Customer Ratings & Reviews

I bought to use for work. It wasn’t powerful enough.

This is my second electric scooter, and the first by NIU. I’ve had so much fun zipping around the neighborhood that I thought it would be good to have another for family members to join me. Assembly is a simple matter, involving unfolding the front tube, inserting the wiring into the tube and fastening a few screws with the included tool. The scooter comes pre-charged with enough juice to try it out, which you’ll want to do right away. A full charge takes 4 or 5 hours. For your first ride, you won’t be able to go faster than 9 mph for the first 200m, which is a safety feature to give you a bit of time to get used to it. The display is very simple and only shows a few bits of information, such as remaining charge (shown as bars), current speed, mode and Bluetooth connection. No distance is shown on the display, it is only shown in the app, which is a must. I wish that more information were shown on the display, and that more settings could be done right from the scooter. As it is, you can switch between e-save mode (limits speed to 9 mph max) and sport, with a top speed of 18.5 mph. Other speed-limiting modes can be selected in the app. A double-press on the main button toggles the light, and five presses puts the scooter in pedestrian mode, useful if you need to walk along beside it. The pneumatic tires and dual shock absorbers do a good job making the ride smoother. Compared to my other 2 year-old scooter, the 200P definitely feels nicer going over rough spots in the road. Deck space is adequate, and is pretty standard for the category. The deck is covered in a nice grip tape that is replaceable, which is a nice touch. New on this model are integrated turn signals in the handles. I’m torn as to what I think about these. They beep and put out a nice bright light, but they’re likely to be hidden by your hands or body, limiting their usefulness. In the dark they’re very bright and easy to see, so perhaps that’s their main use case. The button to turn them on is big, but it’s easy to hit the wrong one. Nonetheless, this is a good addition that only adds to the safety features of the scooter. The headlight is nice and bright and puts out a square-shaped beam that covers the road in front of you very well. There’s also a daytime running halo that is available if you desire. I really like the lighting options included here. Braking is extremely important, so let’s talk about it separately. The brakes are smooth and work well. There’s only one brake caliper, for the front drum brake. There’s also an e-brake in back, but it works automatically. There’s also another feature that I’m really liking—regenerative e-braking. With this turned on, the e-brake engages as soon as you let off the throttle. A small amount of power goes back in the battery as you slow down. This is a nice feature that should save on wear and tear on the drum brake. Settings allow you to choose the level of regenerative braking you desire, from none to strong. The handlebars fold down to allow you to pick up and carry the scooter if you need to do that. It weighs about 53.6 pounds, so it’s not light, but neither is it too heavy to load it into your car to take it with you. On the left handlebar you’ll find a bell to allow you to let others know you’re behind them. The app is very nice-looking and well designed. It’s easy to find the settings you want, but I find it curious that it only tracks your distance if you think to turn on the tracking at the beginning of each ride. If you forget to do that, nothing is tracked. Remaining charge is prominently shown, as is the button to lock the scooter. Once locked, attempts to move it more than a foot will lock the wheels and sound the alarm and blink the lights. While this won’t stop someone from just picking it up, it will make it harder to actually use it. The NIU Kqi 200P electric scooter is a very nice addition to the crowded market of electric scooters. It’s well built with a nice set of features at a reasonable price. It provides a smooth ride with nice acceleration, and enough range to make it useful. I don’t know the history of the NIU company or how good their customer service is, but I’m pleased with this product so far, and I’m happy to add this one to my stable. I think you will be as well.

So right off, the speed can be more than expected so gear up with helmets and pads. The right handle serves as your throttle (speed), you must turn while grabbing and hold it in the position you feel comfortable cruising at. The more you turn the throttle forward, the faster the speed. Try to do it in increments and turn slowly both to speed up and slow down or it’ll jolt you unexpectedly. Same with slowing down, you want to anticipate as much as possible when you’ll need to slow down and release the throttle slowly and not just let go of it or you’ll again jolt yourself. So there’s a learning curve here. Best to try it on a straight street with no hills and get used to it before venturing out in busier streets. I love the turn signal features but again you need to practice bc the turn signals are on the same side as the throttle and so you would need to hold the throttle in position on speed while using your thumb to press the signal button. There are reflectors in different locations to make you more visible at night and it comes with a light in front which can be turned on and off. Also, the signal lights have a hazard light function which I seemed to trigger to turn in multiple times with each use. A great function nonetheless to have. The left handle comes with a brake you squeeze with your hand, which you should do very slowly. The unit will come to almost a stop by just releasing the throttle carefully so you need to practice on different speed roads and terrains to understand what’s the best way to slow down and stop. The unit comes with shocks which are amazing and very much appreciated. The tires are a good size and have good traction. The unit comes with a manual bell like you would find on an old bicycle. Use your thumb to get that snapping and dinging. The unit is heavy but understandably it should be to be sturdy. I would say this is more for a person who can understand all the uses of the parts and can demonstrate use and safety in handling it in traffic conditions. When there are people, animals, automobiles and weather factors such as wind and road conditions such as hills, slopes or curves, it would require someone who is knowledgeable of these conditions while using such a device. I would recommend this product.