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Brushed Motor Information

Brushed electric motors are a 180 year old technology that has been perfected and refined over the past two decades. The only downfall of brushless electric motors is that they are less efficient than brushless motors. A brushed motor installed on an electric scooter, bike, or go kart will not go as far as a brushless motor will using the same size battery pack.

 

The upside of brushed motors is their ruggedness, reliability, and ability to withstand a lot of punishment and abuse without failing. For example, Currie Tech started making electric scooters over a decade ago with brushless motors. These electric scooters were very efficient with the battery packs power however they had a tendency for the motors to burn out if they were not kicked off to walking speed before engaging the throttle. This created a lot of warranty and reputation issues for Currie so they decided to switch to brushed motors on their electric scooters, which they continued to use up until they stopped making electric scooters in 2014.

 

We recommend using brushed motors on any type of electric vehicle, especially ones that need to start from a standstill without any help from the rider or driver.

 

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