this is the fastest electric scooter I've ridden to date today we're
checking out the d4+ from nanrobot a dual motor 2000 watt 34 + miles per hour
escooter I'm Ben from authentech huge thanks to nanrobot for sponsoring
today's video and let's dive right in and check it out
first things first these electric scooters just keep getting bigger and
better and this scooter is a beast it almost reminds me of a dirt bike with
those massive off-roading tires power suspension and speed this baby flies
both on the roads and offroad what's so incredible with the power and suspension
it feels like anything I throw at it it just tears through it with ease almost
like nothing's gonna slow it down there's two motors one in each tire dual
wheel drive dual brakes a massive battery pack to power it off turn on
turbo mode select max speed mode and she hauls we're flying at dangerous speeds
here more on that later but as I often say my favorite is off-roading and
cruising across all terrain and even when I'm hitting thick grass going up
steep hills it's carrying me up almost effortlessly which is so fun the full
suspension system helps to smooth out bumps and jumps and speaking of I can
finally jump up and over curbs which is fun and that tall clearance helps a lot
as well there's even an eco mode which means if
you don't need crazy power and speed for off-roading but you're looking for far
distances well the scooter should be able to do
that - there's seven key areas I like to focus on with these East gouta reviews
and that's design a portability speed suspension braking power and range let's
start with the design of the D floor plus and what comes in the box when I
first unboxed the scooter I was pretty taken back by how massive this thing is
and why I'll keep referring to it as a beast it's almost hard to convey it size
on the screen there's massive 10-inch tires with wide off-roading tire tread
and accompanied with this high-strength beefy frame lifting it up and out of the
box the weight of the scooter is approximately 60 pounds or 28 kilograms
there's a lot of heavy-duty build quality in the scoot
so that's a good thing as I'll touch on later the last thing you want is to be
flying down roads at crazy fast speeds on top of a wobbly or cheap little
scooter the scooter can easily fold down and be placed in the trunk your vehicle
or wherever but it is still heavy enough that I probably wouldn't be carrying it
up a large flight of stairs or for long distances so while on that note of
portability this D 4 plus isn't lightweight by any means but it folds
down for that transportation and caring for short distances is easily possible
and there's a few locking mechanisms that I appreciate first adjustment we
raise and lower the handlebar stem there's this fascinating buckle to open
or close then three holes for the silver button to lock into place this is
actually a really nice feature to note on because I've had other scooters in
the past with only that tightening clasp up top there but with lots of
off-roading and rough terrain well the stem will slowly slide down with the
bumps to have the secondary system with the locking button at three preset
Heights this will help prevent that issue of it
sliding down and it'll keep the bars locked in at the height you need so
after sliding the stem down the handle bars can fold down as well with these
little sleeves now I wish they screw it into place as they sometimes can become
a little loose and wobbly however I found if I loosen this screw while they
tighten up a little bit lastly the whole scooter can fold in half and that's
another dual locking system which I appreciate you as one a bit of
redundancy of safety mechanisms when possible first pull back that red
folding bar then secondly press down the silver latch to unlock the pin and then
the scooter will fall down when it folds in half it locks into place and then we
can lift it I like to grab this stem and the rear fender works as a nice handle a
few other design aspects to hit up the riding deck is ultra wide which is nice
for comfortable riding plus add standing stability when I'm flying offroad
also notice that rear fender is reinforced and structurally solid which
is awesome I like to place my back foot here for even more stability and a wider
stance there's a front headlight and two rear taillights the on/off switch is up
here on the handlebars again I always like to see these LEDs
integrated right into the scooter also up here is one of my favorite features
this scooter horn means business and it's a learning and very loud and I
really like this because of the scooter I'm actually going to add this to my
official criteria for a good safe scooter that's a loud horn just like
this one the handlebar area looks like serious business and it's just another
example this isn't your cheapy little toy scooter you might have seen on TV
there's this key to turn on the voltage I like having a physical key for
security then that enables the LCD to power on after the keys turned the LCD
display is bright and shows you your standard speed and odometer Plus hidden
settings to tweak and customize which I like hidden on the underside of the LCD
display is a USB port for charging your gadgets while on the go that's a quick
overview of the design and portability ona's always all the links for more info
will be down below next onto speed as I feel like I might be repeating myself
this baby flies at crazy fast speeds I weigh about a hundred and fifty pounds
and I made sure to fully charge up the scoop before heading out for my speed
test I strapped on my trusty helmet this one's from Roo rock which makes you feel
either invincible or like a bank robber either way kind of bad eh this is the
part of the show where I quick pause and remind you guys and myself that these
are fast speeds please wear protection a wipeout at these speeds and we could
lose a limb or possibly die not too scary but let's have a healthy fear okay
so I'm strapped up turn on the radar gun make sure we're buzzing with both motors
cranking out full blast turbo mode on and as I go flying past we're able to
hit the insanity of 34 miles per hour and just because a lower thirds
conversion to kilometers doesn't do it justice that's about 55 kilometres an
hour we're talking at 90 speeds here because let me remind you this is not a
dirt bike or motorcycle as deceiving as that may look this is simply an electric
scooter with ten inch wheels okay so top speed of about 34 miles per hour on flat
ground plus a little faster or slower depending on your weight wind speed and
other variables so can this baby fly well it sure checks that box for me I
honestly rarely max out that peak speed but it's nice to have that sort of power
under the hood which is needed for all-terrain riding next up suspension as
I like to say the suspension is a highly underrated feature of most electric
rideable and it's fantastic to see a dual suspension system here on the d4
Plus up front is this quad spring shock system two shocks on each side and then
in the back is the single adjustable shock both 10-inch tires are inflatable
which also helps to absorb some bumps and shocks while riding and overall I'd
rate the suspension like a solid a - I'm flying off-road a tonne gravel dirt
grass the system seems to help smooth it out a fair bit but it's not like gliding
over a soft cloud either I've thought about loosening that rear shock and see
if it helps smooth it out even more there's pros and cons to both sides - a
soft and firm suspension I personally like it a bit softer for that
off-roading terrain also cool we're able to hit some jumps from small to large
and the suspension seems to handle it like a champ plus I can finally hop up
curbs with these shocks and this is actually really helpful I often find
myself trying to transition from the street to the sidewalk and for example
sometimes there's no walk ramps nearby so my two options are to manually lift
the scooter up and over the curb but that's exercise and we don't want that
or like a little travis pastrana I can pop up the front then the rear wheel to
roll over the curb I've tried doing some bunny hops and even though they are
possible there's a lot of weight in the scooter and I'm not ready to bite it
face-first into the just yet after suspension comes breaking
now odd to give this D four plus an A+ for the breaks there's front and rear
brakes two separate brake levers on the handlebars
plus there's electronic or motor braking under the settings we can turn this
electronic braking off or up to level two four strongest braking and in my
test it's very strong motor braking at fast speeds these brakes will buck you
off if you're not leaning back and ready for it on the positive note do lean back
and then when you're hitting the brakes you can stop on a dime it's like coming
in for a short runway landing two more key features to cover power and distance
first let's talk about the power and torque this baby has in each wheel
there's a thousand watt motor so that's two thousand watts of combined power
they say the max load capacity is three hundred and thirty pounds on the
handlebars there's two switches one for eco or turbo mode and the other is
single or dual drive mode toggling this switches and you'll feel like a jet
fighter I personally like to leave turbo and dual motor always on this way I can
zip in and out here then gone in a jiffy this again is the best way to handle
off-roading terrain and even when you're cruising up those steep hills while the
dual motors on this scooter should carry you uphill like a breeze and last up is
distance and battery life inside the d4 plus is a 52 volt 24 amp hours lithium
battery now despite popular theory that I have a ton of free time on my hands to
ride the scooter to the moon and back just to test the maximum battery
distance well I'm sorry I wish I could besides there's a lot of variables that
change the max distance for every rider like weight hills terrain and so much
more the two things that I can share they firstly rate it to go around 34 to
40 miles on a single charge I know there's some simple math to
calculate hypothetical range like total watt hours and the motor wattage but
that's far from real-world usage secondly I know in my personal testing
of the scooter I've actually never hit low battery yet
usually when I've gone out riding it's on rough terrain fast speeds lots of
hard acceleration and let's say I go out for a while I remember once going at
least seven or eight miles on a single trip and the battery indicators were
down just a couple bars so my rough ballpark estimate would be at least for
myself riding around I'd say I could go about 10 to 15 miles on a single charge
with hardcore riding and then I bet if I were to switch into Eco mode and single
motor drive well then I should be able to double that about maybe go around 20
or 30 miles range again don't hold me to any of those numbers it's all sort of
conjecture but at least it gives you a rough idea of the mileage and battery
distance that I was able to achieve out of the scooter overall I feel like
there's a plenty of battery juice that could carry me for a long distance or
many hours of riding around to fully charge that massive battery you could
use a single charger and they say it'll take around 10 to 12 hours or if you're
in a rush you could reduce that charging time by half if you were to use two
chargers at the same time since the scooter supports that it's nice to have
the option in the box I receive just one charger okay so this beastly off-roading
scooter flying at 34 miles per hour dual motors dual brakes dual suspension a ton
of fun to ride the price on the d4 plus is currently showing on sale about 1350
and to put that into context while that new boosted Rev which is slower has
smaller motors a lower platform not even sure if it has a suspension system which
will make for a very bumpy ride that thing is priced at $1,600 or $250 more
it's a very interesting to compare the two what's also pretty sweet is I'm
seeing that the d4 plus is on Amazon right now as well so it's nice to have
that option as always all the links will be down in the description let me know
if you have any questions or ideas down in the comments huge thanks again to nan
robot and until next time let's live then