The fact is that batteries have a lifespan of approximately 150,000 to 200,000 cycles. This means that over the course of one day, a motorized scooter battery could last for 50.5 days. This is a relatively long time, but considering that the scooter battery is the only moving part in the scooter, the fact that the scooter lasts for over 50.5 days is impressive.
Of course, we could ask the question of what happens if a scooter battery dies. It’s not like there’s a whole lot of time left for a scooter to charge up.
I don’t think the answer is to buy a new one, but theres a few things you can do to prolong your scooter battery’s life. First and foremost, you can try to find a new scooter battery that has a longer lifespan. After all, once your scooter battery has run out of juice, it’s not a good idea to drive around town for too long since that means your scooter battery will eventually die too.
The other thing you can do is to change the battery’s charge. Its not like a scooter battery has a very long lifespan. In fact, most of the time they almost never die at all. But if the charge has been reduced, it might be too risky to leave your scooter at home for very long.
I have to admit, I don’t know if its the batteries or the battery technology that has killed scooters. I have a Honda CRF150 scooter that I bought back in 2005. I love it and it still has a lot of life left in it. I usually leave it at home from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. and then put it in the garage at that time. I’ve never seen it die.
Although they tend to be very durable, scooter batteries seem to be very short-lived. In fact, a study of scooter batteries done at the University of St. Thomas in 2011 found that after a year, they could still be charging one day and were still dying in the next.
My favorite battery is probably the one in my 2008 Honda S2000 that I left at home in the garage for 8 months and then put it in the garage where I always park it at the beginning of each summer.
It still has the same kind of battery life. I think it has a bit more endurance, but it still has a lot of power. That’s a big part of the reason I love it.
I can understand having a battery in your house that is used to power a motor but what about a battery that is only used for charging the motor? It would be great if there was a way to remove them from the line of fire.
At a recent trade show I was talking with a friend about motorscooters and he said he had the best battery he had ever used in his garage. It still had a lot of power, but it was more consistent. It could be used for anything from electric cars to remote control toys. I have some pretty amazing electric cars to throw at this topic.