E-Wheels 48V Mobility scooter battery upgrade: from Lead Acid to Li-ion Power tool batteries

Upgrading an E-Wheels 48V mobility scooter battery from 4x 12V lead acid to 2x Kobalt 24V Li-ion batteries. I will also try it with an Ego 56V power tool battery. Here's how to make an XT60 Kobalt battery adapter from EVA foam: • DIY: Make power tool b...

[@foreverhungry84]

thats just crying out for a 100 amp controller and battery

[@patomahony9747]

And a bigger motor. Then using ebike style battery will have a greater top speed and possibly range for the same overall weight.

[@taoyen1579]

Awesome! Can't wait for the new mods. More of these series please.

[@maniacalmoz]

Please make a comprehensive video showing the upgrade of the project. I've recently acquired a mobility scooter for my mother and thought of using a PV panel as a roof and for mobile charging too, but don't have the knowledge on how to go about completing this. A full tutorial would be greatly appreciated!

[@CanaryDawn]

@maniacalmoz did you ever do this?

[@maniacalmoz]

@@CanaryDawn no... he only published the video about this last week, or maybe the week before, and I've got quite a few projects in the pipeline i have to finish before I'm allowed to start any more.

[@chikararexzpo]

Grandpa and Grandma be zooming 🤣on the bike lane got the zoooomeeeezzzz

[@stenor]

I tried drill batteries on my electric bike and they got very hot, so not advisable..

[@rehoboth_farm]

how do you handle under voltage issues with the lithium battery/charger? Do you have any way to prevent over discharging the batteries? I thought that this problem was handled by the tools in the standard application. Does the battery gauge on the dash actually reflect the battery usage?

[@jimthesoundman8641]

But don't the lead acid batteries have more amp hours than the power tool batteries?

[@generalawareness101]

Most of those SLAs are around 6 to 9 amp, so it could be less since his two 24v are 6 amps. Now a 2s2p would be more and weight far less than the big beast 12 amp 12v SLA I have seen.

[@jacoblharris]

22ah compared to the 2.5ah ego

[@codemaster3696]

Yes but I believe it's just initial testing

[@crumblenaut9776]

Great project! Thanks for sharing. Your vids are always informative.

[@chloedevereaux1801]

dear god, a 72v controller on an 80v battery with a 48v motor........... yeah kiss that goodbye. ...

[@chloedevereaux1801]

its clearly reading KPh 11 kph is approx 22-25 mph........

[@cyrusarian8256]

Hi, thank you for the great information you are sharing, I need your help, I have a zt15( A highly resistant set of 4 Lead-Acid AGM batteries for model ZT15 and DRACO. This set consists of four 20 Ah cells,) mobility scooter from velobike and unfortunately the battery has died, and the company does not have it, and it is not on the market anywhere in the UK. I couldn't find it, my question is what battery can I replace it to make my scooter work??

[@HrhFish]

I have 2 lead acid 10 ah total and have a lithium RV battery 100 ah. All are 12.8 v. The lead acid batteries are soldered in. If I took them out and replace with a single lithium battery would it work? Would I have to dissconect the spare/ loose cables or mask them with gaffa tape?

[@dwightleiss]

I have the same scooter and it won’t go any faster because of the gearing in the rear end . These scooters are made to go slow and carry 400lbs.

[@vuaeco]

You're right, it's geared for high torque but low speed. But it did go faster and I just proved it with a higher voltage battery.

[@chloedevereaux1801]

try actually putting some transmission fluid in the diff!!!!!!!!!!

[@tantaluss68]

So the mobility scooter was originally 48 volts?

[@jarikinnunen1718]

Not all batteries can supply enough current to the scooter. When the battery has a protection circuit, it cuts off the current. If not, it may overheat and catch fire.

[@aliederrick8264]

But if you switch to power tools batters yes but it won't last long before you got to recharge.

[@Κανένας-τ1γ]

Learn first to drive,in a complete truck there are no scratches, apart from the switch on the side and not on the steering wheel..... So, get a motorcycle seat and lay it down=2 Kilo and then I throw away the whole thing.

[@DennisRichardH]

Ewheels make recreational scooters as well as mobility scooters. The mobility scooters do not go as fast as this one. They also have a tighter turning radius than this one. This is a recreational scooter, not a mobility scooter. It is not designed for inside homes and retail stores. It is designed for the road.

[@Dellicous]

You've upped the voltage, now you have to up the output from the controller.

[@uniquesbazaar2544]

the wire you says do nothing i think you will find it is the limitor allows to go from 8mph to 15mph i trying to sus the limitor out on greenpower 4 wheel faster scooter cant see the wire as it should be a two wire game only thing i see close is one with a wedge bulb sat in it black and white? so at a loss at present

[@mirriulahwaterdog]

How'd you go with the E-wheel project mate... Im keen to know what sort of time duration you can get out of those 2 x 24v batteries before re-charging. I have a Pride where the lead acid batteries are buggered and would like to consider some sort of lithium upgrade. I live way outback in NSW Australia and nobody near to do work on the scooter so I might be able to do this myself.

[@JordanHaisley]

Most scooters and power chairs are 24v. I have one I converted to use the kobalt 24v batteries. Range is nearly unlimited since you can just swap batteries. Also when comparing to lead acid remember that these can be almost fully discharged where lead can only be discharged to at most 50%

[@mirriulahwaterdog]

@@JordanHaisley Thanks for reply mate... I've jumped in a bought a hand made 24v lithium the size of a car battery. The bloke I bought from cuts up the old cases and builds a new battery in the old case. Its going alright so far but only used it for a week. Massive saving in weight compared to the old 2 x 75ah AGM's

[@JordanHaisley]

@@mirriulahwaterdog that’s awesome.

[@victorchima9427]

Can I charge the tool batteries connected in series using the scooter battery

[@SamusWorth]

that clicking sounds like a rear bearing has cracked but i could be wrong lol

[@vuaeco]

You could be right. I need to tear it down to figure it out.

[@smallfeetmcgee]

Have you done any projects with hoverboard motors? I would love it if you did

[@derrickmanley3647]

What is the clicking fix that I bet it'll be better take the limiter off

[@michael4104]

I think your speedo meter read in kilometer.

[@vuaeco]

It's more than twice the actual speed so it can't be in Km either.

[@doberman194]

Great video thanks for sharing 👍 Also the speed is in Km/h they restricted to 15mph which on bike paths feels fast enough or you change the speed controller and ride on road at 30mph 45 Km/h. 👍

[@timhouston2408]

Yes.. to my understanding,, certain lanes are segregated for scooters and bikes,, but,, some highways have scooter lanes but,, they need to run a minimum speed to be legal to run on highway lanes set aside for them. Im sure laws n rules are vastly different from state to state

[@aliederrick8264]

Is this true the tool batters go dead fast

[@myhandymanscott]

Would it be possible to connect two or more EGO batteries in parallel to get more runtime? Or do you need some sort of balancer between the batts?

[@ADRCATS]

Wow this one is beat up 😮

[@auym4432]

My faster has stopped running at full speed. I think I have plugged something in wrong. Dose anyone have a wiring diagram so I can troubleshoot

[@keric3730]

I don't know if you read comments from old videos so I'm writing about the Swagtron here. My apologies. So mine is dead in the water, bad battery, ?bad replacement battery? Possibly bad charger. You've given me a lot to think about. There's a KZbinr whose name I've forgotten who added a triangular battery hanging under the flat bar. Edit. DavidBrandNew who souped up his electric xp

[@jamessaville5766]

AAAA+++++

[@jobbingactor]

I did that. Of note is a resistor on speed controller. I bypassed that and got much faster standing start. (getting ready for old age)

[@CanaryDawn]

@vuaeco have you done any upgrages since this video? I did look but couldn't find any.

[@adamdelarozza1985]

You will hurt your lower back disks if you don't have a cushion seat and sit on flat wood!

[@g7usl]

Are these new batteries Lithium? If so, how can users replace the lithium batteries when they are done?

[@richlaurie9535]

Did you ever do the solar panel for your scooter? If so did you video it? Link?

[@ianorourke]

Where is the follow up video with the solar panel hooked up? Thanks.

[@patomahony9747]

Personally these trikes go fast enough but plenty of room to fit an ebike battery and different controller. In fact have seen higher power motors on sale as well Same weight but double the range. My zetti ,even with my heavy weight as far forward as possible , will pull a wheelie if throttle snapped open. So mine has anti tip wheels on the rear.

[@oplkfdhgk]

3:12 damm that's one fast horn. just look at the speedometer! insane!:D

[@tunintunin3417]

I am working on a similar project, running two. 8ah Milwaukee batteries in parallel with a voltage regulator to run a wheelchair. Keep up the good work.

[@winniepeg2020]

Good video 😎 Whats top speed of a standard new scooter?

[@theatheisthammer]

Won't go faster sove a phase runner on it

[@ninuasneofox]

New battery lifepo4 ?

[@MemakaisAparats]

what model are the old batteries?

[@brunningwolf]

Supposed to do 18 mph

[@arthureverett107]

Not for me 3 wheels

[@tims8603]

Cool project!

[@BigBru715]

It's not 45 miles per hour. It's 15 mph