Ninebot Max Motor Generations
Late in 2020/early 2021, Ninebot released a second version of the G30/Max motor.
For ESC/Control Board generations, check out Ninebot Max ESC Generations.
Curious about what the differences between the Ninebot Max/G30 "Gen 1" vs "Gen 2" vs "Gen 3" vs "Gen 4" are?
Click the generation below to learn more about it.
This page is relevant to the following models:
- Ninebot SNSC 2.0
- Ninebot G30P
- Ninebot G30D
- Ninebot G30E
- Ninebot G30LP
- Ninebot G30LD
- Ninebot G30LE
- Ninebot G30P II
- Ninebot G30D II
- Ninebot G30E II
- Ninebot G30LP II
- Ninebot G30LD II
- Ninebot G30LE II
Gen 1
The Gen 1 motor's SN (Serial Number) begins with ANC36350 followed by a 5 or a 6.
It has better torque and hill performance, but on stock voltage, it will only go up to 20 mph/30 kmh.
The top speed also drops rapidly with the battery level.
Retail and rental motors are the same internally, they just have different starting serials.
Gen 2
The Gen 1 motor's SN (Serial Number) begins with ANC36350 followed by a 9.
It is capable of faster speeds with worse torque/hill-climbing ability.
Some users have reported 22mph/35kmh+.
This battery is less prone to speed drop with battery usage.
The version of this motor that is intended for the Gen 2 ESC is sometimes called the Gen 3 motor.
The only difference between that version and this one is the screw terminals.
Gen 3
The Gen 3 motor's SN (Serial Number) begins with AN36350 followed by PCAH or PADH.
This motor is incompatible with earlier firmware/custom firmware, your base version must be 1.8.7 or above. To keep the flashing ability on these generations, flash a patched 1.8.7 or 1.8.8 or use SHFW.
The only custom firmware that supports this motor gen is ScooterHacking's SHFW or those based on DRV 1.8.7 or above.
Occasionally this motor is also called the Gen 4 motor.
Prefixes
Read more about the different motor types on ScooterHacking's Wiki.
- PCAH - G30(P)
- PADH - G30D
- PAAH - G30E