Warning - Don't Buy Electric Scooter Before Reading This
The best part about building your own electric scooter is you can actually use a heavy-duty bicycle frame as the platform
. You can pick up a high quality used mountain bike frame off craigslist for very a reasonable price. Using a bicycle frame has several advantages over using a scooter frame. In most places you do not have to license or insure an electric bicycle, which can save you thousands of dollars a year alone. You can also ride an electric bicycle on designated bike routes and paths. On an electric scooter you are obligated to obey the same rules as a car so you are stuck waiting in traffic with every other vehicle. A bicycle also weighs much less than a scooter chassis, which means it will require less power to move it. This translates to a more efficient vehicle that can use a smaller (therefore cheaper) battery pack to travel the same distance. This makes a high quality battery pack that is capable of discharging a lot of current much more affordable. One final advantage of a bicycle is you can lock it up to a bike rack instead wasting even more money paying for a parking spot.
Warning - Don't Buy Electric Scooter Before Reading This