As the main means of transportation for the elderly and the disabled, electric wheelchairs are designed to have strict speed limits. However, some users also complain that the speed of electric wheelchairs is too slow. Why are they so slow? In fact, electric scooters are also Same thing with electric wheelchairs

The Chinese national standard stipulates that the speed of electric wheelchairs for the elderly and the disabled shall not exceed 8 km/h. Because of the physical reasons of the elderly and the disabled, during the operation of the electric wheelchair, if the speed is too fast, they will not be able to respond in an emergency, often with unimaginable consequences. Because of the physical reasons of the elderly and the disabled, in the process of operating the electric wheelchair, if the speed is too fast, they will not be able to respond in an emergency, which often leads to unimaginable consequences.

The slow speed of the electric wheelchair is for the user’s safe driving and safe travel. Electric wheelchairs not only have a strict speed limit, but also in order to prevent safety accidents such as rollover and backward leaning, electric wheelchairs must be equipped with an anti-backwards device when developing and producing. In addition, all electric wheelchairs produced by regular manufacturers all use differential motors. Careful friends may find that the outer wheel rotates faster than the inner wheel when the electric wheelchair turns, or even the inner wheel rotates in the opposite direction. This design greatly avoids a rollover accident when driving an electric wheelchair. It is recommended that all electric wheelchair users, especially elderly friends, should not pursue speed when driving electric wheelchairs, safety is the most important, and users are not recommended to modify it by themselves.