JAKARTA The leading company in smart urban mobility in China, Niu Technologies, has just announced a brilliant achievement at the Shanghai International Circuit. Their electric motorcycle, NX Hyper, managed to record the fastest lap for the production electric motorcycle category with an impressive time, namely 2 minutes, 58,958 seconds.
Niu Technologies itself was founded by Li Yinan in April 2015, focusing on the smart urban mobility sector. Li Yinan is a leading figure in the Chinese technology industry, with brilliant careers including roles in Huawei, Baidu, and China Mobile. Now Niu has become a well-known producer producing high-end electric scooters and motorcycles.
Launching CarNewsChina, Thursday, May 22, Shanghai International Circuit, China's only F1 certified track, is known for its challenging 5.45-kilometer layout, consisting of 16 bends and a 1.175-kilometer-long main straight track.
Niu stated that the effort to break records on international standard circuits is testing the highest performance limits of electric motorcycles. The company reaffirms its commitment to providing users with a higher quality and smart two-wheeled mobility experience through comprehensive and extreme testing, from racing to road tracks.
This track achievement is in line with Niu's strong market performance. Their latest financial report shows that Niu's global vehicle sales surpassed 203,000 units in the first quarter of 2025, marking a significant 57.4 percent increase compared to the previous year. In particular, sales in the Chinese market jumped by 66.2 percent to 183,100 units.
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Niu NX Hyper, launched in October 2024 with prices ranging from 28,900 yuan or equivalent to Rp65.4 million, is designed with high performance features. These features include light single swingarms, TKX suspensions.TaB custom, ABS dual-channel, TCS traffic control, semi-slick Maxxis tires, and high-performance disk brakes with a radial cross section of 4 pistons. NX Hyper has a maximum output of 29 kW (38.75 hp) in BOOST mode, with a peak torque of 350 Nm. Acceleration of 0-100 km/hour is recorded at 5.81 seconds and the highest speed reaches 135 km/h in BOOST mode. Equipped with three lithium batteries, this motor offers a range of up to 178 kilometers (110 miles) as well as track mode features, lap time controllers, and various innovative connectivity options.
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