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Is the lightweight folding electric wheelchair safe?
 Oct 19, 2022|View:430

The real-life dilemma for many consumers is that they want to buy a lightweight folding electric wheelchair, but they're also worried that a lightweight folding electric wheelchairisn't safe, so today we're going to find out if the lightweight folding electric wheelchairis safe.


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With the development of material science and technology, the electric wheelchair is becoming lighter and lighter, from the traditional steel pipe to the current titanium aluminum alloy or carbon fiber material electric wheelchair, batteries have lead-acid batteries into a lighter lithium battery. Therefore, the current electric wheelchair mainstream brands are in the direction of lightweight intelligent development.


In the past, an electric wheelchair weighed a hundred kilograms, and now an electric wheelchair only weighs more than 20 kilograms. In the past two years, for some manufacturers of carbon fiber applications and electric wheelchairs, vehicle weight can be reduced to 18-20 kg. This weight is light enough for a dual-motor electric wheelchair.


Many people think that electric wheelchairs are too light and less safe, but this is wrong. The safety of an electric wheelchair has nothing to do with its weight, the portable folding electric wheelchair as safe.


First of all, thelightweight folding electric wheelchairis made of all aluminum, which is strong enough not to fall apart if you bump it, as long as you don't cut corners on the material. What's more, driving an electric wheelchair and walking on the sidewalk there is no collision problem, even if unskilled should also be in the spacious field after the practice on the sidewalk to drive, this is the minimum safety awareness.


Secondly, in terms of safety configurations, regular electric wheelchair brands have designed anti-tilt wheels, shock absorbers, electromagnetic brakes, and other safety configurations. If a portable wheelchair is not equipped with these safety configurations, then you should choose carefully.


Finally, in terms of weight, it must be the larger, heavier outdoor and functional wheelchairs that are more stable, but the lightweight folding electric wheelchairare designed to have a lower center of gravity than the electric wheelchairs with their weight, in other words, the barrier-crossing performance of lightweight folding electric wheelchairis a bit worse than the self-weight outdoor electric wheelchair. But the lightweight folding electric wheelchairis also designed to reduce the center of gravity and adjust the chassis to avoid the risk of tipping over.


In conclusion, lightweight folding electric wheelchairis very safe and can be purchased by the elderly or the disabled at home. If you are interested, feel free to contact us.