Nowadays, a moped is nowadays known as a small scooter, which is quite a convenient way to move around in the urban city. Linda and I work in Hisingen, and we usually try to car pool to/from work depending on working hours. There are alternatives like trams, buses and bicycles but I am just used to dropping off Linda to work and fetching her on my way back. At times when I need to work overtime, Linda would just walk to Backaplan for some simple shopping until we meet. Occasionally we would purchase a monthly public transport card but due to our habit of car-pooling together, it feels that we are not getting our money's worth.
So recently, a new idea came. In order to embrace the idea of urban living and environment friendliness, we have decided to take a look at an electric scooter. After some scouting around via the internet, we decided to visit Scooter huset (Scooter House) to test drive the electric scooters manufactured by the company called NIU. And the products from the company have received international awards like the German Red Dot, the United States iDEA, the Japanese G-Mark, and the Chinese Red Star.
The mission: Redefine urban mobility and make life better. (Wow, we are very impressed!)
We went for the test ride yesterday on a Saturday morning. We test rode two NIU scooter models: The M1-Pro and the N1s with a power of 1.2kw and 2.4kw respectively. We only took one scooter each time during the test ride, so it was pretty fun riding pillion through the spiral pedestrian/bicycle flyover to find a spot away from busy traffic, with hills and straight roads to test the scooter.
The ride was smooth, the Borsch electric motor felt powerful and responsive, and it really brought back a lot of childhood memories. We felt like two teenagers again on the bike as we were cruising down the road, enjoying the wind breezing by, feeling carefree and slightly daring. We found a slope which was around 20deg steep and we went up and down with the scooters. Well, we survived and so did the scooters!
Both M1-Pro and Ns models have their advantages (and small disadvantages). The main advantage with the M1-Pro is the agility it provides. It is much easier to reverse and make small turns during the maneuver. Whereas for the Ns model, it felt bulkier but more powerful in comparison (more expensive of cause).
You can see Linda riding the M1-Pro/Ns models in the pictures I am sharing.
Moped指的是一种小型摩托车，由于它与自行车行驶的速度相近，因此通常具有较低的交通法律要求。这个词实际上是由记者Harald Nielsen于1952年创造的，是瑞典语 “motor” 和 “pedaler” 的混合词。
如今，轻便摩托车现在被俗称scooter，这是一种在城市中便捷的方式。 琳达和我在Hisingen工作，我们都尽量互相配合自己的工作时间共用一辆车子上下班。当然还有电车，公共巴士和自行车等来替代，但我已经习惯于接送琳达上下班。有时我需要加班，她就会走到Backaplan做一些简单的购物直到我们见面。偶尔我们会购买公交月卡，但由于我们都习惯拼车，所以月卡都我们来说并没有那么实惠。
最近，出现了一个新想法。为了体现城市生活和环保的理念，我们决定看一下电摩托车。在网上搜查一下，我们决定去Scooter huset（Scooter House）来试骑由NIU公司制造的电摩托车。该公司的产品已获得德国红点，美国iDEA，日本G-Mark和中国红星等国际奖项。
公司的使命是：重新定义城市交通，让生活更美好。（哇，听了都爽！）
我们昨天星期六早上去了试骑。我们试骑了两个NIU型号：M1-Pro和N1s，功率分别为1.2kw和2.4kw。我们每次只能带一辆电车，两人骑过螺旋的行人/自行车天桥，找个交通不多，有斜波又有直道的地方来测试摩托车。
试骑很顺利，Borsch电动马达感觉很强，它真的带回了很多童年的记忆。当我们在路上行驶时，我们感觉又回到了青少年时代一样，享受着在耳边经过的风，无忧无虑，略显大胆。我们发现了一个大约有20度陡峭的斜坡，我们骑着电摩托车来回上下。还好，我们和电摩托车都幸存了下来！
M1-Pro和Ns两种型号都有其优点（和小缺点）。 M1-Pro的主要优点是它的灵活性，容易扭转并做出小转弯。而对于Ns型号来说，相比下它比较笨重但功能更强大（当然更昂贵啦）。
在照片里你可看到琳达骑着NIU M1-Pro和Ns的型号。
1. NIU M1-Pro / NIU Ns
2. Comic 漫画
好甜蜜喔~
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