I rode a 2WD Electric Scooter 🛴 Apollo CITY PRO

[@davesubverse]

The wife and I have had xiaomi electric scooters for a couple of years, also in Wellington. Definitely notice that the expectations of pedestrians make a big difference to the riding experience. I don't think we would have kept them if people weren't already used to the rental scooters. You notice it when you take it to a city where there aren't rental scooters, a lot more comments, semi-aggressive interactions and fist waving in those places.

[@NewZeroland]

Oh man haha, great point. I only rode it through the city that one time, on the way back from Brooklyn. Bike laned the whole way, illegally lol. I'm sold though! The scooter life is amazing. How do you like your Xiaomi? What kinda top speed / range do you get?

[@johnstover4584]

I hate that when there's no bike lanes and your scooter is not fast enough for traffic. So your forced to ride on the sidewalks and road. People will be like how dare you ride on my sidewalk. Or they will have noise canceling headphones so they can't hear when you ding your bell.

[@audiencemember26008]

Awesome samurai box cutter scene and stop motion unboxing and assembly. Very nice.

[@NewZeroland]

😂 thanks man! I had a lot of fun editing this.

[@puppetmaster1777]

I live in Vancouver BC Canada and we got a shit ton of bike lanes everywhere including bus lanes that are bike friendly. When there is no bus we have the whole friggin road lol. Im using a smaller Ninebot D38U 350W, goes 30km/h but ive gotten it up to 44km/h down hill. The motor wont allow me to go any faster. Im seriously looking into getting this model. I like the idea of 2WD for better traction. nice vid Cheers.

[@NewZeroland]

Dude nice!! I think Apollo is a Canadian company so it's meant to be. I'm so jealous of your bike lanes. I remember even seeing rollerblading lanes in Vancouver 😂 You guys are living in the future.

[@MilesBellas]

These need to be 100% legal and the regulations orchestrated around bicycles and mph not wattage.

[@NewZeroland]

Yeah I agree. Top speed needs to be restricted or something. Otherwise idiots like me will keep shooting dangerous videos 😂

[@juancabrillo2u]

This is actually a great video! It’s both entertaining and informative,but it’s weird hearing an American accent in a video from NZ?? Once I got over that I dug the various aspects of your testing and if I was with the NZ distributor or with Apollo I would be super happy with what you did. What freaked me out though was 50km on a scooter. WTF? I have an eBike that hits 28mph (45km) and I have only done that a couple of times and both times I was muttering a prayer that I wouldn’t hit a stone in the tarmac…things happen really fast above 30km/h much less 50. Either you must be an adrenaline junky or you have a suppressed survival instinct 😂! Bummer that NZ is so restrictive about where and how fast you can ride a scooter, but either way this was a really clever and enjoyable video and thanks for doing it.

[@NewZeroland]

@@juancabrillo2u Thanks man! I'm glad you liked it. I had way too much fun on that thing and I really wanna buy one. They're just so illegal XD And I'm originally from the US but moved to NZ about 10 years ago. Still haven't lost the accent I guess!

[@heretikpapy]

SUV and Pickup Trucks should be illegal... They are the worst. Making eScooter illegal is counterproductive AF.

[@IIARROWS]

I love the stop motion! :D

[@NewZeroland]

Thanks! I'll find any excuse to use it in a video :D

[@earthwormandruw]

Yea I was scratching my head at how the screws we're turning lol

[@fergusobrien7963]

Good for you for embracing change and thx for the vid. In my 60 yrs on this earth I've never found a more convenient/sufficient way to get around and run errands -- scooters are a joy to ride even if you do look like a meerkat when riding one...

[@NewZeroland]

Haha meerkat is a great visual 😂 Thanks for watching! I'm glad you liked it. I haven't had this much fun in a long time.

[@johnstover4584]

Motorcycle twist throttles are sometimes dangerous for scooters when there's lots of bumps. It can make you twist on accident. So the thumb in my opinion is the safest for bumps. You just put your thumb to the side of the thumb throttle. So bumps won't make you push down on accident.

[@NewZeroland]

Yeah good point. I read that the older scooters had triggers on the front, but you're right that thumb throttles are safer.

[@MilesBellas]

Being able to carry a spare battery or two and swap them out would be a huge addition plus waterproofing.

[@NewZeroland]

Yeah a removable battery would be sweet. This one is all sealed up so you can't swap it out but that helps with water resistance.

[@oldblack15]

Could you not build/buy a spare battery in your backpack, that you could connect to the charger port? Or open the deck and connect up some extra connectors for spare battery pack?

[@NewZeroland]

@@oldblack15 That would be a cool option. I have no idea if it's possible though. Right now you can't turn the scooter on while you're charging.

[@doctorg2571]

I grew up in Christchurch, the perfect city for bicycles because its streets are wide and flat. When I moved to Wellington I gave up cycling because of its narrow hilly roads. Despite the city council’s efforts to encourage cycling, they can’t argue with geography; Wellington can never be good for bicycles. Enter the e-scooter; Wellington is perfect for e-scooting, although, as you point out, the road rules for e-scooters are not sensible. I would love to see the Wellington City Council’s obsession with bicycles broaden to encompass e-scooters with similar passion, requiring helmets for safety and allowing e-scooters in cycle lanes, also for safety and to minimise disruption to traffic and risk to pedestrians. On the road, e-scooters should be permitted to travel at 30km per hour to avoid holding up traffic and because they are safe at that speed. Aftr all, bicycles are permitted to travel at that speed and can sdo so easily, so it seems inconsistent and unfair to limit e-scooters. 1000w scooters like the Apollo City Pro and Emove Cruiser should also be permitted in order to be able to get up hills and because these better scooters tend to have better brakes than the low powered ones, which improves safety. Some even have ABS. Finally, for those of you who still believe we are in a climate crisis, encouraging use of e-scooters will reduce CO2 emissions. Please join me in encouraging better use of e-scooters by changing the rules.

[@motoriderj6448]

Love this video, and all your videos. You crack me up.

[@NewZeroland]

Haha cheers bro! I should be working on the final episode of the road trip series, but here's an 18min video about a scooter instead lol.

[@EmmyHucker]

8:56 I’ve hit this spot so many times on Beam and Flamingo scooters 😂 Been conflicted about purchasing my own but after this video I’m dying to get one!

[@NewZeroland]

Nice!! They're so fun! I think I'm sold on the Air Pro. It's way lighter weight and I don't need this much danger in my life 😂

[@jtchivers]

"OK, back to being a criminal!" 😂 Yes, in the UK, electric scooters just aren't allowed on public roads at all, outside some exceptions for hired scooters in particular localised schemes. That doesn't stop people ignoring that law, of course. I think legislation needs to catch up with tech and accept that electric scooters can make a valuable contribution to localised travel and commutes. You're taking up less space than pretty much anything apart from pedestrians (oh, and unicyclists, perhaps). But we're not there yet.

[@NewZeroland]

Yeah man! It's still this weird vehicle thing that isn't big enough to register but isn't slow enough to ignore. I'm glad they've started making rules about speed limits and where you can ride them, but I've chosen to ignore all of them 😂 Thanks for watching!

[@andrewmorgan1819]

Quite right John, I could use one to travel the mile to Bridgend station to go to work but more importantly, get up the mahoosive hill on the way home after work. It's outrageous that we can rent them and drive on the road but we can't legally ride our own..

[@wrsawy]

Sounds like a communist country.

[@8_x_9.]

Great review & humor you have. See you again soon.Thank you.🫡😂

[@NewZeroland]

Cheers! I'm glad you liked it :)

[@therealcdnuser]

This would have been a better April fools joke. “I traded my Energica for a scooter”

[@NewZeroland]

Bwahaha so true! But it wouldn't have been a joke!

[@therealcdnuser]

@@NewZeroland yes, now i want a scooter too. I only work 8kms away.

[@NewZeroland]

@@therealcdnuser they're too convenient! Apollo is a Canadian company, too :D

[@raymutch]

Uncomfortable fast 😂... love it man! Outlaw lifestyle...yeeewwwww!

[@NewZeroland]

Thanks! 😂 I didn't choose the scoot life. The scoot life chose me!

[@vwbora26]

E-scooter laws are rediculous, I mean the amount of pollution I saved commuting with my e-scooter is really adding up.

[@NewZeroland]

True that! It's such an amazing way to get around. Most of the time it's faster than a car.

[@earthwormandruw]

Full face helmet is a must 💯 of the time. I'd rather look out of place than have meals through a straw.

[@NewZeroland]

Yeah, I agree. ATGATT!

[@earthwormandruw]

@@NewZeroland wellllll maybe not alllll the gear allllll the time 😅😅😅😅

[@NewZeroland]

@@earthwormandruw FULL RACING SUIT!! 😂

[@earthwormandruw]

@@NewZeroland Now I'm picturing someone dragging a knee through a corner on one of these! 😎😎😎

[@DuncanJimmy]

I'm a solo kayaker, which means having to find a way back to the car when the journey down the river is over. My dream is to have an electric scooter I can take with me on the 2-person kayak so I can not only ride it back, but have fun doing so.

[@NewZeroland]

Nice!! That sounds like the answer. A really fun answer. What about an electric skateboard that you can put the kayak on, and sit in the kayak while you control the skateboard with the remote??

[@DuncanJimmy]

@@NewZeroland Hah! I like how your brain works. I just chain the kayak up.

[@NewZeroland]

@@DuncanJimmy in Hawaii we saw a guy that strapped a lawn chair to a hoverboard (that one-wheeled platform thing) and he was cruising around with a cocktail in his hand. That guy knew how to live.

[@DuncanJimmy]

@@NewZeroland Absolute legend! Me, I'd rather make a video of myself flying up and down Wellington streets and sidewalks at illegal speeds before pleading ignorance. Better to ask for forgiveness than permission...

[@bikeelectric4821]

I hit a pole on my electric skateboard at 40 kmph and suddenly found myself being a runner at 40kmph. Turns out this is bad for your knee. I tore off my ACL. Don't tear off your ACL, it requires surgery and a couple years of recovery, blech. A scooter is not a skateboard, though. You'll be fiiiine.

[@NewZeroland]

Eeeeeeek man! That's scary O_O Us humans are so fragile. All the gear all the time!

[@bikeelectric4821]

@@NewZeroland I had full gear on. : ( I just should have slid instead of ran, lesson learned. They used one of my hamstrings to make a new ACL and I still have 2 left in that leg. So.. game on! That was years and years ago, too. Live and learn.

[@seanpmcg]

Here in Singapore, as one would expect, the whole e-scooter thing is heavily regulated : you need to have an e-scoter licence; the e-scooter must be type-approved; it must be registered; it must display plates; it must be inspected every two years - and it can only be used on a cycling path, maximum speed 25kph. And yes, the cops here will enforce. Unregistered? $2k fine, three months imprisonment. Non-compliant? $5k fine, three months imprisonment... I can't really imagine NZ Police enforcing e-scooter law, given how lax they are on regular road traffic enforcement, so enjoy the thug life in Wellington!

[@NewZeroland]

IMPRISONMENT?! Wow, that's extreme 😳 Thug life indeed hahaha. I'm staying here forever!

[@JoeLeone636]

I can't believe the lack of freedom you suffer in Singapore, my friend. I just got back from a ride of mixed travel lanes from bike paths to automobile traffic at speeds over 35 mph on my apollo ghost in Boston and the thrill stays with you. No registration, no special license or inspections and certainly no fear of prison time. I truly feel blessed to live in the United States and don't take it for granted.

[@bdanner302]

here in Pennsylvania I feel like you'd never encounter police unless you were a complete tyrant out there.. now obviously other parts of the states are more densely populated and things MIGHT be different there

[@heretikpapy]

Thanks, it was a great review. I'm waiting for mine. I live close to the headquarters in Canada. So we have a 30days to have a swap in case of defect of any kind. (Québec province). I'm proud of that local company a lot. Cheers from Montréal !

[@NewZeroland]

Thanks! Glad ya liked it. I think you'll have a lot of fun on this thing :D

[@timwatterson8060]

I want to see you use an electric unicycle(euc), quite a few escooter riders here in Queensland Australia have transitioned to euc's. I use a begode T4, full suspention crazy amount of torque, and car bootable. Legality is a issue here also 25km/h max and 12km/h on footpaths, even though almost all escooters and euc's can do double that safely. The T4 has great specs, ~30kg, 60km/h about the size of a small hardshell luggage case and 70km of range. Great fun at a skatepark going up and down verts, going down stairsets, you can sit down on it and even ride it backwards.

[@NewZeroland]

Dude I would love to try that!! I've never ridden one before but they look so fun.

[@MrWiley3]

I really enjoyed your commentary during the video. Im an urban black guy from California and im educating myself on escooters before i make my purchase. The best line in the video is "BACK TO BEING A CRIMINAL" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Thank your from places only good tears know 😊

[@NewZeroland]

Haha thanks man! Glad ya liked it :D I loved that scooter and still wanna buy one.

[@torontorc4637]

Great video, thanks for sharing

[@NewZeroland]

Cheers!

[@vakama539348]

i have the same "problem" i take a skateboard to the office sometimes an electric skateboard or an e-bike. i have too many toys in my garage HAHA😅

[@NewZeroland]

It's an amazing problem to have hahaha! I guess I should take the scenic route more often.

[@bikeelectric4821]

$4099!!! oh, wait, that's NZD?

[@NewZeroland]

Yeah hahaha, crazy money. That's used motorcycle money!

[@bikeelectric4821]

@@NewZeroland sounds like a legit machine, worth every penny, I bet.

[@MilesBellas]

Escooters = Amazing Sheltered escooter paths = future?!

[@NewZeroland]

THAT would be sweet. I definitely want one.

[@SenseiEpu]

Yep. Those things are a heap of fun - Kaabo Mantis 10 v2. Some of those routes you filmed, I've done before, with my starting point always being Wellington Station (since I live in Porirua, so I either catch the train into town or drive in). However, I've never taken the scooter up to Brooklyn windmill. That will be my next destination, I suppose. Thanks for posting another vid. Always entertaining, and informative.

[@NewZeroland]

Wow nice! That thing looks like a beast. I'm definitely sold on the scoot life. It's so convenient!

[@KiwisDownUnder]

Interesting Kaabo Mantis GT is one I was considering, but there are heaps of reports of quality issues, specifically cracked stems. No issues for you on this model?

[@GregHassler]

I have the Varla Eagle One, 2000 watt dual motor full suspension. Pretty awesome, but with just 500 miles on it the battery has already degraded appreciably. I either need to replace the batteries or upgrade to the Eagle One Pro. Great fun though.

[@NewZeroland]

Wow 500 miles! That's a lot of scooterin' 😲 But not a lot for the battery to be degrading so soon. Crazy amount of power though. What are the scooter laws in the US? Are there any??

[@MilesBellas]

Escooter tunnels = future of city transportation?!

[@NewZeroland]

Sign me up!!

[@hawtdilf]

Damn you’re hilarious. Sound effect at 8:59 got me good.

[@NewZeroland]

Dude you made my day haha. Thanks so much! I'm glad ya liked it.

[@MilesBellas]

Alien Rides in SF = AMAZING The really issue should be hills and distance..... instead of top speed?....especially in SF and Wellington.... Technology that prevents collision too?!

[@NewZeroland]

Yeah true. Limited top speed is fine as long as the range is great.

[@earthwormandruw]

I second Alien Rides. Great content 👍🏽 I agree I would want something with a regulated speed but maintains that regardless of hill grade. I'm 220lbs and those rental ones won't even go up the hills in SF for me at all. Like that's the whole reason I would use one is to skip walking up the hills but instead I have to walk up them anyway pushing a damn scooter! 😮‍💨😤

[@bikeelectric4821]

great video, but I'm waiting for one that takes DC Fast charging : )

[@NewZeroland]

Ha! That's the future. If I bought one I'd probably paint it green and put Energica stickers on it.

[@earthwormandruw]

why did I imagine someone trying to convert one to DC fast charge and the first time trying it out it pumps it up like a balloon lol.

[@pnblondon1087]

Great video Sam, but it must be said that a common-or-garden, 100% legal pushbike is the obvious mode of transport for a journey of just over a mile! (I cycle 5-10 miles every day for both exercise and pleasure, and I'm a knackered old git!). Interesting about the legal situation in NZ. In the UK only hire scooters are legal to use anywhere but private land; some are limited to 12.5mph, others to 15mph, but hundreds of thousands have been sold and are used illegally all the time. And there have been deaths, of course. Personally, I think e-scooters should have the same status as pedelecs, that is, electric bicycles limited to 15 or 20mph, but not legal to use on sidewalks/pavements unless they include a designated cycle lane.

[@NewZeroland]

Thanks man! Yeah the UK's scooter laws are way more strict than NZ! If they can go the same speed as bicycles, I feel like they should be allowed in bike lanes. Too fast for sidewalks and too slow for streets leaves that as the only option. Otherwise people will just keep breaking the law and doing dangerous stuff like me haha.

[@earthwormandruw]

I'd like to see these regulated like motorcycles w/helmet laws and permit to licensing requirements. And with all of that a hug crack down by law enforcement the first 5 years to anyone breaking the laws. It's kind of like if a noob buys liter bike with no experience and doesn't feel the need to get a motorcycle license.

[@NewZeroland]

So true. They're way too powerful for most people 😂 Even the rental scooters can be dangerous!

[@earthwormandruw]

@@NewZeroland My biggest concern isn't necessarily for the person riding, like I get it it's fun and I definitely have ridden them not inside the laws (I justify this with my 20+ years of moto experience 😅) But my concern is when they hit someone walking or fly out into traffic and get hit by a car, poor driver now has to have that on their conscience. I worked with a lady in NYC who was our pastry chef, super talented, and a guy riding his bicycle on the sidewalk ran into. She hit her head on the sidewalk and lost her sense of taste and smell permanently. He took off and was never caught 🤬

[@brianwilson245]

I think you would soon get a 'regular user ' account at ACC if you spent much time on that

[@NewZeroland]

Yeah man, above 40km/h this thing is dangerous!

[@bikeelectric4821]

at first glance it looks like it has a negative rake, but overall it looks like a positive rake, how does the steering feel with such a backward rake?

[@NewZeroland]

Yeah it's basically straight up and down, and it get reeeally wobbly over 40km/h.

[@deathwingelitegantz5264]

Electric Uni cycle video when? Master Pro top speed run. 💨🤯

[@NewZeroland]

Duuuude I would love to try one of those!!

[@jezthomas4402]

A really interesting, creative and fun video as always; proves that you can cover more diverse content and still captivate, educate and grow your audience - good work! Oooooh, such a polarising subject, so many grey areas and pockets of heated debate. To my knowledge no-one (council, state, country...) has established clear cut laws on what you can and can't do; that's because old farts writing policy can't keep up with change and don't live in the real/tech/green world - let's have teenage opinion boards giving their opinion on law that affects people on the street! Anyway, I think the only law I heard of was that Paris completely banned them because too many locals were getting squashed to death by them. What many viewers may not realise is that, though your work cave is only down the road, you live on the top of a beast of a hill, and so cycling a vinyl (not an ebike) bike home would defo involve sweat, derobing and showering. Based on 5 years experience commuting on bikes (road, pavement, bike lanes, shared lanes), walking, and running, eScooters around Welly - and other busy cities I'm sure, are way too dangerous on pavements and bike lanes if they are going faster than your average cyclist - I'm guessing 15km/h max. Personally, I think all bikes, scooters, etc should be limited to 15km/h on urban pavements and shared cycle lanes, and 30km/h on the road, but with at least a cycling helmet. Outside of urban, in dedicated cycle lanes you can slap an extra 10km/h onto these. Personally, I stopped riding to work because the average Kiwi driver is dangerously illiterate of road craft and I knew it was only a matter of time before I was maimed or killed - how can the loveliest people in the world change so much when they get behind the wheel?! :-( I've really studied hard the way Welly commuters in all vehicles flow around the city, and what goes wrong and right on a minute-by-minute basis for the years I commuted in Welly, and these regs would hold up really well. Education is another big thing as eBikes and eScooters scream around constantly, narrowly missing walkers, cyclists, dogs, babies, potholes, cones etc., and it's a nightmare and properly dangerous, but there's plenty of space for everyone if we set the right rules, educate the masses (especially drunk students), and just be nice to one another :-D

[@NewZeroland]

Dude, so well said! I know commuting on a bicycle seems like the easiest solution, but like you said, that hill is intense. Also I would hate to share the road with cars without the ability to go as fast as them, for all the reasons you mentioned! It's way too dangerous out there. The 15km/h limit on footpaths is a great idea, and I'm totally cool with that. They just shouldn't sell us scooters that can do 60km/h, or even 100km/h! (yes there is a scooter you can buy in NZ that goes that fast haha)

[@timwatterson8060]

I can think of an electric device we can send via post to review...... But yt might not let you show its "ride" footage

[@NewZeroland]

Hey hey hey this channel is rated PG 😂

[@Gasper4K]

I have one myself and I am wondering if you hear a quick low pitch buzzing sound coupled with a slight vibration that you can feel on your legs the moment you accelerate and right when you apply the regen brake? It sounds different from regular motor sound.

[@NewZeroland]

Yep, totally. That might be the controller, but I'm not sure. It's such a cool scooter! I really want an Air Pro now.

[@Gasper4K]

@@NewZeroland Looking forward to the v3 ghost kit too! Ok wait so you also hear a slight buzzing sound at the start when you push the throttle to accelerate and regen braking?

[@NewZeroland]

@@Gasper4K not too loud but I do hear the buzzing. High frequency noise, most likely from the controller but I have no idea.

[@Gasper4K]

@@NewZeroland oh ok, i thought it was abnormal, the high frequency noise and vibration only happens for like 1 second after accelerating and braking. Got me a bit worried.

[@ronaldb479]

Damn brother that looked fun!!! I would definitely need an EV motorcycle because of how far my commute is. But would be nice on long empty roads.

[@NewZeroland]

Yeah, I'm lucky and cursed at the same time with this short commute 😂 How far away is your work? Is there an e-moto with enough range to get you there and back?

[@ahskyx]

thanks for this video.

[@NewZeroland]

Thanks for watching!

[@danpettis1675]

How do I get stuff sent to Me to try??

[@TheRealAlpha2]

Oof, I am super late to this video! Slow down there, Speed Racer! Scooters seem to always get mixed opinions where they feel like the ultimate mini electric convenience people mover, but they're also a menace that no one wants to deal with. Small and compact enough to sit in a corner of the office when you get to work, but small wheels can make for wobbly rides. Some people call them dangerous because a few people won't follow the rules of the road but the ones that don't follow safe practices and get into accidents are all that anyone notices. About 20kph seems to be about the general rule most places, even in the US they want them and ebikes limited to about 15mph, any faster and they want you wearing a helmet and riding only in the street (actually, they don't even want the 15mph scooters on sidewalks here either.) not that it really stops people from risking it. This one does look decent though compared to a lot I've seen on other channels, but personally I'd rather ride an ebike if I have to ride in the street, better for visibility. Meanwhile... some Electric Unicycles are hitting 50 Mph on the regular. You want to see crazy scooter footage check out Weped brand scooters and people riding them on highways (in Taiwan, I think?) They probably aren't even the fastest (though they might claim differently.)

[@NewZeroland]

Dude electric unicycles freak me out but I NEED to try one. I've only seen one person in NZ riding one and it looked so cool. Surely that's my next EV hahaha. You're right about these regulations.. 20km/h is crazy on the sidewalk, but too slow for the street. I'm not sure why this scooter has turn signals now. It definitely opened my eyes though! I had no idea how fun it would be, and now I want one.

[@octopusenvy]

One wheel review next please! O ly thi g cool about this video we're your edits & sou ding the bell in Vic tunnel like you're required to! #justsayno2scooters

[@NewZeroland]

Haha yessss I've never ridden one of those. Gotta try them all!

[@dennishaughton4554]

Lol he’d be scared af riding my Segway GT2 that goes 47 mph 😂

[@NewZeroland]

I would 😳 That sounds terrifying lol

[@gasdive]

Scooter rules are simple in Australia. It's just completely illegal.

[@NewZeroland]

Aw whaaaat hahahaha

[@timwatterson8060]

Not in good old sunny queensland, still not great laws but at least your not being stoped by every cop.

[@robertm1459]

Fun police👺 Banning e-scooters is pretty stupid.......just gotta have appropriate rules.🤔

[@gasdive]

@@timwatterson8060 oh, yeah, forgot about Qld.

[@RaiderNation-North]

Will they allow me to ride in Australia if I’m double masked and fully boosted? 😅

[@Svihak177]

So you work as one of the exibits in Weta Cave? :D Sorry, I had to...

[@NewZeroland]

Sure, yeah, let's say I do lol

[@Svihak177]

@@NewZeroland Nah, sorry Sam, bad joke I know. But your interest in theme parks makes sense now...

[@SquierBulletBass-sj5bg]

United States pretty much anywhere is legal except where posted. Not allowed on expressways.

[@NewZeroland]

So jealous. I'd definitely buy the huge crazy 4kW version then 😂

[@SickPillow]

Not really true. I'm in a state where they are illegal. Pennsylvania. Also not legal in Delaware and Idaho. I still drive mine around, but I try to hide from cops. (some don't care, but others will pull you over)

[@SquierBulletBass-sj5bg]

@@SickPillow that sucks. I’m from Michigan. No issues here unless by local ordinance. I was in Philly not too long ago. I saw mini bikes and atv gangs riding wherever they pleased.

[@pietrodania8064]

From Zero, to Scootero 😂

[@NewZeroland]

😂💪⚡🔋🔌

[@TheNiteinjail]

I love my electric kick scooter.

[@NewZeroland]

Hell yeah! They're so fun.

[@AdventuresonZero]

I just released an electric potato, it’s in the mail, I expect a video soon…

[@NewZeroland]

Potatoes aren't street legal here, but I'll ride it anyway. Expect kittens.

[@Causemoi]

You're not goin' to buy it?

[@NewZeroland]

Not this one, but I'm seriously looking at the Air Pro, the lighter weight rwd version. I shall name it Boots 2.

[@IIARROWS]

I had an electric scooter 20 years ago, now that I think about it... range was nowhere near this. XD Or speed. And way clunkyer.

[@NewZeroland]

They've come a long way! I seriously had no idea they could go so fast, and this is a mid-range one O_O

[@chefgav1]

Wow that’s expensive in your neck of woods

[@NewZeroland]

Tell me about it. New Zealand is rough.

[@pinaero]

First!😊

[@andrewbarratachea]

Theres too many regulations for everything. Its almost impossible to not break a law these days.

[@NewZeroland]

Yep, better to ask forgiveness than to ask permission.

[@velotill]

"didn't know at that time"-disclaimer aside, barreling along pedestrian footpaths should intuitively a big nono. Any person quickly exiting a shop wouldn't have had a chance, there's nothing cute about that. As much as I like your promotion of electric motorcycles, not taking "lesser" modes of transport seriously - have you seriously never thought about riding a bicycle to work? - even if done so ironicically comes across as a bit...American : /

[@NewZeroland]

No way man. Bicycles are too dangerous. Unless I can go the same speed as cars, I don't feel safe sharing the road with them.

[@RailgunNZ]

Think they should ban the rental scooters. People don't understand (aren't aware) the laws regarding escooter. They are suppose to be ridden on foot path but go at crazy speeds, don't give way to people, have mulitple people sharing one scooter, dont wear PPE. I do support personal escooters though.

[@NewZeroland]

Haha yeah I guarantee 90% of people renting scooters are drunk 😂 They're super dangerous, but a lotta fun.

[@jackweta]

had a sidewalk slam at 40+km on my ebike passing a cyclist that did a pass without checking - my fault going too fast - lesson learned. get a track addict type software that gives you gps speed for video edits. i wear a full face mtb helmet cracked it in crash got another one straight away. i now ride more sensibly lol. its wild out there in nz we dont have any dangerous wildlife other than loose dog's. ute drivers & fuktards on escooters & ebikes.

[@NewZeroland]

Bwahaha well said man! Ebikes and scooters are crazy fast now.

[@galaxiedance3135]

I don't know why people would send you things to review. You're not even reading the manual or doing any research about the product you're using. Perhaps you'd get something else from Apollo, personally if I was Apollo I'd avoid using you as a reviewer again.

[@NewZeroland]

Hey thanks for watching my video anyway lol. There are a million others that tell you all the specs. I wanted to do something different.

[@yashpatel261]

I think most people will ditch their cars and bikes once they use a scooter like this. The speed, convenience, cost of maintenance is just too attractive.

[@NewZeroland]

Right?? It's a different world. I still want to buy one someday.

[@donaldround160]

Don't ride on the sidewalk.

[@NewZeroland]

Too fast for the sidewalk but too slow for the street. Where do we ride??