiaomi M365 Pro and the Ninebot ES2, have real power levels in the 250 – 350 Watt range. Their peak powers rarely exceed 1000 Watts.

These are scooters that take millions of owners to their destinations every day. They serve their owners perfectly well.

Getting a more powerful scooter is both very useful and very fun.

The better acceleration, the greater speed, and the better ability to climb hills, are all very welcome improvements.

If you need more of those features, or you simply enjoy faster rides, then getting a more powerful scooter is the right choice.

Either way, make sure that the scooter you get has at least 300 Watts of real power.

Less than that, and your scooter will struggle when challenged by a steeper hill, or when you’re late somewhere and need to hurry up a little.

Summary

We saw the most powerful electric scooters in the world in detail, and the following table summarizes them briefly.

Electric scooter	Real power	Peak power
Rion2 RE90	unknown	unknown (likely more than 15000 W)
Rion2 RE60	unknown	12800 W
Dualtron X2	unknown	8300 W
Rion2 RE80	unknown	6700 W
Dualped Scorpion+	5000 W	6000 W
Dualtron Thunder	2400 W	5700 W
Zero 11X / Techlife X9	3200 W	5600 W
Dualtron Ultra 2	unknown	5400 W
Kaabo Wolf Warrior	2400 W	5400 W
EMobo Duotork	3200 W	5000 W

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