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Re:Electric Scooter Revival (2019) by masklinn on Saturday April 23, 2022 @07:20AM (#31133276)
250W continuous is not that much, and very much necessary (and possibly not sufficient) to handle even middling hills.

For reference, 1HP = 735.5W. The worst 50cc you'll find are around 3HP, or above 2100W. Child-class go-karts generally start around 5hp, and the most common engines are the 6.5HP GX200 (or harbor freight's copy).

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Re:Electric Scooter Revival (2019) by rich_sasha on Saturday April 23, 2022 @11:44AM (#31135251)
Go carts don’t go on pavements while talking on the mobile phone.

I don’t mind the power, clearly, only what stupid people do with it.

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Re:Electric Scooter Revival (2019) by masklinn on Saturday April 23, 2022 @12:11PM (#31135548)
> I don’t mind the power, clearly, only what stupid people do with it.

It is not clear at all, no. You pretty literally assert that 250W is a lot of power

> Crikey, 250W motor... [...] somehow the combination of power

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Re:Electric Scooter Revival (2019) by rich_sasha on Saturday April 23, 2022 @12:31PM (#31135744)
I’ll simplify it for you. 250W is too much for an obnoxious idiot on the pavement.
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