350v scooter: License needed?

[Hal65]

i'm looking at this one: https://shopee.co.th/LULAE-V1-รถไฟฟ้า-ผู้ใหญ่-จักรยานไฟฟ้า-electric-bike-จักรยาน-สกูตเตอร์ไฟฟ้า-รถ-มอเตอร์ไซค์-i.283326398.6865394465

 

No mention of CCs I guess because the motor is electric? Does it need a driver's license? I don't have one anymore, my home country and Thai one have both expired.

[marin]

I dont believe 350CC electric scooters are legal in Thailand. You wont be able to get plates for it from what I hear. Would 350cc bikes be considered big bikes thus needing a special license here is another question.  

[blackcab]

7 minutes ago, marin said:

...350CC electric scooters

 

It is a 350 volt electric scooter. Cc's (or cubic centimetres) are a measure of the total volume of air/fuel mix passing through a hydrocarbon engine.

[KannikaP]

Both of you read the ad again...it is 350 WATT motor, not volts. That is 0.469 British mechanical horsepower. Not exactly suitable for the IOM TTs or Motosport!

[KannikaP]

14 minutes ago, blackcab said:

 

It is a 350 volt electric scooter. Cc's (or cubic centimetres) are a measure of the total volume of air/fuel mix passing through a hydrocarbon engine.

The capacity of an internal combustion engine is the volume displaced by the pistons in the cylinders.

[Kwasaki]

36 minutes ago, Hal65 said:

No mention of CCs I guess because the motor is electric? Does it need a driver's license? I don't have one anymore, my home country and Thai one have both expired.

Pattaya well you will have ask about use of them there.

People in our village use them and also in the city Sukhothai.

No decision has been made about enforcement I believe but I would get some insurance cover if you can and wear a helmet I guess.

 

A googled sort about electric scoots in Thailand.

Riders can use footpaths only, not bike lanes or roads. In some locations, such regulations are not enough, with people seeking to ban the scooters altogether. In Thailand, scooter-sharing is still in its infancy. While its usage is steadily growing, there are as yet no clear regulations in place

 

Edited April 22, 2021 by Kwasaki

[jackdd]

If you look up the the Thai law, and have a look at the definition of "motorcycle", you will notice that such a vehicle is classed as motorcycle by law (There is no minimum power requirement to be classed as motorcycle, and the law explicitly includes electric motors)

Thus it has to be registered, needs a license plate, and everything else which you require to ride a motorcycle (license, helmet...). You can't register them, thus they are not legal on public roads.

If your local police enforces the law is of course a different matter. If you use it somewhere on the village probably nobody cares, if you ride along Pattaya beach road, they probably care ????

 

Better just get an electric bicycle, imho also illegal on public roads for the same reasons, but due to them looking like a bicycle probably nobody will stop you.

Edited April 22, 2021 by jackdd

[KhunBENQ]

As written, it's electric, 350 Watt, max 40 km/h.

I have never seen such a vehicle with a registration plate.

To me seems a "gray zone".

People drive around with it, no license, no plate, no insurance.

And police looks away.

Definitely not(!) out of town/village on highways.

 

Maybe someone can proof me wrong.

48 minutes ago, jackdd said:

if you ride along Pattaya beach road, they probably care

What I have seen there are three wheelers with a seat (not a saddle) for handicapped people.

The only electric vehicle here in the village is a such a three wheeler which an elderly woman got from her kids.

[KhunBENQ]

3 hours ago, Hal65 said:

i'm looking at this one: https://shopee.co.th/LULAE-V1-รถไฟฟ้า-ผู้ใหญ่-จักรยานไฟฟ้า-electric-bike-จักรยาน-สกูตเตอร์ไฟฟ้า-รถ-มอเตอร์ไซค์-i.283326398.6865394465

I just fed the comments through Google translator.

Exceptionally bad reviews about poor quality, arriving late and broken.

Think twice before you buy such online.

Edited April 22, 2021 by KhunBENQ

[phetphet]

4 hours ago, marin said:

I dont believe 350CC electric scooters are legal in Thailand. You wont be able to get plates for it from what I hear. Would 350cc bikes be considered big bikes thus needing a special license here is another question.  

I have a neighbour that drives an electric scooter. All plated and insured.

[MartinL]

This is our all-electric samlor. It has an 800W, 60v motor and solar roof. We never charge it from the mains - sun-power only. The solar roof charges a 12v battery bank and we can then charge the main drive 60v batteries from the 12v battery via a 12v > 230v inverter and 60v charger. The inverter then also allows us to run small domestic appliances. 

 

I like it. About 48 kph max. and fine for local trips in town eg. Tescos or to our fruit garden. Not registered, of course, just like all the IC engine-powered samlors around.