Comment by wittekm

Agreed - the common rental ones really have no power. I think Lime and its ilk are usually in the 300w range.

I bought my own scooter on a whim; it can toggle between 500w and 1000w of power, and I rarely need the 1000w except for the craziest Seattle hills.

Basically what I'm trying to say here is: totally solvable problem, just comes down to the unit cost of the rental scooters