E-opai electric scooter: the ideal solution for sustainable mobility

On the performance side, Easy-Watts evokes a maximum speed of 45 km/h, the base for electric scooters 50 centimeters cubes. The engine power displayed is 2,400 watts, with a torque of 57 Nm (Newton/meter) up to 400 rpm. This is what I was able to check during my test, with a maximum speed on the dish oscillating indeed around 45 km/h with the bottom of the handle, without too much wind and in performance mode 3 (I will come back to these modes further). I even reached 55 km/h several times (depending on the scooter digital counter) downhill with the wind in the back.

Our E-opai electric scooter test: a 50cc with formidable value for money

We had the opportunity to take charge of the E-Opti electric scooter, a small 50 cubic centimeters model produced by the French brand Easy-Watts. Discover the test of this urban scooter with a very interesting value for money.

If the hybrid or electric car remains an overly expensive ecological alternative to the usual vehicles for many drivers, the electric scooter is another more accessible solution. The French company EASY-WATTS has produced two-ranges since 2018 since 2018 and with a very interesting quality ratio since 2018. So we wanted to test their flagship model: the e-opai.

It is a 50 cubic centimeters scooter with a power of 2,400 watts, equipped with a 72 -volt battery and 20 amps (we will come back later on its performance). To drive it, you only need your BSR (if you have the B license !)). Small, light and handy, it is positioned as an ideal urban vehicle to cover small distances.

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An accessible electric scooter

With this e-opai model, the Breton firm Easy-Watts wanted to offer an electric scooter model that finds the right compromise between performance and price accessibility. Despite its low price for the market (it is offered at 1,699.80 euros, an ecological bonus of 360 euros automatically deduces), it keeps a reasonable autonomy and a temporary sufficiently robust to feel safe on the road.

Standard urban dimensions

The e-opai scooter is available in three versions on our site: green and white (our test model), orange and white or metallic red. Dimensions level, it is of a reasonable size which makes it very handy. If it is light enough (71 kilos without battery, 80 kilos with it) so as not to have difficulty using it in town, it keeps a weight substantial enough not to feel in danger. Small note all the same on his size: I am rather small (1.71 m), and I nevertheless found that he was low and that the leg space was reduced. It was no problem for me, but I imagine that a person more than 1.85 m would have more difficulty positioning himself on it.

In any case, the brand announces a maximum load capacity of 236 kilos, which makes it possible to transport someone without difficulty, especially since the significant size and rather comfortable saddle allows it. Personally, I will not recommend too long journeys with a passenger, the performances will be greatly reduced and it may quickly become laborious. This is clearly not the goal of such a vehicle.

Effective and sufficient performance

On the performance side, Easy-Watts evokes a maximum speed of 45 km/h, the base for electric scooters 50 centimeters cubes. The engine power displayed is 2,400 watts, with a torque of 57 Nm (Newton/meter) up to 400 rpm. This is what I was able to check during my test, with a maximum speed on the dish oscillating indeed around 45 km/h with the bottom of the handle, without too much wind and in performance mode 3 (I will come back to these modes further). I even reached 55 km/h several times (depending on the scooter digital counter) downhill with the wind in the back.

But it is not the top speed that interests us most on such a vehicle, intended to be used in town on roads where we rarely need to reach more than 40 or 50 km/h, it is rather Its acceleration capacity. Easy-Watts tried to bet everything on this with a 72-volt lithium battery supposed. I have indeed been able to see that with optimal performance, with the well busy battery and in 3 mode, the acceleration was energetic and largely sufficient for a comfortable urban driving.

Inevitably, this power depends on many factors to take into account when using: your weight, the elevation of the road you take, if the wind is from the front or not … etc. With such light vehicles and limited engine power, all these parameters directly impact performance.

An intuitive grip

A simple start

Let’s come by taking control. The E-opai scooter starts with your key, pressing the start button 3 times. Nice little detail: you don’t have to put the key in the lock to drive the vehicle once you have started it. This key also has a locking button, which cuts the engine and activates a safety alarm, and a unlock button, which deletes this alarm and allows you to start the vehicle or open the saddle to store business. Like all scooters, the e-opai also has a neiman, the handlebar blocking system turned towards the side, very practical to avoid flights. But rest assured: I have tested the effectiveness of the alarm, the neiman will certainly not be necessary given the sound power of it when we touch any zone of the scooter when it is locked.

Small important note all the same: locking, essential to cut your engine, is accompanied by a small strident beep for volume a hair too large for my taste. It is practical to be sure that your scooter is well turned off, less if you want to come back discreetly at the end of the evening without disturbing your neighbors who sleep the window open … especially since this beep is the same when you unlock the scooter. When you know that one of the main interests to have an electric vehicle is not to cause noise pollution, it’s a bit paradoxical.

So let’s go back to starting the vehicle. Once you have activated the engine thanks to the key, the dashboard lights up and indicates the essential information to your journey:

• Speed ​​in km/h indicated digitally in the center, with a gauge on the left to give an indication of the power level.
• The right gauge specifies the percentage battery level.
• You have below the total distance figures traveled by the scooter as well as the speed in miles/h for English speakers.
• Located lights below light up according to the activated options: indicators, full headlight or battery light when it is almost empty.

Then, it is classic from Classic: the right handle is used to accelerate, the two brakes are also in the usual places (as on a bicycle). The front brake is with hydraulic disc, the drum rear brake. Small important detail: when you brake, the acceleration is cut automatically to accompany your stop more naturally. A fairly classic system on small scooters, we don’t feel it at all.

Finally, the different switches are most classic: type of lights on the right (crossing, city or extinct), full headlight on the left, indicators too (which you can cut by clicking on it). Very good idea from Easy-Watts: you have two Klaxon switches, one on each side. When you know how vital they can be to signal to other reckless drivers, it’s a good thing. On the other hand, as on most small urban vehicles, there are no warnings.

Finally, you have the 3 speed options to the right, very important to adapt your driving and manage the battery life. Option 1 is for economical driving, you start gently and cap around 20 km/h. Option 2, intermediate, allows you to better manage its acceleration (especially in traffic jams) while limiting top speed around 30 km/h. Option 3, which you will use most of the time, is used to enjoy the full performance of your scooter.

Very fluid driving

On the driving side, once all these elements are taken into account, everything is perfectly natural and fluid. If you have never rolled with an electric scooter 50cc, you will certainly need a short time of adaptation, especially to learn to manage acceleration which can sometimes seem sudden in 3 mode in 3 mode. I advise you to start with mode 2 to better understand the vehicle, especially in traffic jams, even if you go into mode 3 as soon as you are in a straight line.

But rest assured, this acceleration remains very reasonable and perfectly controllable. It is mainly due to the fact that the e-opa is light and very handy, so we can be surprised at the beginning. For my part, I had a 125cc motorcycle for several years but I had regularly used electric scooters before, I did not have any difficulty in enhancement at this sensation.

As for traveling, the e-opai scooter is handy without being too light, which is a good thing in my opinion. Indeed, his 80 kilos provide him with good handling. Its 12 -inch wheels with road tires have effective grip. However, I only carried out my test in good weather, I would tend anyway to advise you not to take such a vehicle in the rain, it is clearly not for that.

What augartance ?

Now let’s talk about one of the main choice criteria when you opt for an electric scooter: its autonomy. Announced 45 km by Easy-Watts in performance mode 3 and 65 km in economical mode, the distance you can browse logically on many parameters. These figures come from tests carried out with a person of 65 kilos, on regular road. If your journeys have many dimensions, the kilometer will logically decrease. The same if you weigh heavier.

For my part, I weigh 75 kilos. During my first use, I used the E-opai only in performance mode (Mode 3), during a crossing of Paris, Ivry-sur-Seine-in the East Parisian-at the Parc Monceau, by the City (you cannot obviously not take the device or the highway with a 50 cc vehicle), a journey of 20 km. My battery dropped by about 35%. I then returned home in Noisy-le-Grand (about 25 km), to finish with a battery level indicated around 25/30%.

I was then able to resume the scooter for about fifteen kilometers before the battery is completely empty, which therefore pushes the total autonomy about 60 km ! Remarkable and largely sufficient performance for urban use. On the other hand, I have three very important remarks to make on this subject:

– The first concerns performance by driving. Once you have reached the last third of the battery, no longer rely on maximum performance. To give an example, I took a dimension when I had about 20% of battery left, and I capped at 30 km/h with handle in 3 mode in mode 3. I think this is an automatically activated “economy” mode to make the battery last as much as possible, so it’s a good thing but you have to anticipate it if you are in a hurry.

– My second remark is about the battery gauge. As on my electric scooter, it adapts in real time to the different driving parameters. If at first glance this option seems interesting, it is actually misleading. Indeed, in mode 3, you can see a gauge fixed at 30% battery at start -up on the dish, then drop to 5% or even less in full dimension at the bottom of the handle. Suffice to say that it surprises the first time ! I think it’s only about getting into the habit of always anticipating your itinerary parameters for the coming journey, but it can lead to a serious disappointment … that I could live just for you ! Let me explain during the following point.

– my last remark concerns the battery loading mode. Easy-Watts has everything planned, you can get it out very easily from its compartment by accessing it under the saddle to transport and load it with you thanks to the suitable charger supplied with the vehicle (don’t forget to cut the battery with the switch provided for this purpose before disconnecting it). It weighs approximately 9 kilos for information. On the other hand, the use of the charger is a little misleading, attention ! It has a unscrewable fuse (to change it easily, which is very practical). This charger has a noisy ventilation system, which surprises during the first use. To be sure that it loads well, the light must become red. Surprised by the noise of the cooling system, I thought that the charger had to be adjusted, so I slightly unscrewed the fuse. Miracle, the load light became green and the noise cut, I thought everything was good. Very badly took me … the battery did not recharge, since I had (stupidly) cut the charger by disconnecting the fuse without knowing it.

Result: 30% battery initially for work the next day. Given my previous journeys, I told myself that it would be enough, but that was without counting the many dimensions on the road to my office … So I died of battery 3 km from the headquarters of the Fnac Darty group. A beautiful lesson just for you, which cost me a laborious walk by pushing the scooter and a sweaty arrival of the most sympathetic.

I have again tested loading in the office, and it is indeed necessary to keep this ventilation noise and the red light. Once you know, everything works. The full load lasts about 7 hours (for a completely empty battery since I broke down), the charger cuts itself after reporting the end of the load by a green light. According to Easy-Watts, the battery life is between 800 and 1,500 charging cycles, at the end of which its autonomy loses power.

Many storage

Finally, I wanted to evoke another positive and practical point of the e-opai: the storage. Easy-Watts has thought about this key aspect of an urban vehicle with a substantial space under the seat which allows you to store the load block, a tool kit supplied with the scooter and other cases at your convenience. The scooter also has two very practical pockets located at the front, below the handlebars. Ideal for storing your keys, your phone or a wallet. There is also a USB socket in one of the two compartments, if you want to recharge your smartphone (which will reduce autonomy a little, logically). A small hook provided in the middle also allows you to hang a race bag so that it is kept between your legs.

And for the helmet ? Be careful, the empty space under the saddle does not allow you to contain a helmet, full as modular. But easy-watt sells top box adapted to the e-opai, which open with the contact key. I highly recommend this accessory (sold on the manufacturer’s site), very practical to avoid having to wear your helmet during your city walks.

E-opai electric scooter: the ideal solution for sustainable mobility

The E-opai electric scooter is ideal for urban journeys and offers a power of 2.4 kW with a maximum speed of 45 km/h. It has a removable 72V and 20Ah lithium battery, offering a range of 40 to 70 km. The recharging is easy with a domestic outlet or by connecting directly to the scooter. The e-opai is equipped with a front and rear disc brake and a hydraulic suspension for optimal driving comfort. Its solid and robust design makes it a reliable and durable vehicle.

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The E-opai electric scooter is a reliable and efficient vehicle with a 2,400 Watts brushless engine and a maximum speed of 45 km/h. It is ideal for urban use and supports a burden of two people. The removable 72V and 20 Ah lithium battery offers autonomy ranging from 40 to 70 km, depending on driving and land conditions. The scooter is easy to recharge thanks to a charging cable or a wall outlet. E-opai also has a digital dashboard and practical controls for optimal driving comfort. Choose this economical and ecological scooter for your daily trips.