NIU KQi Air Electric Scooter for Adults, Carbon Fiber Ultra Light 31 Miles Long Range, Max Speed 20MPH, 7.5in. Wider Deck, 9.5in. Tubeless Fat Tires, UL Certified

I searched for months to find the right scooter for my daughter, who is going to college. I wanted a scooter that was well-made, under $600, had distance of at least 20 mi, good battery life, went up modest hills and had a min top speed of 15mph.I narrowed my selection to 4 brands, Gotrax, Hiboy, Segway and NIU. Right away, the Segway (Ninebot Max) achieved all the min specs that I was looking for, was well-made, but was too expensive. The Gotrax G4 and Ultra vs the Hiboy S2 pro was a close comparison, but the Hiboy seemed to have better specs. So it came down to the Hiboy S2 Pro vs the NIU kqi2 Pro. Both a good scooters, but in the end I chose the NIU, because from my research they are a larger manufacturer and have a wide variety of scooters, mopeds and other electric and gas powered vehicles. I found that Hiboy had many more complaints re: their quality and therefore it was NIU for me. Lastly, I considered price. Although the NIU's MSRP is $600+,I was able to get it during Amazon deal days for $425, which to me is a steal.Lastly, the scooter arrived and was well packaged. It is well-made, sturdy, great looking and achieved all the things that I wanted it to have in an entry level adult scooter. My daughter loves it and is having a blast riding it around town and going across campus in no time. I would highly recommend this scooter for its build, safety (lights and reflectors all over the scooter), speed, tires, braking and sturdiness. Lastly, I reached out to customer service with a question about the charging port and they responded on 30 min! It has a good warranty and with customer service being that responsive, that is icing on the cake. Good luck, there are a lot of choices, so I hope my review will help you with your decision.

FINAL UPDATE:I've decided I don't want to deal with warrantying this product. I'll be returning the scooter and replacing it with a Turboant X7 Max. Much better range, higher ground clearance, higher wattage battery, higher top speed, lighter, and at a similar price, not sure why I didn't do that from the beginning, lol. Even if you don't heed my advice about random failures (since it seems not an awful lot of people are dealing with this), heed my advise about the braking system. The brakes are downright not functional after a full charge. It has something to do with the regen brakes not kicking on until the battery is drained a bit, but you're left with almost no braking power for at least 5 minutes after a fresh charge. I've nearly run into people multiple times.ORIGINAL REVIEW:this is my first scooter and i'm super happy with it so far, keep in mind, i'm 6'1", about 240lbspros:-really well built-17mph max speed (totally achievable even over the weight limit)-good range-the price, other scooters with these types of specs are far more expensive-2 year warranty (haven't had to use yet, but reassuring)-responsive back regen braking as well as front drum brake-looks great-still receiving software updates as of july 2022-super capable torque wise, the motor peaks at 600W for hills, and because of this i've been able to maintain 12-13mph even going up decently steep hills-large enough deck to comfortably fit both of my (large) feetcons:-regen braking doesn’t work for a few minutes after fully charging the scooter. this is downright DANGEROUS, because you basically lose the majority of your braking power and have no way of knowing until you try to brake-bluetooth connection can be iffy, often it will take a while, or a restart for my phone to connect to the app. (especially because the bluetooth doesn't show up in settings, you have to wait for it to connect automatically)-app is REQUIRED to use most of the scooters functionality, annoying privacy wise, but whatever-slightly heavier than competition (still light enough to go into the back of a car or up some stairs)-apps distances stay in kilometers despite having changed units to miles in the settingsEDIT (9/16/22): all of a sudden, my scooter refuses to turn on. i left it on the charger for a few hours, took it off, and it won’t power on anymore. i’ve checked the connection in the stem with no luck. really disappointed because i’ve gotten used to using this scooter to get to classes. waiting on NIU support now, guess we’ll see how it goes.

Have had this scooter for little over a month and a half and it has been great! Nothing has come loose. Stem is rock solid. Latching and folding mechanism is simple but work really well. Overall it is excellent scooter.Speed-wise I have gotten up to 16-17 mph so not super fast but it will get to there faster than walking (or running). The milage is ok. I haven't come close to the 25 miles they advertise, but realistically that is only in ideal conditions (perfectly flat in eco mode). I'm getting more on the range of 10 miles per charge but I run in sport mode and live in San Francisco... Yeah hills are killer.The ride is good, but you will feel those rough spots coming through the scooter. There are no shocks but I wonder if that makes that much of difference. I feel rough spots while riding in a car or on a motorcycle so really with 10 inch wheels I don't think shock absorbers would matter too much.I don't commute with this, or any, scooter but I could imagine it would be pretty difficult unless you ride all the way. At 40+ pounds and not very compact, I could imagine climbing bus steps would be cumbersome. The folding mechanism is excellent so if you are strong enough.My only real gripe is with the regen braking. They appear to be either on or off. It isn't very subtle. That it doesn't appear to make too much difference are far as battery life. You'd think coasting down the hill would be getting better milage, but I haven't seen much if any difference. I leave it on for the extra braking power.As far as braking... The drum brake work just fine. I do anticipate when I need to stop, so I've never had to stop short (fingers crossed) but when I do brake hard I haven't had any problems. I don't think you'd be thrown over the handle bar, but I make sure to lean back anyway.All told I would recommend this scooter looking for a low maintenance ride with either a short commute or for running short errands. Or getting you to the tennis courts.Remember always wear a helmet, and if you want the most protection, gloves, knee and elbow pads as well.Have fun and be safe.