Could you be tempted by making the switch to an electric scooter? Tell us what you think..

Elliott chuckling: "I haven't really driven a motorbike before..." 😲 Did the factory know that when they handed him their prototype? 😂

Well done Fully Charged! A truly amazing production. Keep it up. It's still uncomprehensive to me how a mere KZfaq channel started by simple people could reach such high production values, which at times are much better than many TV channels.

As a NIU N-Series owner, I can say it was interesting to see where my scooter was made. I'm quite pleased with the performance and the range of the scooter, the battery is still healthy and keeps the range at around 65-70 km depending on how aggressive you are with the throttle (2 years of use so far).

NIU please build that tilting threwheeler and bring it on market. That would be the gamechanger in my personal transportation. No more car needed in 99% of cases.

That was such a joy to watch! Elliot's positive energy translated well onto the screen. Really impressed by Elliot's development as a present, and very pleased with the dramatic improvement in the production quality of the East Asia content.

The grin at 16:15 .... THAT'S what riding a motorcycle feels like.

Thanks for the video. I am riding motorbikes from every brand for close to 50 years, and l love both ICE and EV motorbikes. Doesnt matter as long as it has 2 wheels. 👍

The Aero looked like a nice e-bike. Probably could do with slightly larger rear panniers if you wanted to use to get the weekly shopping, but great to see a practical, non-sporty e-bike for getting from A to B whilst making it easier to carry stuff.

Looks like Niu have a nice setup there. For someone who hasn't ridden (not driven) a motorcycle before, you looked very comfortable riding the RQi.

More about the RQi pls, as soon as you can. 😃

1. nice video 2. Don't like clickbait title, Fully charged doesn't need to. 3. NQi moped has 2 mirrors and bicycle has none, they both go about the same speed. 4. really curious about what the price of motorcycle will be if released.

I'm convinced you're just using "Tesla" in titles to troll us now... Great ep as usual though

Yes I have seen a u t of e-scooters shown in the UK. Amazing Chinese production facility! Why can't we fit out a production unit in the UK to make efficient, eco e-cycles and small/ medium e- motorbikes in a derelict car/engine/transmission plant (name one of many) here to supply us here and EU screaming out for these? We don't all want or need a 2 tonne £50,000 vehicle to get to work/shops/gym etc? If R & M are highly profitable selling £5-10k bicycles with a battery surely there is room for investing in such a business in UK?

I got myself an e-bike, and I’ve come to realize it’s even more game changing for personal transportation than Tesla is to automobiles.

It's amazing to see how the Factory setup is. Just goes to show how far China has come with Manufacturing, and with good quality these days.

If NIU need anyone in the UK to test out that Rqi Pro, then I'm available ? 😎... it looks like the EV that we all want !!

Love everything on 2 wheels. In many parts of the world this is their main way of transportation.

I’ve had the NIU NGT since it came out and have not touched my petrol bikes since 😂

You don't drive bikes, you RIDE them.

Uau ... this reminds me of the old times - 1970 to 1990 - where I lived we had several motorbikes factories: macal, famel, casal, etc, now they are all closed and transformed in to supermarkets, recycling warehouses ...

The Niu Aero must be the only vehicle in the world where the name contains all the vowels & only once

Great video Elliot and team. Looks like some high quality products. 👌

I bought an MQi-GT this year - first one our local moped dealer got, and they're the first ones selling electric scooters/mopeds in Michigan. Love it! You quickly see why scooters are so popular in Europe. If gas wasn't so cheap, we'd have a lot more people using them in the US.

The ear to ear grin on your face while riding the sport bike sold me on it

Our family has 2 NIU scooters. Good to see Fully Charged covering this at last.

Happy to see more development into proper electric bikes, I'd be really happy to upgrade from my ICE bike to electric once they're good enough.

It’s a huge shame the big Japanese bike makers aren’t getting into electric. I’d buy an electric motorbike in a heartbeat if it was a good value. The Verge from Finland looks great, Zero, Energica and Livewire bikes are so cool but horrendously expensive.

Rip Archimoto and Zero when these guys decide to launch those new products into the larger market

Really nice looking and modern bikes! I was walking the streets in Turban, Xinjiang in 2018 and had a weird feeling. It was the silent of the traffic as bikes pass by as they were electric! Near the park, I check the bike parking lots and noticed they were all electric.

Back around 2000 Cardiff University and ProDrive developed the “NARO”car project. It was a fully cornered tandem seat car that lean steered like a bike. The software took a lot of work but nearly 20 years later would be much easier. Narrow cars can put 2x as many vehicles on the same road space.

Really enjoyed that, thanks Elliot great work

Top stuff Elliott and Fully charged team!

I've recently bought the niu mqi gt evo, as I'm done with these petrol prices for my local commute to work... Wished I done it years ago...its great fun... Can do 62 mph although the charge does start to drop but for town its the king... No road tax £116 insurance & charge it at work... Its the future

I've heard of NIU. They're everywhere in the Netherlands.

Maybe I missed something - I was doing other things while watching. Where was the Tesla bit? Or was that just shameless clickbait?

Love the prototype you rode. 👍❤️

Nonyank S 0 seconds ago Wow, what a place and some really good looking products. I really enjoy your videos the most, seems to me you are having a heck of a good time and we all benefit from your excellent down to earth presentations, keep em coming!

Totally enjoyed this video

That RQi looks amazing

I purchased a NIU MQi GT EVO, this has a top speed of 114km p/h, a range of 80km, powered by a 5kw motor. Charges from normal power socket in 5hrs max, but I only take down to 40%, so charged in 2-3 hours. Obviously it depends what your daily use is but what is the point of dragging around 2 tons of EV getting 3km per kwh, when these things get 20km per kwh. But you say "I have a family", you can buy 10 of these for 1 EV. But the most important thing is that these are FUN, FUN, FUN, riding around with a permanent grin.

Yet another great episode. A wide selection of two-wheel transport. I do like the leaning three-wheeler. I have seen them with a conventional internal combustion engine so I don't think it will be long before coming to market. I did however notice that nobody including you were not wearing any eye protection?

I love these factory tours; so interesting The review is a good one. Looks so fun!

Decent vid - just cringe at the throwing of "Tesla" into the title to get attention. Understandable I suppose.

very well made video, good quality

Thanks Elliot for a great review, the Chinese people impress me more every day.

the NIU is sold in Portugal, a bit of what I can afford at the present time, but to be consider a alternative for the car, for me

I recently purchased an electric moped to get my wife started on two wheels. It was ace! She's now upgraded to a petrol 125cc and to be honest.... The electric moped in derestricted mode way out performed to 125 all the way from 0 to 50mph. As soon as there are some "proper" and "affordable" electric motorcycles.... I'm getting one. And no "Zero" is not on the list as they are still way too expensive.

It used to be "The Apple of this, the Apple of that" now it's "The Tesla of..."

Love the concept 3 wheeler

Love their scooters. I wish the had something >= 100km/h top speed. Cannot wait for specs/price of RQI Pro.

nice film abd cool bikes

In the shop Person: I would like a new bike Sales: Yes, we have many niu bikes Hehehehee

Closest “Tesla” on two wheels right now is an Enérgica. Fastest charging, highest performance, top tech. Glad to see more electric growth in the two wheel space ⚡️ Been watching NIU for a couple years now.

Another excellent video.

The motorcycle sounded great. 👌🏻

Love the fun factor of 2-wheelers. Awesome!

Bruh that worker at 16:01 hella calculated the potential collision right there /him looking back like "yeah, exactly as I planned"

Absolutely brilliant video guys! I'm so excited to see these on UK roads, can you please ask them to make a mobility scooter too because mine is slow AF and has a crap range! Well done Elliott.

Elliot, I would recommend wearing a safety helmet inside the factory floor, especially when spare parts are being conveyed above your head! I owned a N-series for about a year. Great scooter. I sold it to buy a more powerful bike. I can't wait to ride the RQi!

So interesting, fantastic show always!

Great in countries where it doesn't rain 150+ days of the year and you're not frozen to death without all-weather clothing(especially footwear). Paul G

Maybe one day Elliot will "ride" a bike instead of driving it. Clearly he know about bicycles and motorbikes.

Loving your shows really

Any videos on stuff we can buy in the UK, like now - Everything seems to be pre-production, concept or due in 2024 etc. Is no-one there making stuff for the UK TODAY??

"I've never really driven a motorbike before"...Dude!...what a great way to start...🍺mate

Loving this!

It'll be interesting to see how their big bike ambitions develop, from what I've heard China doesn't have the same kind of large motorcycle culture as Europe, America, or Japan but they're welcome to try making machines to our tastes since if you thought legacy car manufacturers were laggards you should see how it's going in the motorcycle world!

Great show

Epic video quality.

Just one thing... You RIDE on two wheels, not drive.

Greatly enjoy Elliott's factory tours. Can I have some more please.

I've had a NIU for 18 months now. It's a great bike, when it works. (We've had different issues that have been a struggle to get sorted).

I picked up an electric bike conversion kit and it has changed my life. I can get to work faster than in my car (10 miles) and it's good exercise believe it or not. I highly recommend my version: Full Suspension mountain bike-1,500 watt hub motors in the front and rear, twist grip and thumb throttle, 48v 20ah lithium battery out back in a plastic ammo can (mounted to a newspaper carrier that connects to seat post) It accelerates ridiculously fast when you give both throttles the beans, 36mph top speed.

Love that motor e bike in the end, could definitely use a sound tune for the electric engine though!

Very good piece but could you give the prices in GBP or USD please.

Wow… China and its electric vehicles.. ❤️❤️

Such a pleasant positive video.

motorcycle looks fun. Can't wait for the specs.

That Niu Aero looks like such a premium ride that I'm surprised to see a derailleur on it. Internal gearing does lose a tiny bit of efficiency, but I'd say that's more than made up for with the almost complete lack of maintenance required. For the lycra mob, derailleurs are fine. They ride for leisure and can dedicate their down time to maintenance, but commuters and delivery riders, an e-bike is a workhorse. Maybe take it to the bike shop for an annual service, but you don't want to think about it beyond that. Internally geared hubs are much more reliable long term and don't stress the chain as much, so I'd really expect one on a bike of this caliber.

Well done team what a great show

Love the NIU brand, just awesome

as someone living in China I have mixed feeling about all the NIU bikes. They are performance beasts and after market modding community is growing like crazy. The result is you see 3 out of 5 NIU bilkes are modded and they are dangerous...

"Brambo" brakes - nice! :-)

This might be the first time in the history of human kind someone drove a 2 wheeler. Quality "journalism" indeed.

got to be honest.. I think the electric scooters from this manufacturer look great imo.. some people might scoff at the styling or performance. and if I was being critical and looking for perfection. I might agree.. but I'm not. I think for the market there aiming at. there spot on! practical and fun!

Impressive indeed well done 👍

I am waiting with excitement the new RQi model in Europe many months now!!

Nice presentation..

I was amazed how cheap the scooter was. I could (and probably would) buy that right now.

Bought my NIU N1 Sports back in 2015！

Elliot, after watching your exuberant nature on the electric motor bike, l am sold! Should go well with the CYBRTRK, if l'm able to buy one here in Oz! :)

Where is the 2-wheel Tesla you noted in the click-bait title?

The unrest you see out of china then to see vids like this from china is amazing that these achievements can be made

They have been talking about the RQi for quite awhile now, when will they actually launch it?

A great insight - and shows how China didn’t just ‘accidentally’ become the manufactory of the world overnight for no reason. It’s hard work and in some cases, hard labour. However, on the positive side, even as people took the p!$$ out of the Japanese motorcycles in the 1980’s I knew that the British and American machines were now having a real competitor in the ‘big four’ as Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki were known. And the big four made motorcycles that same exact way, for maybe 3 decades. 1980 to 2010, no change really, except more valves became the norm, and big ‘adventure’ bikes became a thing. From 2010 to now, the Japanese electronics and software-driven dials and traction control, have picked up, but if that was meant to stave off the electrification of motorcycles and scooters, it failed. Now, the Chinese have come along, and after 15 years or so of people slagging off the Chinese bike-in-a-crate business, the Chinese are into territory that the Japanese were around 1980. We will shift very quickly from being sceptical about Chinese quality, into being properly appreciative of that same quality - and Electric Vehicles turn out to be the thing that will usher China into the consciousness of the bulk of car-owners and drivers, and scooters and motorcycles. In other words, is it fair to say, EVs are the catalyst that will assert Chinese strength and even prowess, in manufacturing worldwide? This ‘big’ bike ridden at the end, looks like the 400 to 600cc equivalence. A multi (usually 4-cylinder) of this size, is pretty heavy, and a compact single-cylinder can be quite light but ‘thumpy’, and you cannot see a thing out the mirrors at certain roadspeeds on a single-cylinder! In ‘old money’ ie the tax system and licensing of riders, 400cc and a certain power is a demarcation line for example, so lots of 600cc bikes, had lower-capacity versions made for the Japanese market specifically, that were 400cc. The obvious issue being, either the 400 was too heavy (think two disk brakes up front) or the 600 was too light (think skinny bendy front forks that ‘twist’ too much). In other words, this bike is in the sweet spot. Somewhere in the old size of a middleweight from say 250cc to 600cc, there is a ‘general purpose’ bike that will suit many people. If it is the new electrically-propelled technology, it stands to reason it will last longer, and has a future. Plus, you can start this thing at 2am without waking the neighbours/wife/cat/dog etc, which means that as often happens, wheeling it down the alley-way or path is not an issue any longer. These are great times, strides are being made and I thank Fully Charged for bringing it to us, and I agree with other contributors that the presentation is a lot better now, but we were all happy to stick with it, unlike some shows, it’s not a personality cult! Noticed the bigger bike uses a chain not an in-wheel or hub motor? Perhaps hub motors are not quite fettled yet, for this power range and maybe there’s a smidgeon of marketing there too - it’s a REAL motorcycle, it’s got to have a chain, as it were? Another great episode anyway and having a presenter in China is frankly, an obvious need in the world of EVs, so well done for not doing a UK Govt thing, of missing the flaming obvious and choosing a complex, twisted, and hardly-likely-to-work method instead (Coronavirus testing labs that never really worked and now we find they are often giving wrong results - I’m looking at you, because the government could have availed itself of many university labs and other private labs instead. I could talk about the conference centres, that were going to go bust in the pandemic, but the govt saved their backside by converting them to hospitals - then they were almost entirely unused).

I test drove one of their mopeds at the electrify expo in miami

What time was your train Elliot? ;) Yes I heard it.

I love seeing what's happening in China and these videos from the factory floor are excellent, and just as interesting is seeing the Chinese way of life out in the country and towns. I believe we as Europeans could learn a lot from the Chinese. What out Vespa!!!

Those chinese moped style electric pedlers are awesome, slow enough to not get into trouble, perfect little runaround for carrying lots of stuff from the local shop, way more comfortable and useful than the cycle based ones we are stuck with, wish they were legal in Oz. Electric motor cycles are a different prospect and could very easily get you killed because of their silent running, the louder the better is the safest way to go for a motorcycle. Don't you know there is "Tesla" mobility scooters as well.