Hills
Road signs and maps give grade in percent: 10% means 10 feet up for 100 feet across. Many scooter makers give degrees instead, and a degree figure looks smaller than it is. 15 degrees is about 27%. 30 degrees is about 58%, steeper than almost any paved street.
| Scooter | Maker claim | As percent grade | As degrees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaabo King GTR Max | 50 degrees | about 119.2% | 50 degrees |
| Kaabo Warrior 11 Max | 45 degrees | about 100% | 45 degrees |
| Varla Eagle One Pro | 35 degrees | about 70% | 35 degrees |
| Teewing Z4 (5600W) | 35 degrees | about 70% | 35 degrees |
| Varla Eagle One V3.0 | 30 degrees | about 57.7% | 30 degrees |
| Kaabo Mantis King Pro | 30 degrees | about 57.7% | 30 degrees |
| Varla Pegasus | 25 degrees | about 46.6% | 25 degrees |
| Teewing GT4 | 25 degrees | about 46.6% | 25 degrees |
| Ausom L2 Max | 46% | 46% | about 24.7 degrees |
| Apollo City 2.0 | 20 degrees | about 36.4% | 20 degrees |
| EMOVE Cruiser S 52V | 20 degrees | about 36.4% | 20 degrees |
| Ausom DT2 Pro | 36% | 36% | about 19.8 degrees |
| Apollo Explore 2.0 | 15 degrees | about 26.8% | 15 degrees |
| Apollo Phantom 2.0 (52V) | 25% | 25% | about 14.0 degrees |
| NIU KQi3 Max | 25% | 25% | about 14.0 degrees |
| Ausom Gosoul 2 | 20% | 20% | about 11.3 degrees |
| Varla Falcon | 19% | 19% | about 10.8 degrees |
| INMOTION S1F | see note | held back | held back |
What these claims leave out
None of the maker pages read for this table says what rider weight the climb figure assumes, or how long the hill was. The INMOTION S1F page gives both "30%" and "30 degrees", so its figure is held back. Treat every climb number as the maker's best case.
Conversion: percent = tan(degrees) x 100.