At a glance
The Qlife Vela S1 is a electric motorcycle listed at $1,399. Manufacturer specs put it at 1500W of rated motor power, a 1440Wh battery, a claimed 70 mile range, and a 42 mph top speed, at 110 lbs.
Next to the 4 other electric motorcycles in its price band, its strongest numbers are claimed range (70 mi vs 51 mi avg). The tradeoffs are charge time (9 h vs 5.8 h avg) and included features (2 features vs 5 features avg). Beyond the headline numbers it brings an IPX5, safe for light rain ingress rating.
Spec-based analysis, computed from manufacturer-published numbers and compared against 4 similar electric motorcycles by price. No hands-on testing yet.
Strengths & weaknesses
Strengths
70 mi vs 51 mi avg
IPX5, safe for light rain
Weaknesses
9 h vs 5.8 h avg
2 features vs 5 features avg
0.38 mph/lb vs 0.46 mph/lb avg
42 mph vs 48 mph avg
Compared with 4 similarly priced models, from manufacturer specs.
Performance Overview
Category scores out of 100 from manufacturer specs, with the median of the 4 e-motos in our database for context
Scores out of 100. The gray tick marks the median of similarly priced e-motos.
How to read this: each spoke is a category score out of 100, computed from manufacturer specs on fixed scales. Every vehicle is measured on the same scales, so scores don't shift as our database grows. Further from the center is better. The gray line shows the median score of similarly priced e-motos for context.
Full Specifications
Qlife Vela S1
Powertrain
- Nominal Power
- 1500 W
- Peak Power
- 3500 W
- Torque
- 180 Nm
Battery & Range
- Capacity
- 1440 Wh
- Amp-Hours
- 30 Ah
- Voltage
- 48 V
- Claimed Range
- 70 mi112.7 km
- Charge Time
- 9-10 h
- Charger Output
- 3 A
Build Quality
- Front Brake
- Hydraulic Disc
- Rear Brake
- Hydraulic Disc
Ride Comfort
- Front Travel
- 190 mm
- Rear Travel
- 35 mm
- Seat Type
- Moto Full Length
Utility
- Weight
- 110.2 lbs50 kg
- Max Load
- 265 lbs120.2 kg
- IP Rating
- IPX5
- Lights
- Display
- Color LCD
- Warranty
- 12 mo
- Warranty Notes
- All Qlife ebikes are covered under our manufacturer's 1 Year all Inclusive warranty for the original owner against all manufacturing defects (All free Accessories are not covered by warranty service).
- Tail Light
Classification
- Top Speed
- 42 mph67.6 km/h
- Homologation Class
- Class 3
Wheels & Tires
- Front Wheel
- 19"
- Rear Wheel
- 17"
- Front Tire
- 70/100-19
- Rear Tire
- 70/100-17
- Tire Tread
- Knobby
Frame & Geometry
- Seat Length
- 17.7"45 cm
- Min Handlebar Height
- 42.5"108 cm
- Overall Length
- 71.3"181.1 cm
- Overall Width
- 26.8"68.1 cm
- Overall Height
- 42.1"106.9 cm
- Wheelbase
- 46.1"117.1 cm
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