LoadandRange

Electric scooters checked against heavy riders and long trips, using the makers' own figures.

State and city rules

Pick a place to see its rules, summarized from the statute or the official city page and linked. Then pick a scooter to set its published top speed and weight beside the numbers in that place's definition.

Place and scooter

Covered so far

  • California: ride at 15 mph or less
  • Florida: definition stops at 20 mph
  • Minnesota: definition stops at 15 mph; wheels 12 in or smaller; ride at 15 mph or less
  • New York State: definition stops at 20 mph; scooter under 100 lb
  • Oregon: definition stops at 24 mph; electric motor no more than 1,000 W; ride at 15 mph or less
  • Washington: definition stops at 20 mph
  • New York City: definition stops at 20 mph; scooter under 100 lb; ride at 15 mph or less
  • Sacramento, CA: ride at 15 mph or less

States not listed have not been checked yet. They are left out rather than filled from secondhand summaries.