TS1500C Moped  

 The 1500 watt motor can move you at speeds up to 30 mph for up to 20 miles at a time.  Power is provided by four 12V, 38 amp batteries. The rubber floor mat is a great all weather surface for your feet.  The wide tires give it a smooth ride with a lot of stability.   This moped has slick lines, smooth curves and safety features such as: brake lights, turns signals, head lights and a horn.  An odometer will let you know how far you have traveled while the speedometer is great for watching you speed.   

Electricity Cost Per Charge = 26 Cents

Electricity Cost Per Mile = 1.3 Cents

   A common question is how much electricity it takes to charge the battery. At the bottom we have a charge rate graph.  The chart shows how much power is being drawn from the 110VAC outlet during the charge cycle. Each dot represents 15 minutes of charge time. Charging occurs in two steps; these are known as bulk charge and float charge. The first step takes about 6.5 hours as you can see on the graph. This is where the majority of the charge occurs. At this point the charger steps down the power for the remaining 20% of the charge cycle.

   Average power utilization can be calculated by adding all of the plot points and dividing that number by the number of plot points. In this case we take 83 and divide it by our 40 plot points for an average power draw of 2.075 amps. Watts equal voltage time’s amperage so we multiply 110 X 2.075 to get 228.25 watts. Our charge time is 9.5 hours so we multiply the average power draw of 228.25 times 9.5 to get 2.168 kilowatt hours.

   In California, PG&E’s baseline rate per kilowatt is $.12 (as of August 2008).  Multiply this rate (.12) times the total watt hours used (2.168) to charge the battery and we find that it costs about 26 cents to fully charge an exhausted battery. A fully charged battery has range of 20 miles with this model so we can see that it costs just 1.3 cents per mile for electricity to operate this scooter.