Improved, Safer Battery Pack:

Until now, all the Speedway Electric Scooters were fitted with a Lithium Polymer battery from Chinese manufacturers; however, from our experience with selling hundreds of Speedway Scooters, it has been found that the battery defect rate averages about 10%, on an annualized basis—majority were out-of-box defects. There are some benefits of this technology, like a lower Wh/$$ cost & higher volumetric/weight densities.

In our continuous efforts to provide our Customers with the best possible purchase value, reduced downtime, & offer the greatest product longevity, we are extremely pleased to announce an agreement Speedway to fit a tried & tested LG Li-ion battery across the Speedway product line, including the Mini4, Speedway III & IV.

The primary benefit to this LG Li-ion pack is that it’s predicted to yield a 20% improvement on degradation (based on manufacturer cell cycle data), improved safety, robustness, & can be repurposed at the end of the Scooter’s useful life. This pack is composed of the LG MH1 3.2Ah cell, configured as 14S8P—14 cells in series & 8 parallel—for a total of 112 cells in the battery pack.

• Better Suspension: SW IV has front spring/hydraulic suspension & adjustable dual air shock-absorbers mounted on the rear; there is no front suspension on the Mini4. 
• Improved Folding Mechanism: folding/unfolding the latch mechanism on the Mini4 requires a specific sequence of, 1)  applying the brake lever to relieve weight on the latch, 2) pushing down with your heal on the lever, 3) then pulling back to close the handle, it can be challenge initially… The folding mechanism on this scooter has been completely redesigned to make it practically fool-proof.   
• Lighting, Horn, & Turn Signals: similar to the Mini4, the SW IV also has the cool front/rear deck lighting, but in addition, there is also a centre head/braking light, horn, & a set of turning signals.
• Easier Maintenance: changing a tire is designed to be simple & practically effortless; by unfastening a couple screws on the rear Wheel, the tire assembly easily slides out.    

Background of the Minimotors/Speedway:

Electric kick-scooters have existed in some form or another for well over a decade. Until a relatively recently, the majority of these scooters were powered by extremely heavy Lead-acid batteries, which limited their range, power & usefulness. Advances in battery energy density, electronics & motor design are creating a quiet revolution with these kick scooters. At around 50lb, the Speedway IV provides an astonishing set of performance traits, that offer unrivalled balance of low weight, performance at the an unbeatable price.

While electric scooters are beginning to gain traction in the US, in countries, like Korea, Speedway—a division of Minimotors—has been producing advanced state-of-the-art scooter designs since 1999. In the performance class of scooter, there is really no serious large equivalent contender in this space; Minimotors/Speedway are unquestionable the market leader, who have built up a solid reputation for quality & mind-boggling performance across all their Electric kick-scooter range.

An optional seat can be fitted onto the foot-board, allowing you to rest your legs for those long rides. All it takes to install is a regular screwdriver & requires about 1-2 minutes. The seat will be sold separately for $100.