NIU publicizes its first electric kick scooter starting up at $599
NIU, maker of current, affordable electric mopeds, showed off its first-ever electric kick scooter. The new two-wheeler will be available starting up this summer season in China, Europe, and North The US.
The NIU Kick Scooter will come in two variants, Expert and Sport. Within the US, the Expert scooter will gain a top trudge of 19.8mph, while the Sport version will gain a top trudge of 17.4 mph. In Europe, both versions will gain a regulated top trudge of 25 km/h (15.5 mph). The Expert will gain a vary 31 miles (50 km) on a single 7.5-hour effect, while the Sport will gain different 25 miles (40 km) on a single 5.5-hour effect.
For the drivetrain, NIU is offering a 350W motor and 486Wh lithium-ion battery pack for the Expert kick scooter, while the Sport will be powered by a 300W motor and 365Wh battery pack. Every scooters are water-resistant, foldable, and come with app connectivity via Bluetooth and regenerative braking. Basically the most price-effective version of the scooter will inaugurate at $599, despite the truth that NIU has but inaugurate any extra primary parts about pricing.
NIU is largely known in North The US for its current $2,000 electric mopeds, which were ancient by shared mobility firms like Revel and Lime. The mopeds are available for purchase in a handful of US cities, at the side of San Francisco, San Diego, Austin, Chicago, Washington, DC, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Honolulu.
A pre-sale for the kick scooter starts in June 2021, with birth scheduled within the US and Europe in July 2021. World retail sales will inaugurate in August 2021, with the scooter in a position to be purchased online or in any of NIU’s dealerships and stores in Europe and North The US.
Electrical scooters are abundant within the US, with fashions from Segway-Ninebot, Inokim, Acton, Unagi, and others widely available from different varied shops. Battery-powered mopeds, nonetheless, are a tiny bit harder to get back by in North The US. Main producers, like Gogoro, have a tendency to focus sales on better volume markets like China, while the US is left to languish thanks to its automobile-centric infrastructure.