Solar P1 3.0 Pre Order

The solar 3.0 is a great scooter for the price point. A bit heavier than I like but as expected. Great take off speed and great on inclines. Battery had been ok. Only thing I wish was handle bars had one more option to go up. But all and all great scooter!

I can’t say enough about the solar P1-3.0. Seems to be a pretty solid product! Fast and fun! I’m 200lbs and can do 45 mph no problem. On a milder day 46 mph. Climbs hills without any problems. Initially, I was skeptical about the finger accelerator but I caught on fast. My next purchase will be through Solar! I can’t wait for it 😛!

Meets my original requirements for a scooter capable of pulling 185lbs up paved hills around town (Does this well). Would be 5+ stars if at this price point the following were improved: Creaky Frame. Essentially no regen, forcing 100% physical brakes. Sport mode is almost unrideable as it is far too jerky at initial throttle, even in "soft launch" mode, for sidewalk use or low speed turns.

Verified buyer
Item came defective, light switch does not turn off, display came with a scratch, contacted customer service and they want me to do the repair myself when I have 2 year warranty to cover this. Tron light has poor projection. At night. Customer support through email needs work in terms of problem solving.

I really like this machine: it's solid, well-built and quite zippy--sometimes too much so, as I'm still having trouble getting off to a non-jerky start, especially in sport mode. But that's probably just me.

Less likable are a) the "tron" lighting add-on for the deck, which in my view is an overpriced upgrade, and the on/off light switch. My scooter arrived with one side of the tron not working, and after some poking around, I discovered that the problem was a broken wire in the sealed connector where the wire from the main power source feeds into the diode strip. Customer service was very polite and ultimately helpful by sending a replacement strip, but that happened only after numerous back-and-forth exchanges during which I received several requests for videos (!?) of the inoperative strip. Once the strip arrived, however, it was an easy replacement and now works fine.

I can't say as much for the on/off switch, which is a piece of lightweight junk quite out of keeping with the scooter's otherwise robust components. The original switch worked just a handful of times before becoming inoperable: moving the little slide accomplished nothing, and indeed, the thing seemed not to be connected to anything. As with the tron, this complaint to customer service also resulted in multiple requests for videos and repeated requests for a description of what was wrong. A replacement switch was provided, and also was an easy replacement--but the new switch was just as flimsy as the original and other just two or three uses also gave up the ghost.

The good news is that at least these switches leave the lights on when they decide not to play nice, which is preferable to the alternative, and the lights do go off when you turn off the ignition. Day running lights are much better than absolutely no lights when its gets dark, although it would be nice to have the option to turn them off. C'est la vie--I'm not going to waste any more time trying to get this resolved.

If not for these two items, I'd have rated the P1 3.0 a five-star purchase.