Niu NQi Scooters For Sale

Specs

• Seat Height: Low (740 mm / 29.1 inches)
• Weight: Light (110 kg / 243 lbs)
• Battery Capacity: 1.7 kWh
• Range: Low (40 miles / 64 km)
• Charge Time: Slow (7.0 hours)
• Top Speed: Low (28 mph / 45 km/h)
• Power: Continuous (1.8 kW / 2.4 bhp) Peak (2.3 kW / 3.1 bhp)
• Power to Weight: Low (0.018 bhp/kg / 0.014 kW/kg)
• Launch RRP: £2,480

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What Is It?

The Niu NQi is an AM licence friendly scooter and is powered by a Bosch electric hub motor which puts out 1.8 kW (2.4 bhp).

Features include:

• Steel tubular frame and Titanium swingarm
• 220 mm disc up front with two piston caliper
• 180 mm disc at the rear with single piston caliper
• Standard 31 mm fork
• Dual rear shocks
• Power modes: Eco (11 mph), Road (21 mph), Sport (28 mph)
• Re-gen braking (+6% range)
• LCD dash with connectivity
• LED lighting all round
• Keyless ignition
• Cruise control
• USB port
• IMU based movement alarm (when battery is onboard)
• Self cancelling indicators
• Flip out pillion pegs
• Side and centre stand
• Bag hook

The 60 V 29 Ah Panasonic Lithium battery charges in 7 hours, either onboard under the seat or in your home / office and weighs 10 kg. Niu offer a two year guarantee on the battery and it lives under the floor.

For storage there is 18.9 litres under the seat plus a small open glovebox in the steering column. The app is worth a mention and has a few cool features:

• Scooter movement and topple alerts
• GPS powered scooter locator
• Riding data

The 5-spoke 12" wheels take a CST 90/90 tyre at the front and a 120/70 at the rear.

Colours: Black, matt black, matt grey, white, red, blue, white/red, black/red, black/white

• Niu (牛) is Cantonese for cow / bull, designed into the logo and is pronounced "new" - kind of handy for the next generation of electric scooters
• The self cancelling indicators emit a loud ping pong sound to alert pedestrians but it can be changed in the app
• The dash changes colour based on remaining power

Up And Down The Range

For an extra £480 it's available as an A1 licence friendly GTS version with a 3.0 kW (4 bhp) continuous power / 3.5 kW (4.7 bhp) peak power motor, a second range doubling battery which can both be charged in just 4 hours, 14" wheels, combined brakes, 10 miles more range, a 45 mph top speed and a higher 820 mm seat. It has a larger LCD dash showing the status of both batteries however the second battery takes up the storage area under the seat.

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