Thompson TS1500SS

With a powerful 1500 watt motor, this scooter starts out faster from a stop and goes faster (30 MPH) than most other electric scooters. The larger motor helps when driving up hills with heavy loads. Compact design is ideal for smaller riders. Non-slip rubber floor matt is great in all weather conditions. Available in Silver/Black, red, blue, sliver, and Maroon.

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.

Thompson TS1500SS

TS1500SS - Electric Moped

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