How we score electric dirt bikes

We review electric dirt bikes from the brands' published spec, warranty and product pages and from known US dealer listings, with their US prices, read on the date shown on each page (last on November 12, 2026). Every bike gets one score out of 10, and that score is the same on every page of the site.

The seven criteria

How each criterion is scored

Each criterion is turned into a score out of 10 by straight-line interpolation between the anchor points below, capped at both ends.

• Price: the dated US price compared with the median price of our list ($5,099). Ratio to the median: 0.5× → 10, 0.75× → 9, 1× → 7.5, 1.4× → 5, 2.6× → 2.
• Peak power in kW, as published: 5 kW → 3, 8 kW → 5.5, 12 kW → 7, 18 kW → 8.5, 25 kW → 9.5, 35 kW → 10. Horsepower is converted at 0.7457 kW per hp.
• Battery energy in Wh (volts × amp-hours when the brand gives those): 1200 Wh → 3, 2000 Wh → 5, 2700 Wh → 6.5, 3500 Wh → 8, 4400 Wh → 9, 6000 Wh → 10. When the battery shipped at the price we checked differs from the brand's spec sheet, we use the one you get for that price.
• Weight with battery, lighter is better: 110 lbs → 10, 130 lbs → 9, 150 lbs → 7.5, 190 lbs → 5.5, 220 lbs → 4, 270 lbs → 2.5. A lighter bike is easier to ride, load and pick up.
• Published warranty in months: 6 mo → 3, 12 mo → 6, 24 mo → 9, 36 mo → 10.
• Road status, from the brand's own wording: a road-legal version → 10; a road kit or L3e version → 7; off-road only → 4. It's a buying criterion, not a promise: registration depends on your state.
• Charging time to a useful charge (the brand's 10-80%, 20-80% or 20-90% figure): 1 h → 10, 2 h → 9, 3.5 h → 7, 5 h → 5.5, 8 h → 3.

When a figure isn't published

A criterion the brand or dealer doesn't publish scores 2/10: we can't give credit for a number nobody states. A bike needs a published price and at least 4 stated criteria to get a score.

The editorial scale

The weighted average (the raw score) is placed on our published scale: displayed score = 7.5 + 0.68 × (raw − 4.6), kept between 7.5 and 9.6, rounded to one decimal. Labels: Excellent from 9, Very good from 8.5, Good from 8, Fair from 0.

Tie-break: no two bikes share a score

The order is always the formula's: highest raw score first, then, if two raw scores are equal, more battery Wh per $100, then the longer warranty, then alphabetical order. When rounding would give a bike the same score as (or more than) the bike ranked just above it, it shows 0.1 less. Scores never leave the 7.5–9.6 range. Right now the tie-break changes 11 displayed scores by 0.1: Altis Sigma, E Ride Pro SR, KTM Freeride E, Rawrr Mantis X, Rawrr Mantis Mini R, Talaria Sting R MX4, Sur-Ron Ultra Bee, Segway Xaber 300, Sur-Ron Light Bee X, Talaria XXX Pro MX, Segway Xyber.

Rankings by need

Each ranking puts the same criteria in a different order of importance. The weights change the order of the list, never the score: each bike keeps its one overall score everywhere.

Where the data comes from

• Specs come from the brand's official US page or, when it doesn't publish them, from the US dealer we price (Luna Cycle, Voro Motors, REV Rides). Every review links its sources.
• Prices are the price you could pay on the date shown, in US dollars, before freight and dealer fees unless the page includes them.
• Top speeds, ranges and torque are quoted from the brand. They are measured in the brand's conditions, not on your trail.
• We read published data; we don't claim to have ridden each bike, and we don't use store star ratings.

Current scores

Questions about the method? Write to [email protected].