Navee ST3 Pro Electric Kick Scooter — CleanTechnica Tested – CleanTechnica

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Last Updated on: 30th July 2025, 09:50 pm

My first experience with an electric kick scooter was in 2018. Bird scooters had just come to town, and the college kids made it look like fun, so I had to try it. What I found was that the scooters were not only slow (about walking speed), but that you’d feel every little bump in the road or the sidewalk. And, if you encountered more than the slightest of inclines, it would slow down until I had to put my foot down.

I’ve watched videos and seen others review better scooters since then, so I knew they were out there, but that first disappointing ride in 2018 was still in my mind. I was interested in e-bikes, but hadn’t really thought to reach out to scooter companies to see if they wanted a review.

Recently, Navee reached out with a link to the ST3 Pro, a scooter with a max power rating of 1350 watts, and a full suspension system. Promised top speeds for the US (when unlocked) are about 24 MPH, and it has front, rear, and regenerative braking. When I considered that the Bird scooters of 2018 were only around 250 watts and had no real suspension, I decided it was worth a try. So, Navee sent us one out for review.

Useful Speed and Acceleration, Even Before Unlocking

When I first unboxed the scooter, it was in “walking mode.” In this mode, it wasn’t much better than the older Bird scooters. But I was glad that it defaulted to that slow mode first so I could acclimate to riding it. All kick scooters are a little squirrelly, and this one was no exception. But, after a few minutes of riding around, I figured out how to ease into things and be gentle steering. After a couple of miles of riding, it felt pretty natural.

Then, I set the scooter in “speed mode,” and it really woke up. The 1350 max watts was about as powerful as I’d want in this kind of a scooter. If it accelerated much faster, I’d be too afraid to ride the thing. In speed mode, the full continuous 600 watts of power is available, leading to far better hill climbing ability, too. Instead of feeling like I’d rather be walking, the scooter was something I wasn’t afraid to take into traffic lanes on slower roads. And, unless someone is driving like an idiot, the scooter’s out-of-the-box 20 MPH top speed was about as fast as the cars on neighborhood streets.

Once I got used to riding at speed, I got to the point where I’d cross roads, and I even found myself using a turn lane without feeling like I’d get run over. But it was at night and the traffic light didn’t think it should give little me a turn arrow, so I had to head back to the sidewalk.

The Suspension Makes Riding Much Safer

Whether riding around in recreation areas and national parks or riding on city streets, one thing about this scooter made a huge difference: the pneumatic tires and torsion bar suspension system.

One of the most frightening things about a hard-wheel scooter is that bumps and ruts in the road can destabilize it. Many a kid and some adults have skinned their knees and even broken bones learning about this problem. But when there’s a wider contact patch, some give in the tires, and a suspension system to soak up those bumps, the whole experience changes. Things that are painful, uncomfortable, or unsafe become practically nothing on the ST3 Pro.

That having been said, I would still watch out for potholes and larger obstacles that the whole front wheel would fall into or be unable to get over. In the case of those, your best bet is to dismount and walk the scooter over it if you aren’t able to go around it.

Extremely Useful For RV Trips

One thing I didn’t anticipate when leaving for a long RV trip was how useful the scooter would be around large campgrounds.

The problem RVers often run into is that you don’t want to unhook a trailer or unlevel a van or motorhome when you’re stopping someplace for just one night. In my case, I like to park my travel trailer in a space, use the jack to level it front to back, drop the stabilizers, and sleep for the night. That way, there’s very little un-prep work to do before leaving. But this leaves me without a vehicle for the evening and following morning.

At one National Park Service campground, I didn’t see a sign saying that I had to pick up a piece of paper and clip it up to my campsite’s number post for arriving after hours (but still daylight). A volunteer ranger knocked to let me know that I had to go all the way back to the entry gate to get my paper, which was probably a 5–10 minute walk. Storms were closing in on the area, too.

However, with the zippy ST3 Pro, I had no problem going down, grabbing the paper, and bringing it back to the campsite in just a couple of minutes. When I had a question for the ranger, I was able to track her down on the opposite end. Then, I even had some time to ride around and just enjoy the scenery a bit before the rain came.

When I was done, I folded the handlebar down and put the scooter back into my tow vehicle.

Visibility & Light At Night Are Great

First off, let’s talk about the headlight. Instead of writing 1000 words about that, here’s a picture that I edited to be as close to human vision as possible:

It could be brighter, but it’s bright enough for safety. It also has a tail/brake light to keep you visible to drivers and riders, a little bell (Ding! Ding!), and even bright turn signals on the ends of the handlebars. Add some mirrors and it’ll be “street legal” (obviously this depends on where you live/ride).

But another cool feature greatly improves side visibility. Once you pair the app, you can enable colorful side LED bars that are a lot easier to see than the little reflectors. I ended up putting mine into a moving rainbow mode, but there’s also a “running water,” “breathing,” and “always on” mode available.

You obviously still have to be careful about inattentive drivers, but it would be difficult with these bright, colorful, moving side light options for someone to be able to honestly say you weren’t visible to them at night. Plus, who (other than some losers with a strange phobia) doesn’t like rainbows?

Final Thoughts

This scooter is actually comfortable, safe, and fast enough that I’m going to start running nearby errands on it. While you could carry things along with a backpack or bag, there’s also a bag hook and a loop to hang a few things on. You’re obviously not going to be able to get a family’s worth of groceries for a week on this scooter, but if the goal is to grab a few quick items or grab some takeout, this will do the job fantastically.

It’s also a lot cheaper than most e-bikes, with most outlets selling it for $759.99 as of this writing. Plus, if you want to pick one up today, many Best Buy, Target, and other retail locations have them on hand.