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[Crissa]

Niu announced their new electrics at CES.  A 100 mph motorcycle and a trike.  Interestingly, they don't seem to get the same wattage to range as their American cousins, which is unusual in Chinese marketing, so I assume these are actual numbers and not just mathematical estimates.

https://electrek.co/2020/01/07/niu-rqi-gt-electric-motorcycle-unveiled-affordability/

[BigPoppa]

Nice city bike but I don't see where they're comparing it to either the SR/F or Arcimoto. Looks like they're being honest about its intended usage.

[Richard230]

How about a Chinese company making a copy of the Lightning Strike.   

[Crissa]

Nice city bike but I don't see where they're comparing it to either the SR/F or Arcimoto. Looks like they're being honest about its intended usage.

They're not, but they're calling it an smart motorcycle and it's supposed to have the same features, aside from power.  So the click-bait is mine

-Crissa

[wavelet]

NIU is a big player in the electric scooter (Vespa-type) market -- they've sold about a million (cumulative since 2014), so if they're serious about production, it could be significant. A 30kW motor may not sound like much compared to Zero/Energica, but it's a lot more than their typical current 3kW scooters, and enough for decent speed in terms of sharing roads with cars. My first actual motorcycle (after previous moped & Vespa) was a 400cc 1987 Suzuki, which had 42 HP / ~31kW, and could hit 85-90mph.
7kW isn't a big battery, but range should be enough for ~50-60 miles at suburban speeds (40-45mph).  I'm very curious what this will be priced at.

[Crissa]

Yeah, it clearly competes with the lower-level Zero S, while they market it as having all the luxury features.

There's not much stopping them pouring them into the US market, either.

-Crissa