Gotrax Ranger Moped-Style Electric Bike
- Class 3
- 401-600 Wh
- 41-60 mi claimed
- 251-300 lb max load
SVT Score, Mid
A moped-style fat-tire e-bike with a 499 Wh battery, a 500 W rear hub, front suspension and lights, at an entry price.
$799
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Usability
4.9 out of 10- Sensor: speed sensor, five assist levels
- Display: black-and-white
Better on featuresHeybike Titan e-bikeLights. $1,399Scores 6.0- Searched: UL Certipedia Intertek SGS TÜV SÜD CPSC Health Canada
- Record: UL Product iQ, ANSI/CAN/UL 2849, G201, RANGER, ZHEJIANG TAOTAO VEHICLES CO., LTD
- Protection: accident cover from $74.99 at checkout
Strengths
- Moto styling at an entry price
- Front suspension smooths bumps
- Light for a moped-style bike
- Throttle for pedal-free riding
- Headlight and taillight built in
Drawbacks
- Small battery for the style
- Brake type reported two ways
- Basic black-and-white display
- Weight unit missing on the spec table
- No torque sensor for a natural pedal feel
A stylish moped-style starter bike, but a small battery for the style
Specs
- TypeMoped-Style
- E-Bike ClassClass 3
- Battery401-600 Wh
- MotorHub
- Top Speed21-28 mph
- Claimed Range41-60 mi
- Weight56-70 lb
- Max Rider Load251-300 lb
- BrakesHydraulic disc
- SuspensionFront
- FoldingDoes not fold
- CertificationsUL 2849 listed
- Warranty2 Years
Not checked: The manual, which the maker does not list
At a glance
- Steel moto-style frame
- Half-twist throttle
- Gray finish
- 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 Ranger is a moped-style e-bike with a steel moto-style frame, 4 in fat tires and a 48 V, 10.4 Ah battery of 499 Wh driving a 500 W rear hub motor with a speed sensor, five assist levels and a half-twist throttle.
It has hydraulic brakes by the spec table, front suspension, an LED headlight and taillight and a black-and-white display. The maker lists the weight as 69.7 (no unit given) and a 264 lb total weight limit. The maker claims 25 mph on pedal assist, 20 mph on throttle and up to 50 miles of range.
The listing sells it in gray; accident protection is offered at checkout from $74.99.
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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 bike cost?The 61 electric bikes we list run from $799 to $5,999, with a median of $1,499.
Are electric bikes UL certified?21 of the 61 electric bikes we list carry a UL 2849 listing we could look up by model.
How far can an electric bike go?58 of the 61 electric bikes we list claim 41 miles or more on a charge, each on its maker's own basis.
