Glossary
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Battery capacity
The energy a brand's battery holds in watt hours, the number behind a scooter's claimed range.
Battery health minimum
Battery health minimum is the lowest remaining battery capacity a brand accepts on a used e-bike it sells.
Battery size in watt-hours
The biggest battery a brand lists, which sets roughly how far you can ride before you need to charge.
Battery warranty
How long a brand covers the battery pack, often for a different term than the frame and other parts.
Belt drive
A belt drive replaces the bicycle chain with a rubber belt, giving a quieter, cleaner drive that needs far less upkeep.
Bike types
The categories a brand builds for, from folding bikes to fat tyres and cargo carriers.
Brakes
The braking hardware each brand lists, which shapes stopping distance and low-speed control.
Brands stocked
How many different brands a seller lists, which indicates the breadth of its catalogue.
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Certifications
A certification means a battery or charger was tested against a published safety standard rather than only the maker's own claims.
Claimed range
The distance a brand says a bike or scooter travels on a charge, before you test it yourself.
Crash replacement
A scheme that sends a replacement after an accident instead of leaving you to buy a new one.
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Finance
Whether a brand offers a way to spread the cost of a bike into instalments instead of paying it all up front.
Fit range
The head sizes a product covers, given as the sizes the brand itself lists.
Folding
Whether a brand states that its scooter folds, the feature that decides if you can take it on a train or into a flat.
Founded year
The founding year tells you how long a company has been trading, which points to how likely it is to still be around for …
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Independent rating
An independent rating is a safety score from a testing body that has no connection to the brand selling the helmet or lock.
Integrated lights
Lights built into the product rather than clipped on, which matters most for evening commuting.
IP rating
The two code digits for how well a scooter resists dust and water, read as protection against solids and liquids.
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Markets
The countries a brand sells or ships to, which decides where you can buy and be served.
Maximum load
The heaviest rider or cargo a brand says its scooter is built to carry, in kilograms.
Minimum weight
Minimum weight is the lightest bike or scooter a brand lists, and the lower the figure the easier it is to carry, lift or …
Money-back period
The window after delivery in which you can return a bike and get a refund instead of keeping it.
Motor brand
The motor brand tells you who built the motor, and a known maker usually means better parts support and easier servicing.
Motor position
Whether the motor sits in the wheel hub or low in the frame, which changes weight distribution and ride feel.
Motor power
The rated power of a brand's motor in watts, a rough guide to climbing ability and speed rather than a promise of performance.
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Payload in kilograms
The total weight a bike is rated to carry, counting the rider plus anything loaded on the rack or in the panniers.
Price from
The lowest listed price on a brand's own shop or pricing page, in its local currency.
Price to
The highest listed price on a brand's own shop or pricing page, in its local currency.
Product type
What a brand actually sells, in the wording its own site uses, so you know if you are comparing helmets with locks.
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Reference models
The specific bikes a brand currently lists, used as the basis for every comparison here.
Refurbished
Stock that has been returned or used and put back into sale condition by the seller.
Removable battery
A removable battery can be carried out of the machine and charged indoors, which matters most if you keep a small e-bike in a …
Return shipping
Return shipping is the fee a shop adds when it sends a returned e-bike or order back to you.
Road legal markets
The countries where a brand states road approval, with an ABE or RDW basis for the claim.
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Sales model
Whether you buy straight from the brand, through a retailer, or through both.
Service centres
Service centres are the places a brand points you to for repairs, servicing and parts, and the count shows how easy support is to …
Service network
How a bike gets repaired, either through the brand's own technicians or through approved dealers and repair partners.
Shop type
Whether a seller is a retailer with its own stock or a marketplace that passes on other brands' goods.
Spare parts shop
Whether a brand runs its own shop for replacement parts, which decides how easily a scooter can be kept running.
Standards
Standards are the safety tests a helmet or lock must pass before it can be sold, and the label tells you who checked it.
Support channels
The ways a brand lets you get help before you buy and after you own the bike or scooter.
Suspension
Whether a brand states that its scooter has suspension, the spec that shapes ride comfort over kerbs and broken tarmac.
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Throttle
A throttle drives the motor on demand without pedalling, which helps on hills and at junctions but can place the machine in a different …
Tires
The tire type a brand states for its scooter, from air-filled pneumatic to sealed tubeless.
Top speed
The fastest speed a brand claims for its scooter, measured in kilometres per hour, and the number most commuters check before anything else.
Trade in
Trade in means a brand will take your old e-bike or scooter as part payment, which can cut the cost of a new one.
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Warranty frame years
How long a brand covers the frame, the part most riders expect to last.
Warranty length
Warranty length is the period a brand covers its product, and the exclusions behind that period matter as much as the length itself.
Weight
How heavy the product is, in grams, from the brand's own specification.
Weight
How heavy a brand says its scooter is, in kilograms, and the number that governs carrying and lifting.