Can confirm. I crashed my mantis many times and it never broke. Learned all my lessons on that before getting the King GTR which has also held up perfectly. (No crashes)
What I learned with my two boys using an eScooter for all 4 years of high school (neither one ended up driving a car). We also live on steep hills and the oldest one was about 240lbs in his last year. Dual Motor is the only way to go and they we're using the Kaabo Mantis, which I would not recommend as a daily commuter.
The issue is maintenance and uptime. Rain, Flat Tires, electrical issues. To long to go into detail.
My recommendation is Hiley Mobility EVO GTR. My boys are now military and this is the direction we went due to it's IPX6 water rating for them to move around on and off base. Also, it's a tubeless split rim where the motor has a quick disconnect so it makes tire repair work so much easier compared to having to dangle the tire off the scooter. Plus Hiley's Electronic has a very smooth ramp up, where as the Kaabo if you go wide open throttle, it will take off on you. If your son is carrying gear, this would not be good.
Other things to keep in mind is stem wobble, so far my boys experience much less compared to their Kaabo and it folds down much quicker.
But any high speed scooter and Hiley as well, is pick up and install the steering damper, it helps if they hit a pot hole.
PLEASE dont buy a cheap chinese ass scooter, buy a used dualtron thunder one or eagle pro or smth, or a lower end kaabo scooter or a nami klima or smth, buy one of those for like 700-1000$, then spend 100 on a good lock and 150 or so on a good helmet, they will all get great range
I replaced 90% of my car with my G3. It’s light enough to go on public transit and at 28 mph I have made it to work running late several times. If you are seriously thinking about replacing your car the G3 would be a good option. You can also look into Teverun, Kaabo or Dualtron etc but those are heavy and more expensive
My kaabo was 3k. Undr best conditions its rated to 112 miles at 15mph but is capable of 62mph. I consistently get 60 to 65 miles of range without needing recharge staying in the 25 to 30mph speeds
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