Niu UQi Scooters For Sale

Specs

• Seat Height: Average (840 mm / 33.1 inches)
• Weight: Light (58 kg / 128 lbs)
• Battery Capacity: 1.0 kWh
• Range: Low (25 miles / 40 km)
• Charge Time: Slow (7.0 hours)
• Top Speed: Low (28 mph / 45 km/h)
• Power: Low (1 bhp / 1 kW)
• Power: Continuous (0.8 kW / 1.1 bhp)
• Power to Weight: Low (0.017 bhp/kg / 0.013 kW/kg)
• Launch RRP: £1,350

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What Is It?

The Niu UQi is an AM licence friendly city scooter and is powered by a Bosch electric hub motor which puts out 0.8 kW (1.1 bhp).

Features include:

• Steel tubular frame and swingarm
• 220 mm disc up front with three piston caliper
• 180 mm disc at the rear with single piston caliper
• Combined braking system
• Standard fork
• Dual rear shocks
• Power modes: Eco (50% power), Road
• Re-gen braking (+6% range)
• LCD dash with connectivity
• LED lighting all round
• Key operated steering lock
• Keyless ignition
• Cruise control
• USB port
• IMU based movement alarm (when battery is onboard)
• Self cancelling indicators
• Side and centre stand
• Bag hook

The 48 V 21 Ah Panasonic Lithium battery charges in 7 hours, either onboard under the seat or in your home / office and weighs 5.2 kg.

The app is worth a mention and has a few cool features:

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

For an extra £480 it's available in a GT version with a 1.2 kW (1.6 bhp) continuous power / 1.5 kW (2 bhp) peak power motor and a range doubling battery which can be charged in just 5 hours.

The 10-spoke 14" front wheel takes a CST 90/90 tyre and the rear 14" a 100/80.

Accessories include the front luggage rack, pannier racks and topbox.

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

• 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 key is only really needed to operate the steering lock and open the seat
• The pillion seat detaches to reveal the rear luggage rack
• Unusually for a scooter the underbone frame is visible

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