The authorized distributor for NIU scooters in Nepal, Eco Infinity, is planning on adding a new product to its portfolio.
“NIU will be adding NIU UQi GT as the newest option for its riders. It will have one of its kind look along with a lot of interesting features. The features of the new NIU UQi GT, the newest electric bike are bound to live up to the name of NIU”
The pricing for the NIU UQi GT is yet to be revealed in Nepal. Additionally, the NIU UQi GT belongs to the same family as the NIU UQim.
Both NIU UQi GT and NIU UQim share design similarities with each other. Although they share design similarities, you can still see that the NIU UQi GT is a lot more powerful, sportier, and a feature-rich iteration
With the smaller details out of the way. Let us dive into the meat and potatoes of the NIU UQi GT. The newest NIU electric bike coming to Nepal.
NIU UQi GT has a futuristic design. This design strays quite a bit away from the traditional classic look for the Electric Bikes.
The NIU UQi GT seamlessly combines minimalistic design with sporty and sculpted undertones. The design alone makes the electric bike a lot more pleasing to the eyes.
Looking more into the design, we can also see that there are various aesthetical themes that are at play here.
NIU also has a one of a kind 360-degree lighting system.
The front section of the electric bike sports an automatic LED headlamp with a circular LED DRL. Additionally, the bike also sports LED indicators with an auto off feature.
On the rear section, the electric bike gets the 270-degree semi-surrounding LED tail light.
For the rest of the bike, it stands out with a naked frame with popping colors. It also has a very sporty look, making it stand out even more.
Moreover, the electric bike comes with a whole bunch of colors to choose from. Five colors to be precise. The colors are White, Grey, Red, Blue, and Matte Black.
NIU UQi GT is powered by a very powerful 1200 Watt NIU Bosch Motor. The Motor is capable of generating maximum power of 1500 Watts. The motor is able to reach a top speed of 45 Kmph.
The electric bike comes with a 48V 31Ah (1488Wh) Lithium-Ion Battery. The average that the electric bike can go on a full charge is 70Km-80Km.
Additionally, the average time for a full charge of the battery is 6-7 Hours.
NIU has equipped the NIU UQi GT with its 4th Gen NIU Energy Smart Power Battery Technology.
Moreover, it also sports a Dual-Disc Braking with Combined Braking System(CBS).
The electric has the dimension of 1910mm in length, 740mm in width, and 1128 mm in height.
NIU UQi GT is also equipped with a 180mm ground clearance. Additionally, The kerb weight for the electric bike stands at 75kg.
The max loading capacity for the NIU UQi GT is 227kg.
NIU UQi GT Price in Nepal: TBD
After looking at all the features NIU UQi GT is providing, it is safe to say, it is a lot better than most E-Bikes in the market.
The pricing for the electric bike in Nepal may be near Rs. 2 lakhs and fifty thousand. Or it may even be more.
Now, do take the price estimation with a grain of salt. There is also the factor that the Nepal government is trying to promote electric vehicles. This has also made some premium electric bikes a lot more affordable.
As the hefty pricing does remind the riders about the high price Project Zero is charging as well. Even after the government did waver a lot of taxation on electric vehicles, Project Zero stays at the price of Rs 19 lakhs and Forty-nine thousand. This alone makes it seem like any other electric bike will be a lot cheaper than the one Project Zero tried to be.
Even if you were to look at the cheaper Project One, the price is nearly Rs 5 lakhs, its Rs 4 lakhs and ninety-five thousand to be precise. So, Yes, pretty much that does give the riders some hope that this futuristic, fresh version of the NIU electric bike will be a lot more affordable than what Yatri motorcycles are offering.
Now, let us look into the design as well. The design is very futuristic. As said above, this design strays from the typical classic-looking electric bikes.
It takes this futuristic look that is very fresh in the electric bike genre. There are many futuristic-looking bikes in the fuel bikes but not in the electric bikes. Thus, having a cool, futuristic-looking electric bike does bring some freshness to the genre.
Now, let us go over a bit of the energy efficiency of the electric bike. The electric bike has a top speed of 45 Kmph. This is very good for an electric bike. And to couple with it, the total amount of distance the rider can cover within a full charge is nearly 80 Km.
The charging time for the battery is relatively low given how powerful and large the battery powering the electric bike is. This also is a lot more appealing as, even though the battery is a very powerful one, relatively it has a very low charge time.
The release date and pricing are yet to be completely given, but NIU does seem to plan on launching the NIU UQi GT within the next two weeks.
NIU UQi GT is also going to have to compete with Yadea S-Like and Super Soco CUx electric bikes. Especially, Yadea Electric bikes as they have various electric bikes coming soon.