It's the only one on the market that does what I need it to do and I'm constantly shocked that no one else has done the same.
It's light enough to be portable (take up stairs etc), can be folded and held (but only with the carrying strap), and fast enough that I can use it everyday for my main form of transportation. It took me a few weeks to get used to its smaller and more agile frame (my previous scooter was lighter but felt more "secure and beefier" and just as fast- it was the E glide Ultra) and the tyres didn't grip as securely as I'd like but once I adapted to it's design and learnt what I could and couldn't trust it felt great! The scooter holds together well for daily use (as long as you don't "punish it") and the suspension is a welcome relief from the teeth rattling ride of the E Glide.
Getting it serviced is challenging as the only one nearby is Movement Systems (129 Burswood Rd, Burswood) and that is the worst place I've ever gone for servicing. A whole month went by and they didn't do a damn thing with my scooter except loosen every single screw on the main "stalk" on the scooter - so when I gave up on them in disgust to get my scooter back I needed to screw all the bolts back on otherwise it literally was unwalkable. They had removed my lock and it was only after I showed them the photo I took (on their location before handing over my scooter) that they handed it back and even then they had lost the special screws that held the lock to the scooter- the only way to get those weird screws back is to buy another $120 lock. They weren't even happy for me to borrow one of their screw drivers so I could tighten the screws again and they grumbled that I wasn't going to pay them for ZERO work done for holding the scooter for an entire month. After a quick call to the local distributor of E-Twow (David, a great guy) I got the OK to take it to Scooteroo (488 Scarborough, Osbourne Park) and they had a quick look (2 days I think, over the weekend) and, even though their database kept insisting my name was actually my Mums name (and being unable to change/update it) they said the scooter was still in good nick (after a year of riding) and didn't need much servicing and charged me minimally - which was awesome.
I hardly ever use the "normal" break (as that locks up the front tyres and is dangerous at speed) but the regenerative braking system so I get a little bit of power back each time so a 30 minute trip ends with less power being used than it normally should. As previously mentioned - it's not a scooter that you can ride straight away, you need some time to learn what it can/can't do but it's perfect for me. Of course I wish it could go faster sometimes but I think it goes just as fast as I'm prepared to trust anything that could go faster than 20km/h considering I've got significantly less protection than a car when riding :D
Battery wise- it's decent and can go further on one charge than most people would ever want to go on a scooter but I'd recommend keeping the charger in your backpack if your commute is longer than 60 minutes one way (even just for a top up). My commute is 15-20 minutes so I only need to charge every 2 round trips. That being said I wish the replacement charger didn't cost $130 as I'd prefer to have a charger at both ends of my commute so I don't have to worry at all.
As I said before - this is the ONLY scooter on the market that is portable enough to be useful (what's the point of a scooter going fast if you can't carry it up stairs?? 45kg for a scooter is absolutely stupid) and fast enough to avoid embarrassment. Sure I wish it could go faster (it says it can go 40km/h or thereabouts but I can only get that downhill and on a smooth, unbending, surface - which a road is not) but in that case I'd swap out the tyres for something with better grip.
