Mobility scooter frame material might sound like a dry technical consideration. But, as any mobility scooter user knows, the truth is very different. In the quest to make the lightest mobility scooter ever, frame material plays a key role. In particular, carbon fibre scooter frames have been at the forefront. Between carbon fibre and aluminium, the lightweight scooter market is currently very much focused on what scooters are made of as the latest frontier.

The Motion Healthcare Alumina and Alumina Pro boot scooters (the latter is shown to the left) both, as the name implies, rely on aluminium to reduce the weight of each individual component as much as possible. The heaviest single part of these scooters is under 10kg. This is really quite something. When, for instance, it comes to getting a scooter that has such lightweight components, getting your mobility product in and out of a car boot is much less worrying.

Revolutionary Ultra-Lightweight Folding Scooters

However, as technology, particularly carbon fibre technology, advances, the market is getting ever closer to the holy grail of a folding mobility scooter weighing in at 10kg or under without the battery Can this be achieved?

Well, one of the latest ultra-lightweight mobility scooters onto the UK market, the Drive Devilbiss Aerocarbon, weighs only 13kg with the battery taken out. That really is staggeringly light. You can get a bit of a sneak peek at that particular product down at the bottom of this article. It’s a good-looking scooter.

There’s More Innovation to Come

In conclusion, the lightest mobility scooter of today is unlikely to be the lightest of tomorrow. Manufacturers are endlessly striving for record low weights. What does this mean for you? An easier to handle, easier to stow, and all-around more convenient small mobility scooter. Good news, isn’t it?