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China's Niu Launches Electric Dual-Purpose XQi 500 With 39.1hp Peak Power, 110km/h Top Speed

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Chinese electric two-wheeler major Niu is introducing the electric dual-purpose XQi 500. It produces a peak of 39.1hp with a top speed of around 110km/h, positioning it as roughly equivalent to a street-legal 125cc-class machine. It rolls on spoked wheels — 19-inch front, 18-inch rear — with dual-channel ABS and traction control. It launches alongside the XQi 400 in the second half of 2026.

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Ao Azuma

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Peak 39.1hp, ABS and traction control, large-diameter spoke wheels — the XQi 500 overturns the preconception that electric means 'slow and boring,' through hard numbers. It matters a great deal that Niu, proven in the scooter market, is stepping into off-road. Not emotion, but the spec sheet itself is quietly expanding what electric can do, in my view.