Gotrax A7 Seated Electric Scooter
- 401-600 Wh
- 26-40 mi claimed
- 251-300 lb max load
- Up to 20 mph
SVT Score, Lower
A seated scooter with big 16-inch tires, suspension at both ends and a storage basket, but a small battery and few rider aids.
$700
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Usability
4.8 out of 10Strengths
- Seat and basket make errands easy
- Big bike-style tires roll over cracks
- Drum brakes need little upkeep
- Two-year warranty on the main parts
- Suspension at both wheels smooths bumps
Drawbacks
- Small battery for a seated scooter
- No turn signals listed
- Heavy to lift into a car
- Top speed stated two ways
A comfortable seated runabout for short trips, but sparse on features
Specs
- TypeSeated
- E-Bike ClassNot applicable
- Battery401-600 Wh
- MotorSingle motor
- Top SpeedUp to 20 mph
- Claimed Range26-40 mi
- Weight71-85 lb
- Max Rider Load251-300 lb
- BrakesDrum
- SuspensionFull
- FoldingDoes not fold
- CertificationsUL 2272 listed
- Warranty2 Years
Not checked: Lights and a fold, not stated by the maker
At a glance
- Two gears
- Steel frame
- Charger 54.6 V 2 A
- Gotrax is a brand of GOLABS, INC., a privately held company at 2201 Luna Rd, Carrollton, Texas, named on the Gotrax manuals.
- Gotrax says it started with hoverboards in Texas in 2017.
- The company's range runs from kids' kick scooters and hoverboards to dual-motor scooters, e-bikes, dirt bikes and golf carts.
- The scooters and e-bikes are sold on gotrax.com, through a Gotrax brand store on Amazon and, by the company's own account, at Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Kohl's and Academy.
- Best Buy sells several Gotrax scooters and e-bikes directly, Walmart carries most of the range through the brand's own GOTRAX store, and Dick's lists a few scooters, while Costco, Sam's Club and Home Depot showed no Gotrax rides and Lowe's only Gotrax golf carts (October 2026).
The Gotrax A7 is a seated electric scooter with a 48 V, 10.4 Ah battery of 499 Wh and a 500 W rear hub motor (750 W peak on the brand's Amazon listing). It has drum brakes front and rear, front and rear suspension and 16 x 2.5-inch pneumatic bike-style tires on a high-strength steel frame.
It weighs 73 lb and is rated for a 264 lb total load. The maker claims 20 mph in the top of two gears and up to 28 miles of range; its Amazon listing gives 15 and 22 mph for the two gears. It comes with a cushioned seat and a rear storage basket, and the charger is rated 54.6 V, 2 A.
The white A7 sells at the same price and specification.
Questions answered from our data
Is Gotrax good?We list 22 Gotrax products and score 22 of them. Their overall scores run from 3.9 to 6.3, with a median of 5.3, against a median of 5.6 for all 88 products we score.
How much does an electric scooter cost?The 31 electric scooters we list run from $310 to $2,700, with a median of $699.
Are electric scooters UL certified?29 of the 31 electric scooters we list carry a UL 2272 listing we could look up by model.
How far can an electric scooter go?11 of the 31 electric scooters we list claim 41 miles or more on a charge, each on its maker's own basis.
