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We compare seven top "cruiser" class electric scooters: price, range, price-performance ratio, motors, brakes,throttle, etc. There's a lot of information here, but it should make your decision a little bit easier.

When we first developed the Vig warranty, we wanted to improve on the lacklustre warranty offered by the manufacturer. This was not only to differentiate us from our competitors (who, by-and-large, simply pass on what the manufacturer provides) but also because we wanted to be known as a much more service-oriented business than most scooter…

The Vig Blade Pro looks almost identical to the Teverun Blade GT+, which is sold by some Canadian and US retailers (for example: superscoots.ca, Speedway Riders NYC, Rydology, Scooter House) as well as a handful of China-based online-only retailers (and of course like most scooters, can also be found on Alibaba). We are often asked…

Our friend, photographer extraordinaire and all-around great guy Tim West, who operates one of the more popular electric scooter and electric bike review YouTube channels "Tim's Electric", has just released his "Best of 2022" video. We were delighted (and a bit surprised given the incredible competition in 2022 from far more established players) to have…

Vig is headquartered in beautiful Victoria, BC, Canada (specifically a neighbourhood called Oak Bay) and residents of the city will often see Vig scooters riding around on the many bike paths here and the fantastic intra-neighbourhood trails (like the "Galloping Goose"). The greater Victoria region is such a great place for scooter riding given the…

One of the prime tenets of riding electric scooters is "don't ride in the rain". Water and electricity don't mix. Most scooters have an IP54 environmental rating against water ingress, which translates to "don't get it wet". Our advice to our customers has always been "If you happen to get caught in the rain you'll…

Other than taking proper care of the battery and keeping adequate pressure in the tires (unless your scooter has solid tires), there's little maintenance required. This doesn't mean there's NO maintenance required however. What you need to do is not difficult but if you're in no way mechanically inclined, we would suggest taking your electric…

We are now offering these really cool variable fast chargers. When you need to charge fast, you can reduce charging time by 60% – 70% by choosing an output current on the the dial to choose how fast you want to charge, from 2A (same as the standard charger that comes with the scooter) to…

Our first batch of Blade Pros is almost depleted—we have only 2 left in stock currently. This was a lot faster than expected—our next order is not due to arrive until February. If you've been interested in this luxurious city ride and trail-conquering machine and don't want to wait until next year, right now would…

Our plans for Vig include eventually designing our own electric scooters from the ground up and contracting a manufacturer to build based on our own designs. Until then, like most other electric scooter brands (even including bigger brands like Apollo) we will only have minimal influence on e-scooter designs that we source from Chinese manufacturers.…

Inevitably there will come a time when your scooter requires maintenance and servicing. Some Vig owners will opt to perform this work themselves, but many would rather not. While some e-bikes stores are an option, and it's possible to ship your scooter to us at Vig for servicing, many times that's not practical. For this…

Well, we did it! Back in the spring, we set a goal to launch our website (and officially open for business) before the end of the summer. Today we finally launched—and for 2 more days it is technically summer! It's been one heck of a journey so far, and I'd love to say it's been…