ActiveElectric ScootersApollo Go Electric Scooter review: Stylish and powerful commuterThe Apollo Go Electric e-scooter boasts performance, practicality and some cool features that help set it apart from the competitionWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.(Image credit: Future)T3 VerdictThe Apollo Go Electric e-scooter is lightweight, easy to set up, and offers a solid range. Its excellent ride quality, turn signals, bright front and rear lights, stand, and bell add value. Perfect for daily commuting, charge it overnight and use the app to enhance your experience.Reasons to buy+Impressive ride and handling+Decent range makes it practical+Potent but good regen brakes tooReasons to avoid-Quite hefty if you need to carry it-Folding latch is quite stiff to undo-Average charging timeWhy you can trust T3Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test.
ActiveElectric ScootersApollo Go Electric Scooter review: Stylish and powerful commuterThe Apollo Go Electric e-scooter boasts performance, practicality and some cool features that help set it apart from the competitionWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.(Image credit: Future)T3 VerdictThe Apollo Go Electric e-scooter is lightweight, easy to set up, and offers a solid range. Its excellent ride quality, turn signals, bright front and rear lights, stand, and bell add value. Perfect for daily commuting, charge it overnight and use the app to enhance your experience.Reasons to buy+Impressive ride and handling+Decent range makes it practical+Potent but good regen brakes tooReasons to avoid-Quite hefty if you need to carry it-Folding latch is quite stiff to undo-Average charging timeWhy you can trust T3Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test.
The Apollo Go Electric e-scooter boasts performance, practicality and some cool features that help set it apart from the competition
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Future)T3 VerdictThe Apollo Go Electric e-scooter is lightweight, easy to set up, and offers a solid range. Its excellent ride quality, turn signals, bright front and rear lights, stand, and bell add value. Perfect for daily commuting, charge it overnight and use the app to enhance your experience.Reasons to buy+Impressive ride and handling+Decent range makes it practical+Potent but good regen brakes tooReasons to avoid-Quite hefty if you need to carry it-Folding latch is quite stiff to undo-Average charging time
(Image credit: Future)
(Image credit: Future)
T3 VerdictThe Apollo Go Electric e-scooter is lightweight, easy to set up, and offers a solid range. Its excellent ride quality, turn signals, bright front and rear lights, stand, and bell add value. Perfect for daily commuting, charge it overnight and use the app to enhance your experience.Reasons to buy+Impressive ride and handling+Decent range makes it practical+Potent but good regen brakes tooReasons to avoid-Quite hefty if you need to carry it-Folding latch is quite stiff to undo-Average charging time
T3 VerdictThe Apollo Go Electric e-scooter is lightweight, easy to set up, and offers a solid range. Its excellent ride quality, turn signals, bright front and rear lights, stand, and bell add value. Perfect for daily commuting, charge it overnight and use the app to enhance your experience.
T3 Verdict
The Apollo Go Electric e-scooter is lightweight, easy to set up, and offers a solid range. Its excellent ride quality, turn signals, bright front and rear lights, stand, and bell add value. Perfect for daily commuting, charge it overnight and use the app to enhance your experience.
Reasons to buy+Impressive ride and handling+Decent range makes it practical+Potent but good regen brakes tooReasons to avoid-Quite hefty if you need to carry it-Folding latch is quite stiff to undo-Average charging time
Reasons to buy+Impressive ride and handling+Decent range makes it practical+Potent but good regen brakes too
Impressive ride and handling
Decent range makes it practical
Potent but good regen brakes too
Reasons to avoid-Quite hefty if you need to carry it-Folding latch is quite stiff to undo-Average charging time
Quite hefty if you need to carry it
Folding latch is quite stiff to undo
Average charging time
Why you can trust T3Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test.
Why you can trust T3Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test.
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Jump to category:Price and availabilityDesign and featuresPerformanceVerdictAlso consider
Apollo Go Electric e-scooter review in a sentence: Dual motors, great build quality, and lots of comfort appeal make this model one of the better options.
I’m always keen to hop onto another electric scooter, and even more so if it comes with a solid build quality and decent air-filled tyres. If it means spending more, which is usually the case for thebest electric scootermodels, then fair enough, just as long as the extra cost seems justified. I’ve been trying the Apollo Go Electric e-scooter for size, and it’s a good fit for my needs.
Apollo follows a similar line when it comes to using neat design ideas and quality components to produce a durable and practical two-wheeler.
As always, electric scooters should be used with caution, and depending on where you are, it’s well worth considering whether it’s legal to ride one in certain locations. I always come back to the much-asked question, ‘Are electric scooters legal?’ Our handy guide can help you get the lowdown on staying legal.
[First reviewed May 2024]
Apollo Go Electric Scooter review
Price and availability
The Apollo Go Electric 2024 e-scooter can be purchased directly from the company. In the US, that means it has an RRP of $1,299 (about £1,200 for the UK market), although theApollo websitecurrently has it listed with a $100 discount, meaning it sits at just $1,199.
Design and features
(Image credit: Future)
(Image credit: Future)
The Apollo Go Electric e-scooter is impressive on both the design and features front, with plenty that sets it apart from rivals in the electric two-wheeler marketplace. My review example arrived in a chunky cardboard box with everything inside needed to get up and running.
This looks and feels like a nicely proportioned e-scooter, with a slick and stylish design that’s fully foldable at the base of the handlebar stem. When it’s not packed away, it’s 49 inches (1245mm) high, 46.5 inches (1180mm) long, and 20.5 inches (520mm) wide.
The deck length is 21.7 inches (550mm), and the deck width is a generous 6.3 inches (160mm). It’s got a decent ground clearance of 5.8 inches (148mm), too, while the height of the deck itself is 8.5 inches (215mm). Fold up the Apollo Go Electric e-scooter, and it’s just 22.5 inches (580mm) high.
(Image credit: Future)
(Image credit: Future)
Up on the handlebars, I love the layout of the controls, with power, mode, thumb throttle and brake lever all falling easily to hand. In the centre, there’s a blue LED display, which is sizeable and, therefore, easy to read, although it does suffer from some reflection in bright sunlight. There’s also the option of using the supporting app for controls instead.
(Image credit: Future)
(Image credit: Future)
There’s a very bright strip light on the tube running up to the handlebars, which makes the Apollo Go Electric e-scooter very easy to see, while a strip taillight/brake light is similarly easy to see. Rounding it out are turn signal indicators at each end of the hand grips.
Performance
(Image credit: Future)
(Image credit: Future)
One of the most obvious beneficial aspects of the Apollo Go Electric e-scooter is its power. There are twin motors, one for each wheel, which means this thing is potent even when you push off. It’ll get up to 28 miles per hour, and thanks to the smooth, linear delivery of power and impressive suspension, the Apollo Go Electric e-scooter always feels nicely planted across a diverse range of surfaces.
Apollo states the scooter should be good for up to 44 miles using the eco mode, although day-to-day use should give you around 20 to 30 miles from the 36V battery. A full charge takes around 7.5 hours. Of those modes, eco is obviously going to keep the battery going for the longest amount of time, allowing travel up to 9mph. Normal mode offers up to 18mph, and Sport is capable of giving you 27mph.
(Image credit: Future)
(Image credit: Future)
It’s a good all-around selection, I think, and I found the app to be highly useful for setting my preferred mode selection and customising the amount of brake regeneration. Therefore, much like electric cars, each time you apply the brake, energy is channelled back into the battery, which theoretically helps to keep your battery topped up.
The other bonus of the Apollo Go Electric e-scooter is its ability to handle riders up to 265 lbs. The scooter itself weighs 46 lbs but can be lifted quite easily, thanks to a little handle incorporated into the rear of the deck.
Verdict
(Image credit: Future)
(Image credit: Future)
With dual 350Watt motors, the Apollo Go Electric offers plenty of performance and, thanks to its weight, also feels like a dependable proposition once you’re out and about on it. The scooter handles really well, and I’m a big fan of the ride quality. It’s got all of those little details covered, too, like having a fold-down stand and a bell, and the indicators are a natty touch, too.
Considering how many people don’t bother with hand signals, though, it’s hard to imagine those turn signals getting used much. Nevertheless, at least Apollo can say it has done its best when it comes to improving visibility and safety levels. Add it all together, and I think the Apollo Go Electric is a solid purchase for anyone needing a daily rider.
Also consider
For me, thePure Advance Flexe-scooter is still the best of the bunch at the premium end of the pricing scale. Not far behind is theSharp KS4, simply because it’s such a nice thing to ride, especially on unkind surfaces. Chunky pneumatic rubber tyres, plenty of range and excellent build quality make it a hit. However, it isn’t exactly cheap, either.
If you like the idea of comfort while you’re riding but baulk at the thought of paying that sort of cash, there are numerous other options that will not break the bank.Our team has recently recommended the standard edition of theApollo City 2022over a pricier Pro model if you’re looking for something slightly more affordable. The build quality is the same, and it still has the same great features. It’s just fractionally slower but also lighter.
If you plan on carrying your scooter, the Apollo Air 2022 is a great choice. It’s considerably lighter, at 38.5 lbs / 17.5kg, but still gives a solid 21mph top speed, 10-inch wheels, and front fork suspension. Similarly, theSegway Ninebot Max G30LPis 38.6 lbs / 17.5kg and tops out at 18.6mph (though it is limited in the UK).
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