Today we are going to test the newest experimental electric scooter from Kugoo brand,
and I can say this scooter may really surprise us, so its going to be interesting, Lets go!
Hi there as usually its me just a voice over, you are watching review machines and meet the newest
model in the world of electric scooters – its Kugoo Kirin HX plus. As you may know our channel
is devoted not only to various atvs but also to any kinds of interesting electric transport,
including of course electric scooters. As to me I especially love light scooters,
that I can carry on my hands, I think it is extremely convenient kind of transport. But
light e-scooters as a rule have limited range. Today we have a model that is trying to be both
lightweight and to have a substantial range!
Did they really manage to combine together these characteristics? We will find out today. We’ll
make all the thorough tests of this scooter, so get comfortable my friends its time to begin!
First thing we notice looking at this scooter – it is a fresh and original design.
Nowadays it is hard to invent something new in e-scooters, but this model can really surprise us.
The design is successful to my mind, it is quite reserved and there are some cyberpunk motives.
It looks decently. By the way, I’ll put the link to the kugoo store in the description, but since
it is an experimental model, I am not sure if it will be available there in the nearest feature.
Well now lets look closer at the specs of this model.
As we can see the scooter is rather big, now you can compare it with another popular city
scooter Kugoo S3. The wheels, the base and ground clearance are seriously bigger here.
What I especially liked there are minimum plastic details in the consctruction.
All the main parts and gears are made of aluminum and they are quite solid. AS to the suspension,
only rear wheel is equipped with some spring, the front one doesn’t have any suspension.
Another interesting feature of this mode – there are two batteries. One of it is attached to the
handlebar and it is quickly demountable. It is really very easy to dismantle it. The locking
gear is very simple and comfy. The battery is pretty compact, its weight is 2 kilos,
the capacity is 7.5 AH. The second battery also 7.5 AH as usually it
is installed into the platform. In this way totally we have here 15 AH capacity…not bad!
The diameter of the wheels is 24 cms, the tires are pneumatic. There are both electric
and mechanical brakes. The platform is pretty large with grip cover. There is a headlamp and
stop signal. The handlebar is simple – there is only one button and the display with speedometer
and battery indicators. Besides we see here an indicator of recuperation of the electric brake.
And finally what I especially liked – it is the folding gear.
It is so simple and comfy that is why it is very easy to fold and unfold the scooter.
Besides the gear looks pretty massive and durable, it is made of solid metal parts.
I have tested numerous electric scooter, and this folding gear is probably one of
the most effective and comfortable for me. I hope to see it on other models.
The only thing we have to do it is to weigh our scooter.
And we’ve got the result 20 kilos. Frankly speaking it is rather weighty for a city scooter.
Besides it is not very comfy to carry the scooter, due to the attached battery to the handle.
That is why it would be a hard task to carry this scooter for long distances,
especially for a girl. Actually we need here an additional handle, it is obvious.
Well it seems we’ve covered all the features of this device, so lets move to the practice now.
We begin our test this early morning now lets see how this scooter goes on asphalt.
According to the official specs the power of the motor is just 350 watts.
But as a matter of fact it feels much more powerful! I don’t know if it is true, but it seems
to me that there is more powerful engine than we see in the specs. There are three drive modes.
First two are quite smooth for comfortable driving, but the third mode is really fast, so we
had better check the maximum speed not in the park but on a road a bit later. Generally speaking the
scooter produces a decent impression. Nothing is rattling and it sounds like an expensive thing. It
is quite tough due there is no front suspension, but big pneumatic wheels make it more smooth.
There are a lot of room on the platform and it is comfy for me to ride this scooter.
As to the handling – nothing special, the handlebar is quite comfy and the steering
works properly. Then we found several ascents. Lets try to climb on them from the spot.
They are not very steep, but it is enough for a city scooter.
As we can see the motor is torque enough to carry my 86 kilos weight.
Now we are leaving the asphalt for the ground. It is not a cross country but quite a task for a
city scooter. Well, what I can say – it goes here and goes pretty well. But do not expect from this
device bright emotions and insane acceleration, no it is rather smooth kind of transport.
But for the most people its maximum speed will be more than enough. As to the drawbacks.
I didn’t like the display, it is quite large but very dim in sunny weather.
Lets see how the scooter speeds up from zero.
Not bad. By the way I use kick starter here as you can see. To my mind it is very useful options,
cause it saves the battery and prevents from accidental pushes of throttle.
As for the suspension. Well the scooter is definitely not cut
out for cross country – it need a good asphalt or flat ground, nothing more.
The brakes are perfect . When you push the handle firstly the electric
brake switches on and then the mechanical. Well I think its enough of first impressions,
we have more practical tests – maximum speed and range. So lets recharge our batteries and move on!
Well we have a full batteries now, so we start our gps tracker and begin the test.
We have the following conditions. My weight is 86 kilos, the road is flat, I drive in the
second mode, the weather is windy. And while the batteries are fresh lets check the maximum speed.
The first mode the speed is 21 kmh, the second mode 27 kmh.
And the third mode 34 kmh. Quite decent result! Well lets proceed the range test!
While we are riding I want to remind you one of the features of the scooter – two batteries! In
fact it is really cool feature. You can buy and additional battery and take it with you
in a backpack for example. In this way you can significantly enlarge the total range.
Meantime I am still riding, I am already a bit tired, thanks to the large platform
it is quite comfortable to stand on this scooter. Well lets follow it up.
And finally that’s all my friends, we can see the result now. More than 51 kms! I should
say it is really impressive result for a city scooter. And as we know there is a possibility
to make it even more with additional battery! Well all the feautures of this scooter seem
to be exhausted for today, but the price! And the price is about 800 dollars. And now we can wrap it
up guys. Please post you comments what you think of this scooter and if you like the solution with
an additional battery? Thanks for having a ride with us, consider subscribing the channel if you
liked this video. Stay with us, there will be many more interesting materials here, good bye!