Nic Laporte | Are Scooter Hub Motors Waterproof? @nicthedoor | Uploaded March 2023 | Updated October 2024, 12 minutes ago.
Something I have been worrying about for a while, has all my wet weather riding rusted up my scooter hub motors? While there are scooters for sale that claim to have good water resistance, it remains to be seen if the hub motors will pass the test.

0:00 No, hub motors are not waterproof
0:20 Are electric scooter hub motors weatherproof?
0:45 IP rating
2:02 Ninebot Max teardown
2:23 What's inside a hub motor
2:46 Apollo city pro teardown
3:52 Inside scooter motor, not rusty motor
4:14 Why water is bad for a scooter
4:26 How water is kept out
5:26 Water may still get in
5:47 Conclusion

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Are Scooter Hub Motors Waterproof?