YE200 Lightweight Folding Electric Wheelchair: the One That Travels With You
The YE200 folding electric wheelchair helps someone who can no longer walk far get out of the house, down the street and into a car boot without a second person doing the pushing. It folds to 37 cm across, weighs 27 kg, carries up to 150 kg, and runs on two lithium batteries that lift straight out, which is what makes it the one to buy if the chair has to travel.
This is the model we recommend for someone who is still going places. The seat is 45 cm wide and 44 cm deep, the two brushless motors give 8 km/h, and the quoted range is 15 to 18 km on a charge. Tell us the hip measurement and the weight of the person who will use it, and whether it has to go in a car or on a plane, and our pharmacist will confirm the fit before it ships.
Flying With It, With the Numbers You Will Be Asked For
The YE200 is genuinely a candidate for air travel, and this is why. Each of its two batteries is 24V and 6Ah, which works out at about 144 watt-hours. The rule that airlines apply to a wheelchair with removable lithium batteries allows a single battery up to 300 watt-hours, or where two are used, up to 160 watt-hours each. Two batteries at about 144 watt-hours each sit inside that.
The conditions are the part people get caught by, so please read them. The batteries have to come out, travel in the cabin with you rather than in the hold, and be protected against damage and short circuit. Tell the airline when you book rather than at the desk, because a chair that needs clearance usually gets it with notice and argument without. Ask our pharmacist for the battery figures in writing before you fly and take that paper to check-in with you. Different airlines add their own paperwork, so confirm with yours.
Folding It, Lifting It and Getting It in the Car
Folded it is 37 cm wide, 60 cm long and 79 cm tall, which goes into most car boots and behind most seats. At 27 kg it is a manageable lift for one reasonably strong adult and an easy one for two, and taking the batteries out first makes it lighter again.
Open, the chair is 110 cm long, 60 cm wide and 98 cm tall, so measure your internal doorways and the width of any corridor it will turn in before you buy. Our pharmacist will go through that with you if you bring the measurements, and we will set the chair up at the house and show whoever is caring for you how to fold it, lift it and load it without hurting their back.
Range, Hills and What to Expect Here
The quoted 15 to 18 km is measured on flat, smooth ground. Kerbs, slopes, rough murram and a heavier user all take their share, so plan your day on comfortably less than the lower figure and charge every night.
The maximum gradient is 12 degrees, about one in five, and the ground clearance is 8 cm, which is the figure that decides whether a kerb or a raised threshold stops you. Lithium batteries prefer to be charged after use rather than run flat, and the charger comes in 2A, 3A and 5A versions, so ask our pharmacist which one suits how you use the chair.
What It Will Carry
The published maximum user weight is 150 kg, the highest in our powered range, so this is also the model to ask about for a larger user who wants something that still folds. Give our pharmacist the weight and we will confirm it before you order, and if the figure is close we will say so rather than sell you something marginal.
The seat cushion comes off and washes, which matters on a chair used daily. Ask us for a spare cover when you order and you will never be without one on a wash day.
Sitting All Day, and Looking After the Skin
Anyone who spends the day in a chair should have the skin over the tailbone, the sitting bones, the hips and the heels checked once a day. It takes a minute at bedtime, and what you are looking for is redness that stays red once the pressure comes off, or a patch that is warmer, firmer, darker or more tender than the skin beside it. Bring that to us the same week.
Shift your weight by leaning forward or side to side every half hour or so if you are able, and if help is needed with that, whoever is caring for you should reposition you regularly through the day. Ask our pharmacist about a pressure-relieving cushion at the same time as the chair, because on a chair used all day the cushion does as much work as the chair.
What We Can Honestly Tell You
This is the chair for the person who is still travelling, still visiting family, still going to church and to the clinic, and who wants to do it without being pushed. It is the lightest and most portable powered chair we stock, it carries the most weight, and the battery arrangement is the one that makes flying realistic rather than hopeful.
What it is not built for is rough open ground or steep approaches, where a heavier chair with bigger wheels does better. If the chair will live at one address and never see a car, our YEC35EBR gives you more chair for less money; and if reclining and a powered seat lift are what you need, ask about the YE245CR.
Is This Electric Wheelchair Right for You?
Please talk to our pharmacist or our doctor before you buy if any of these apply to you.
- The user is over 150 kg, or close to it. Tell us the weight and we will confirm it before you order.
- You are buying it to fly. Ask us for the battery figures in writing, tell the airline when you book, and confirm their own rules with them.
- Narrow doorways or a tight corridor at home. Bring the measurements. The chair is 60 cm wide open.
- Rough or steep ground to cross daily. The limit is 12 degrees and the clearance is 8 cm. Describe your approach and we will be honest about it.
- Redness that stays red, or a firm, warm or tender patch over the tailbone, hips or heels. Come in this week, and ask about a pressure cushion.
- Nobody at home able to lift 27 kg. Say so. We will show you how to load it with the batteries out, or point you at a different answer.
Where to Buy the YE200 Electric Wheelchair in Kenya
Order online and we deliver countrywide, or collect from our pharmacy at Kahawa Sukari Shopping Center, Nairobi. We send orders to Nairobi and every neighbourhood around it — the CBD, Westlands, Parklands, Gigiri, Muthaiga, Runda, Rosslyn, Kitisuru, Lower Kabete, Lavington, Kileleshwa, Kilimani, Karen, Langata, South B, South C, Eastleigh, Buruburu, Donholm, Embakasi, Ngong Road, Kasarani, Roysambu, Zimmerman, Githurai, Ruaka, Banana Hill, Two Rivers, Village Market and Pride Lands — and across Kiambu, Thika, Juja, Ruiru, Kikuyu, Limuru and Ngong.
Beyond the capital we deliver to Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Machakos, Athi River, Kitengela, Kajiado, Naivasha, Narok, Kericho, Bomet, Kisii, Migori, Homa Bay, Siaya, Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Vihiga, Webuye, Kitale, Nandi Hills, Iten, Kapenguria, Embu, Meru, Chuka, Kerugoya, Murang’a, Othaya, Nyahururu, Nanyuki, Maralal, Isiolo, Marsabit, Moyale, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Lodwar, Kitui, Mwingi, Makueni, Emali, Kibwezi, Voi, Taveta, Wundanyi, Mariakani, Diani, Ukunda, Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi, Lamu and Hola. A wheelchair travels boxed and we deliver it assembled wherever we can reach you by road, so tell us where it is going and whether anyone there can help lift it in, and we will arrange the delivery around that.
Across Africa, ask us before you order. We have sent orders to Uganda, Tanzania, Somaliland and as far as Malawi, and we will quote for Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and the rest of the continent. Tell us the destination and we will confirm any import paperwork before the parcel leaves us.
Living abroad? Order from wherever you are and we deliver to your family here in Kenya. Kenyans in the UK, the United States, Canada, South Africa and the Gulf order from us regularly for parents and relatives at home. A folding powered wheelchair has to fit the person who will sit in it, so tell us their hip measurement and their weight and we will make sure the right size arrives, set it up at the house and show whoever is caring for them how to fold it, brake it and transfer safely.
Why Buy Your the YE200 Electric Wheelchair from HealthAlone Kenya?
HealthAlone is a pharmacist-led health ecosystem licensed by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, and our stock is original, sealed and correctly stored. Kahawa Sukari is a real counter with real pharmacists behind it.
Our pharmacists will confirm the fit, give you the battery watt-hour figures in writing for your airline, and show whoever is caring for you how to fold it and load it without hurting their back. Our doctor is here too if you would rather have the whole question looked at properly.
It is one more step in our vision: building Africa’s most trusted health ecosystem, accessible to everyone, everywhere.
YE200 Electric Wheelchair: Your Questions Answered
What weight will the YE200 carry?
The published maximum user weight is 150 kg, the highest in our powered range. Tell our pharmacist the weight and we will confirm it before you order.
Can I take this folding electric wheelchair on a plane?
It is a realistic candidate. Each battery is 24V 6Ah, about 144 watt-hours, and the rule for removable lithium batteries allows two batteries up to 160 watt-hours each. Confirm with your own airline.
What do I have to do with the batteries when I fly?
Take them out, carry them in the cabin rather than the hold, and protect them against damage and short circuit. Tell the airline when you book, and ask us for the figures in writing to take to check-in.
How small does this folding electric wheelchair fold?
37 cm wide, 60 cm long and 79 cm tall, which goes into most car boots and behind most seats.
How heavy is it to lift?
27 kg, and lighter again with the batteries out. That is manageable for one reasonably strong adult and easy for two.
How far does it go on a charge?
The quoted range is 15 to 18 km on flat, smooth ground. Plan on comfortably less here, because kerbs, slopes and rough murram all take their share.
How fast is it?
Up to 8 km/h, which is the quickest in our powered range.
What slope can it manage?
Up to 12 degrees, roughly one in five, with 8 cm of ground clearance. Describe the approach at your gate and we will tell you honestly whether it will cope.
Will it fit through my doorways?
The chair is 60 cm wide open. Measure your internal doorways and bring the numbers to our pharmacist before you buy.
Which charger should I get?
It takes 2A, 3A or 5A. Tell our pharmacist how you use the chair and we will match it.
Is the cushion washable?
Yes, the cover comes off and washes. Ask for a spare when you order so you are never without one on a wash day.
What should I watch on the skin?
The tailbone, sitting bones, hips and heels, once a day. Redness that stays red, or a warmer, firmer or more tender patch, needs us to see it that week.
Do you set it up and show us how to use it?
Yes. We set it up at the house and show whoever is caring for you how to fold it, lift it, load it and transfer safely.
Where can I buy Lightweight Folding Electric Power Wheelchair YE200 in Kenya, and what does it cost?
From HealthAlone, online for delivery countrywide or over the counter at Kahawa Sukari Shopping Center, Nairobi. The current price is shown above. We deliver across Nairobi — the CBD, Westlands, Parklands, Gigiri, Muthaiga, Runda, Kitisuru, Lavington, Kilimani, Karen, Langata, South B, South C, Eastleigh, Kasarani, Roysambu, Githurai, Ruaka and Banana Hill — and to Kiambu, Thika, Juja, Ruiru, Kikuyu, Limuru, Ngong, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Machakos, Kitengela, Naivasha, Narok, Kericho, Kisii, Migori, Homa Bay, Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Kitale, Embu, Meru, Nanyuki, Nyahururu, Isiolo, Marsabit, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Lodwar, Kitui, Makueni, Voi, Taveta, Mariakani, Diani, Ukunda, Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi and Lamu. Outside Kenya we have delivered to Uganda, Tanzania, Somaliland and Malawi, and we quote for Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and the rest of Africa on request. Tell us if you intend to fly with it and we will send the battery figures in writing before you book.
