ZERO 8X | Dual Motor | Range Test | Volume 2 | Gear 3

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Here we go with round 2 of range tests on my ZERO 8X. This time Im taking it until the battery dies…no more guesstimating range! I was really surprised by the results of this test. I really didn’t think it was gonna be like that!
Performance on the scooter was amazing. I didn’t lose really any power until it was minutes away from running out of charge. My acceleration test was a little disappointing in my opinion but this test makes up for it. This scooter is a BEAST!
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[@MrWaz411]

Thanks as always ....good to know

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

Appreciate you!

[@herco2543]

First one. Appreciate the detailed zero 8x videos. . One question-how do you find the ride quality with the solid tires and spring/shock suspension? Is there much cushioning? Keep up the great work.

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

Thanks! I really appreciate that. The solid tires you definitely notice. Especially on rough terrain. They also make a decent amount of noise. Not as in while they are moving, but going over bumps they make a solid thud. Suspension is good enough for me. I haven’t adjusted them at all. I think the cushioning is good just the tires don’t give too much. Thanks again!

[@minangfranklin]

Your videos are amazing. I currently own the ninebot es4 and have been binge watching zero 8x videos over the past week. Mind is willing but wallet says to wait. Your videos making me want to disobey my wallet.

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

Thank you so much for saying that! That’s part of the reason I started the channel. Before I bought the scooter I couldn’t find too much info about it so I figured I would just make all the info about it! I promise you won’t be disappointed if you do buy it. It’s been a year and it’s still just as fun to ride as it was the first day I got it!

[@kamz_a_legend]

Do you mind having a look at the P7 setting of the LCD throttle controller to see if it is set to 28 or 30? I accidentally adjusted the value and can't remember what the default was. By the way love your videos, keep them coming.

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

P7 = 28. Thank you!

[@donkeydem2824]

Outstanding. The Zero scooter line is a quality product. Questions come to mind... Any overheating issues? Does it hurt the batteries at all running it down to 40 volts? Wonder how many charging cycles we can get out of these scooters before battery replacement become necessary.

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

Thanks! None at all. It was a solid ride. I would imagine if you ran the batteries low every day like that it would shave some life off of it. It’s very similar in electric vehicles. Not a great idea to go under 10% capacity too often. When I charged it up after it went right back up to 58.8 tho. Im very close to 600 miles now too. Seems to be just fine. This is the first time I’ve gotten it to empty tho.

[@mrreddington777]

Great video. Yours doesn't have the foldable handlebars? Im thinking either this one or the 10x

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

Thanks! I did have the folding bars. But that was one of the first things I upgraded. 10x has a little more power for sure but I just liked the idea of solid tires.

[@mrreddington777]

@@ADayintheLifeofMr23 oh cool. I am divided about the tires too. Love the smaller wide wheels and folding handlebars of the 8x. Ahhh

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

If I had to do it over again I honestly couldn’t tell you what I would do. I’ve been out riding with a friend and he has a 10x. I’ve ridden it just for a bit. It feels a lot smoother. I just had a really bad experience with another model scooter and flat tires. I didn’t want to worry about that ever. But the tires on the 10x are pretty beefy compared to the old scooter I had.

[@jirivalach7945]

Great video! Can I ask, do you observe any battery degradation so far? And do you plan next range test with eco mode on just single motor? Thank you for answer.

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

Jiří Valach thank you! I have about 700 miles or 1120 km on it and the battery is exactly the same as the day I got it. I’m really impressed with it. As far as the next range test....I have considered seeing how far it really could go. It’s just so hard to ride this thing in that configuration because I know how fast it can go! 😂 But I will add it to the list of videos! Thanks for watching!

[@jirivalach7945]

That's great! I have m365 with 500 km on clock allready, and I can really feel less power, and less range too. So I want something better, first I wanted Kaabo Mantis Lite or Kaabo Mantis 8, but from view of quality Mantis isn't best option by many experiences of users. But how I see from yours videos about Zero 8x this scooter is really bulletproof. Thank you for your effort with making these videos! I think I'll buy this scooter. :)

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

Glad I could help! I really do love this thing you won’t be disappointed. Appreciate your comments!

[@jordiluqueca]

Thanks for the test! At which voltage did the 8x cut-off? Which is your P15 setting? Thnks :)

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

I have my p15 set to 41. It was pretty much right at 41v. It slowed to less than 5mph for the last half volt or so. But prior to that I didn’t really notice any speed lag. Thanks for watching!

[@jordiluqueca]

@@ADayintheLifeofMr23 Thank you so much! :)

[@Bob_Lee]

ANOTHER GEM. I feel like my brakes arent good enough. What about you ?

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

Thank you! Yeah the brakes are not the best. Sometimes it feels like it almost slips when you grab them at first. I’m getting the hydraulic brakes eventually but I don’t think that will completely solve it. I’ve seen others put a larger rotor on. That might solve some issues too.

[@Bob_Lee]

@@ADayintheLifeofMr23 KEEP THE VIDEOS COMING

[@montelinm]

I know you’ve had the scooter for a while now and I’ve watched several of your videos but I’m just curious how many miles do you have on the scooter currently? I’m thinking about getting the 26 amp hour version but I’m just trying to determine how many miles these things can go. I know yours is still going strong so only time will tell but I’m just curious how far you’ve gone so far.

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

Michael Montelin thanks so much! I really appreciate you watching. I just looked and I have 585 miles on it. I got it last August and my plan was to do 1000 mile or 1 year review. Now that the weather is getting nicer I’ll be riding it more than I have in the last few months. So it’s tough to say which mark I’ll hit first. But I will do a video on that. I don’t really have any complaints about this thing. It’s really customizable. Goes fast enough for me. My commute isn’t that far but like you saw in the video even the 18ah battery gets a nice range. Either way you’re gonna have a blast on it!

[@montelinm]

A Day in the Life of Mr. 23 Thanks man for letting me know. If I recall correctly they do Offer financing options on these scooters. Do you recall seeing anything about an option to finance?

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

Michael Montelin no problem at all. They do offer financing. It isn’t a terrible deal but I think the interest is gonna be kinda high. I had just got a credit card not for the scooter but happened to be about the same time and it was no interest for 12 months on the card. So I sorta made my own payment plan. But they definitely have an option for that

[@mauriciovirmond9244]

Hi, how are you doing? So, have you ever thought of getting an external battery in order to increase the range of your scooter. The Falcon PEV (in Singapore) are selling a kit to do this upgrade. You would basically double the capacity of your ride. It is a bit pricy though (650 SGD$). I have a Zero10 that goes 40km and I am thinking about it, so that I can really stop think of going soft on my trips. what do you think? Thanks.

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

Hey there. Doing good thanks....Hope you are too! I did see that video they posted about the external battery but like you said, that price just seems so high for what it is. Almost half the cost of the scooter is in the battery. 40km isn’t too bad. For me I don’t think I could justify the cost for the additional battery because I don’t need to go farther than a few miles on my normal commute. I guess if you NEED that extra range it would be a solution for sure. But I think for now it’s a bit out of the price range I want to spend for upgrades. Thanks for the comment!

[@mauriciovirmond7272]

A Day in the Life of Mr. 23 . Hi, Thanks for your answer.

[@naimadoszeros6210]

Hello Bro...I yesterday do almost 41km GPS ( my weight 75kg ) with 3rd gear and i dont ride below 35km/h to CUTT-OFF on 42V.Which battery you got ...on which cells.I got 18.2Ah FST cells by COREPOWER.I do on it exacly 3760km and i see after year it keep the capacity still good.Best regards from Poland Bro...nice job.

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

naiMADos ZEROs hello! Thanks for watching and commenting. I too have the 18 ah battery. The manufacture is powersinc. I was keeping it at the same minimum speed as you. It’s really interesting to see if that 9-10kg would make that big of a difference in range. I plan on doing a review around half that distance when I get to 1000 miles or 1610 km. That should be right around a year after having the scooter as well. Thanks again!!

[@naimadoszeros6210]

@@ADayintheLifeofMr23 maybe the DUALTRON COMPACT tires may help to do that range bocouse of less rolling resistance than stock tires...try too roll both engines in the air and look is there not any brake disk scratch without break ;)

[@staccatoglock]

WOW OVER 18 On the 18ah powersinc (IMPRESSIVE) what is your gut on the 26ah LG Cells? I simply must have 25mile round trip range. You think it’s doable on the 26ah version? Rev has them in stock for $2k

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

Seriously impressive! I think the LG cells will outperform the powersinc. Although there isn’t anything wrong yet with the powersinc what I do know about batteries is you get what you pay for. Mainly with batteries in the form of capacity. Usually a better brand battery is gonna be closer to its advertised specs as far as what it’s milliamperes rating is. Mostly cheaper batteries will over promise but under deliver on their results. But then add in 8 more ah with that as well on the LG and I think you’re smashing 25 miles. Keep in mind though this is basically top speed dual motor in turbo the whole way gear 3. I imagine if you had it in gear 2 with dual motors and turbo you’re getting 25+ all day no problem especially with 26ah. Gear 2 is no snail either. Peppy and fun with a top speed of 24-26mph.

[@bowie9998]

Good day, how much battery 26ah?

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

Hello. This is 18ah battery. Thanks for watching

[@lavarball7538]

Is your Zero 8X 18ah? And is it LG or China Sinc cells? And secondly what is the difference between the two, and is it worth getting if its china sinc cells?

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

Mine is the 18ah and has powersinc batteries. I haven’t had an issue with them yet. I don’t believe they are making the powersinc ones anymore though. I think they are all LG now. Only difference is reliability. LG is a brand name and will typically be more reliable on the specs they post for the individual cells.....(ah ratings and such) I have over 600 miles on mine and haven’t had any issues with decreased capacity or anything like that. I think the main difference is just gonna be piece of mind in knowing you have a brand name battery vs generic.

[@lavarball7538]

A Day in the Life of Mr. 23 that’s good to hear the fact that you haven’t had any issues with your non LG batteries, I went on BeyondElectrek site and they have two options regarding the Zero 8X, 16ah (China sinc cell) and the 26ah LG battery, there is no LG version on the 16ah? Which website would you recommend I purchase from I live in the UK

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

LaVar Ball the only site I know outside of the US is falconpev.com.sg I’ve actually ordered from Falcon PEV for my stem clamp and it was a great interaction. I haven’t checked their site in a while tho so I don’t know their stock but it’s worth checking out!

[@lavarball7538]

A Day in the Life of Mr. 23 thank you very much!

[@delphimiranda]

I believe it’s bad for the battery to be used up to zero capacity, or not for this one? Tnx

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

Hello. You are correct, it is not good to run batteries to zero. But with a pre built battery pack like this the BMS and/or the speed controller make it so that “zero capacity” isn’t truly zero. That is a safety measure to protect the battery from being damaged. The voltage on the battery was still 41 volts when the scooter could no longer operate. So 41 volts for this battery pack is “zero capacity” not actually zero. Great question, I hope that made sense how I explained it. Thanks for watching!

[@esrider7765]

How far did you have to walk home :-)

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

ES Rider I was about a mile from the house but I called my wife to come swoop me up! 😂

[@esrider7765]

@@ADayintheLifeofMr23 :-)

[@escooterlife]

18miles??? That’s the kind of performance you would expect from a 350/500w scooter 🛴

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

Right??? I was very impressed with this test. Thanks for the comment!

[@erningcorales1619]

Bro I bought 8X DDM 52v 26ah LG it's a china version of zero 8x and now I doubt that my scooter is 26ah coz they sent me different handlebar not like on the pictures and different footrest and it has no branding like in the pictures I'm not peaky but this is not what I'm expecting

[@erningcorales1619]

Do I really need to open the scooter deck and look for the battery or theres a way to find out if it's true 26ah version without opening it? Thanks bro

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

@@erningcorales1619 wow. Tough to say. I’m not really sure of any other way. I guess seeing how far it goes. But it isn’t too big of a pain to open up the deck. Just the grip tape you might have to redo but it’s about 10 screws is all. Hopefully they didn’t pull a fast one on you.....

[@erningcorales1619]

@@ADayintheLifeofMr23 bro do you know how to zeroing the km odometer coz p16 for me didn't work

[@erningcorales1619]

@@ADayintheLifeofMr23 and changing the acceleration of the scooter p12 does it affect the battery drastically if I switch to 5?

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

I have mine on 5 for acceleration so I don’t notice too much of a change. I’m not sure about zeroing the km tho if that setting doesn’t work. Could be a slight different configuration cause it’s a different model. How many did it come with on it?

[@medhipassa60]

Salut, 18ah ou 26ah svp?

[@656nm]

I'm wondering that too. I'm hoping that's just the 18ah.

[@medhipassa60]

Ric F Ok merci 😉.

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

Thanks! Yes, it’s the 18ah battery.

[@simonmllerkristensen9640]

@@ADayintheLifeofMr23 LG or Sincpower?

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

Simon Andersen Sincpower

[@benhurapilado3767]

WHERE IS YOUR POWER SOLAR SIR..

[@donkeydem2824]

Hey have you seen the new vid for putting solid tires on the 10X yet? These tires are the same design as the all terrain tires on my skateboard. They have a softer vibration dampening feel without the hard less giving feel of completely solid tires. Check it out..... kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYPRe2V3i7d7arc

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

I did see that.....that was interesting how he used the screws to leverage it in. I don’t know if I trust that method with mine. Only because in the maybe 5 times I’ve taken my brakes off.....one of the back holes is completely stripped. The bottom screw still holds it but I’m gonna have to retap that. I just don’t know if I could retap the motor if I stripped it. Might just be the good ol mallet for me! The time is coming soon tho. I basically have slicks on there right now. Gets a little loose around corners

[@donkeydem2824]

A Day in the Life of Mr. 23 ya that will keep you on your toes. I have a tap and dye set if you need to borrow it. Let’s get out again soon. Bike trails are busy with everybody out of work.

[@giorgiorossoni9015]

1300 calories ahahahah. 8x or 10x?? I'm uncertain!! Help me friend

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

Yeah I don’t know about how accurate that calorie count is. 😂 10x is gonna have more power and a smoother ride due to the pneumatic tires, and the cost isn’t that much higher for the 10x either. For me the deciding factor was the tires. I didn’t want to deal with flats ever.....so the 8x with its solid tires was the easy choice for me. I like the looks of the 10x over the 8x when it’s stock. I like the upgrades I’ve done to my 8x with the handlebars and those upgrades, but if you keep it stock I like the 10x better. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching

[@giorgiorossoni9015]

@@ADayintheLifeofMr23 Yes I love 10x look but is more big for me. I use the train to go to work and 8x is better i think. I'm just afraid of the poor comfort of solid tires. Now I have to search an european seller beacause I don't wont wait 2 months. Thank you so much friend. Nice videos. Giorgio from Italy

[@ADayintheLifeofMr23]

I really isn’t that bad. It makes a little bit of noise when going over bumps. But it isn’t that uncomfortable. Thanks for your kind words! Be safe!