NIU NQI Electric Scooter - Review & Test Ride

[@oldrikky]

Got an M+sport from niu. Used it five days a week for work. One battery, and after 4 years and 15000 km. Still getting a range of 76 km on a full charge. Only had one puncture in all that time. Service costs are around 80/100 euro,s. Best thing I ever bought.

[@stumpusMaximus]

Got a puncture in my NQI Sport, rear. Was quoted a staggering £316 to pick up 2.5miles fix and return. We recently had a complete exhaust system fitted for £280. Once your app expires it’s -near the end of 3 years, it’s £50 to renew per year! Mine expires next July ‘24. Otherwise you lose all battery, tracking, GPS, security warnings. A rip off…

[@o00scorpion00o]

4 Years and 15,000 is nothing, it's fine if you buy new and can buy new again but it will be interesting to know the battery state after 10 years. I wonder is the battery LiFeP04 chemistry ? This electric scooter is good for commuters I suppose that don't intend to go further in one day and can charge at night and would be a hell of a lot safer for younger people and people in general on those horribly dangerous e-scooters, riding with traffic is a lot safer in my opinion. I am on my 3rd electric car, first was a Nissan Leaf 2015 with around 110-140 Kms range, then a BMW i3 Rex which was incredibly useful and practical, after almost 5 years and over 90,000 miles the battery still reported 28.5 Kwh of usable capacity the same as when I got it at 9 months old and 9,500 Kms. Now I drive a VW id3 with 82 Kwh battery or 73 Kwh usable and after 2 years and nearly 3 months and 70,000 Kms it's showing 71 Kwh but I take that with a pinch of salt because I notice no loss of range. The Nissan Leaf was very limited and we took the diesel on longer trips, but now the id3 does most of the driving. Charging time on DC fast chargers is a bit disappointing but I won't get into that now. One reason for me deciding to get on 2 wheels be it twist and go scooter such as Xmax or Forza 350 is that I want to be able to get out and about and experience the road and countryside a different way, and I don't want to be limited in range or recharge times. I'm not going to be doing big speeds, just to potter around in a relaxing but fun way.

[@ledgic1317]

So far I'm loving it. I just purchased one 4hours ago. I've been wanting one for delivery for over 2years.

[@SuperKillbill1234]

how long does a charge take?

[@ledgic1317]

@@SuperKillbill1234 4hrs from 0.but you never let it get to that. From 20% to full is around 3 hrs...I have the fast charger

[@Giuseppe1299]

Do I need a pink licence for this Because I've got a green one

[@antoniosevilla4587]

I bought a brand new M+sport in 2019, its EPU (electric power unit) was replaced by one which gives you full power of the batteries so it can reach 74 km/h. It has now 15000km on the clock and still going strong. I only changed twice the rear tired and once the twist grip, the rest still as almost new. BTW I only commuting in Shanghai city in a distance range of 20 km so it’s a perfect vehicle except when it rains.

[@dukie1616]

Awesome! Initially I thought you were doing a gag review, lol. Alas I was wrong, this was a serious well done review with some decent points made about its viability. Cool. Now If you can get your hands on a SurRon that would be a right review I’d be very interested in seeing. Especially if you tore it up on a couple green lanes, and of course some BMX style urban parkour would be a must! Good work Rye👏

[@chriss993]

I have the older model NIU N1S Pro (the 50kmph/30mph limited one) for 3 years now with pretty much no issues over 5000km. The main thing I'd recommend is change the tyres which come as standard - the chinese tyres it's shipped with are not great, but Michelin City Grip work great on it. It would be nice to try one of the new ones to see what's changed in 3 years.

[@oldrikky]

Agree about the tyres. Changed mine after 700 km.

[@colinwiseman]

Got my Niu for £750 second hand. Batteries can be charged independently so both charging at the same time overnight at 90p for a full charge :D Love my Niu.

[@colinwiseman]

Oh and there are companies that do batteries that double the range per battery... so could be like 150miles to a charge - but they are not official batteries and I would charge away from a house :D

[@LukeWhiteley]

Thank you for your video clear and to the point and gave me what I needed to take it seriously as an option for me .thank dude

[@Newlife848]

The breathing sounds are crazy!

[@1MrBryn]

Electric scooters rule. I rode a BMW CE04 and loved it so much I had to ride its petrol powered sister to see if I was secretly a scooter guy. The petrol one has none of the thrills.

[@SandStormPower]

I need to correct you. That 2022/2023 version with the tft screen have a more powerful motor home made by niu. Is not a bosch anymore. But they had many time to study and learn with bosch. Your blue batteries are made by eve. And Eve is German, not Chinese like many people say. The red batteries are Panasonic. Your bike also have a greater top speed than the previous NQi GTS

[@dokesz530]

incorrect.hub motor was never made by bosch u pay only for the logo.the latest models have also issues specialy the mqi ones after the ecu upgrade get less performance.

[@YorkshirePork]

you sound freezing 😂 Id love to have a go on one just to see what its like. This one looks similar to the SEAT (car manufacturer) one

[@BikesofRye]

Can you tell from my breathing 🤣 we had zero degree weather when I had this scooter. I think its a brilliant little thing

[@Rad_Dad_Of_Many]

I need that new and exciting content, then I see another scooter 😢

[@BikesofRye]

It's coming I promise

[@peterwilliamson4296]

Great review. They have a 125 equivalent e powered NIU scooter as well so I really think it's an exciting area of transport. Solar panel charging is a possibility perhaps.

[@OKManNoOne]

how do you start it with key? I can start my only with a remote. My experience: They should allow driver to customize max speed of each mode, I would prefer to change dynamic to 32 mph. When I did my range test I got 23 miles doing 50~ (not always, heavy winds are quite problematic, any hill and I was going down from 55 mph to 45-40 mph). The quiet think, alarm and 50 mph was a sell for me, getting a quick nip to tesco to get a milk in middle of the night is quite nice ride... so much that I just look for an excuse to do that more often.

[@malnute]

Thank you dude👍🏿

[@BikesofRye]

Any time!

[@TheTeeWorldsfreak]

The "noise" of scooters is EXACTLY why I love scooters. I love the NQI and I would definitly buy one, but a Vespa has way more character then these things.

[@AL197845w34832479823]

and is also super dangerous and is engineered by a drunk person lol

[@TheTeeWorldsfreak]

@@AL197845w34832479823 the niu?

[@motomallen]

Great review, seems like a decent little town bike, not for me though.

[@ChrisinVietnam]

I remember the range on the electric scooters I could rent in China were garbage, something like 40 km. It wasn't enough even to get out of Shanghai. They are indeed for nipping around to grab some milk or bubble tea... I live in Vietnam and drive a Honda Vario now. I only need to go to the petrol station once every couple of weeks, much less faff than having to charge the e-scooter.

[@o00scorpion00o]

I'm going to get a bike or scooter hopefully this year, I drive an electric car, a VW id3 tour 5 82 Kwh battery 73 usable but I want something more fun and not to be limited by recharge times or range as I drove much more limited range electric cars in the past and have no desire to ever experience such pain again as I nearly lost my mind, luckily I had free work charging which saved me from really loosing my mind. The id3 has much better range and I would never buy an EV with less. It's just about acceptable.

[@Lar308]

My Lifan E3 electric scooter is half the price and does nearly as much as the NIU and comes with a back box as standard.

[@flows187]

Did you guy from dealership?

[@Lar308]

@@flows187 Yes - bought new in 2021 from a local dealer so I had my warranty etc but it has never given trouble and I now have 5,300km up on it.

[@flows187]

@Larry O'Brien sounds good. I will see if I can find in the UK. Do they have a model that does closer to 70kmh?

[@Lar308]

@@flows187 Yes the Lifan E4 - more expensive though of course. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKaynmqcod18qsU

[@TriumphLover]

I miss good Chinese food from Boston's China Town! It's cold in Tucson too! The scoot is quaint the taint! LOL!

[@BikesofRye]

Haha I could use this to make food deliveries! There are some cracking Chinese takeaway around here. Ubereats come at me

[@AL197845w34832479823]

@@BikesofRye he misses "chinese food from boston"....It's like saying i miss "france cheese from wisconsin."...lol

[@frequencywatchers]

OOMG, As A Disabled Person THIS WOULD Change My Life, But Sadly I Can`t Afford It And I Think I Never Will By The Looks Of Things :(

[@dokesz530]

i got a gts from 2020 with 2x 35 ah batteries .Range matters.i only dont like that the chassis vibrate a little and the look could be much better.Fenders cracks,paint on swingarm peels off and rust eat the bike up.Charger is coming with is not fast need faster charger.

[@MrWuTango]

late to the party. nice video. fact check on charging , you can charge both batteries same time. cheers

[@steventhomson8387]

Transporter for R2D2?

[@kylegoss2765]

Question, what was a realistic range you might’ve gotten on a full charge? Was it within 40 to 50 miles?

[@ramborambokitchenkitchen6357]

I've got the MQI GT ER 45mph and I get about 50 miles on sport mode, could perhaps squeeze out 70 miles in eco mode but I only use that when I'm in town.

[@MariaYoung-x5p]

6102 Muller Streets

[@EnglishBOYxxx]

Do you have to have car insurance on it?

[@luismanzano7355]

Has anyone been able to do maintenance on their house? Mine squeaks a lot, I suspect it's the suspension, since I rode in the rain and the mud must have solidified and caused the squeak. Could someone help me or give me some maintenance tips or what oil to use in the suspension?

[@EnglishTeacherRachid]

What about Yadea E8S?

[@JamesBrady-t5t]

Brown Freeway

[@BernieGudroe-d3y]

Farrell Vista

[@josephmaxamillion9791]

loud pipes save lives

[@mig50cc]

Wearing protective, high vis gear saves lives. Loud pipes are only annoying.

[@FrankChiappari-m6l]

Wilber Field

[@HarringtonNora]

7687 Vandervort Unions

[@TerryRogers-y5g]

Rashawn Landing

[@GodwinBernice-b1v]

Raven Wells

[@SarahMiller-r5h]

Earl Stream

[@WallaceBoris-r9v]

Lawrence Ports

[@LarryJohnson-s2v]

Purdy Mountain

[@AnnmarieBierce-n1f]

Martina Ramp

[@WillisHeimrich-u6g]

Stone Path

[@JohnTanner-d2o]

Jaskolski Ferry

[@SenaKniffin-j8d]

Edmund Walk

[@SpenderNancy-x6z]

Ruecker Pike

[@JacksonKeitt-j6s]

McClure Spur

[@JohnsonAndrew-u1p]

Hermann Roads

[@josephmaxamillion9791]

why you never do a mayday video? say your a biker and live in rye?

[@PatriciaCisneros-d5f]

Ernie Common

[@BrewsterSmith-r1k]

Mayert Motorway

[@JoseGonzalez-x1l5c]

Auer Stravenue

[@DarkKnightStream]

Bike looks cheap what happen to the real bikes lol

[@BikesofRye]

My bikes are all coming very soon!!

[@ramborambokitchenkitchen6357]

It's not that cheap but not overly expensive either. My 45mph MQI GT with dual batteries (4kwh capacity total) cost 2 and a half grand, traded in my 125 SYM scooter which got it down to 1200 quid.

[@BillieLindsley-n1f]

Leffler Pike

[@_6079SMITH]

How many cars and bikes are catching fire in China ?

[@FrozenDung]

1

[@VenusIsAbsent]

@@FrozenDung6

[@AlyZona-w5p]

Walter Roads

[@yorkshire_tea_innit8097]

Kinda cool as a gadget but as a bike I just dont see the point. A cg125 gets about 100 mpg and does everything better.

[@FrozenDung]

Can your bike use electric to propel itself? Thats the point

[@yorkshire_tea_innit8097]

@@FrozenDung The point of a vehicle is to travel.

[@ramborambokitchenkitchen6357]

My old 125 only got about 85mpg. Traded it into the dealer and got an NIU dual battery for £1250. It's about halved my commuting cost and petrol is about to get more expensive in the budget.

[@russir3971]

Гораздо больше скорости и веселья на моей двухтактной хонде такт 1998 года

[@ibrahimhaneef6684]

Goes faster

[@KeliGagnon-p2c]

Randy Loaf

[@Bonny0111]

That's not how you pronounce it....

[@Tiax776]

Too expensive for what is basically a pile of Chinese trash.

[@2379030]