Today we are not going to talk about traditional four-wheeled pure electric vehicles. To give you a change of taste, today’s protagonist is my own Xiaomi Mijia electric scooter . Let me first talk about the reasons why I chose it. My company is located near Xidawang Road in Beijing. Parking is inconvenient and very expensive. Considering the above difficulties, I chose to park my car in the outlet parking lot 2km away from the company. Not only is there no charge, but there are plenty of empty spots. But the daily commute from the company to the parking lot has become a flaw. I never exercise and my physical fitness is very poor. Riding a shared bicycle is a bit tiring, and winter is uncomfortable. If you walk, it will take 20-25 minutes. Your precious time in the morning will be wasted on the road. It is not worth it!
So then I chose the electric scooter . It can be pushed to the company for charging, and can be placed in the trunk of the vehicle after folding. It is a perfect match for me! After searching for a long time on a certain website, there was no suitable choice. Finally, I settled on the Xiaomi Mijia electric scooter. The price is very reasonable and the appearance is relatively fashionable. Today I will tell you about my scooter . I have been using it for 5 months and I feel absolutely rich. (There is a lot of text below, friends who don’t like to read can just look at the pictures)
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In fact, spending more than 2,000 budget to buy a scooter is indeed not a small amount, so I want it to be as simple as possible in appearance. Personally, I don’t like overly fancy styles. This Xiaomi scooter comes in two colors, one white and one black, but white is almost impossible to see on the road because white is very dirty. For a city like Beijing with severe sand and soil, black is safer. (Personally, I think boys riding white are a bit girly!)
In the product introduction, I saw that this scooter has won many "international awards". The author has not verified the details (too lazy to bother), but it is indeed better than Many “off-brand” scooters are much more sophisticated and reasonably priced. Personally, I think that if you don’t need to commute too far, the low-endurance version is completely sufficient. I basically charge my car once a week.
Speaking of folding, I open and close it twice a day, so I’m pretty familiar with it now. When I first got the car and studied it for a long time, I didn't know how to lock it when it was folded. Finally I figured out that I had to press the button of the bell on the locking mechanism above the rear wheel.
After thinking about it later, this design is indeed very clever and does not waste space at all. But after a few months of wear and tear, I found that the wrench on the right side of the picture above has become increasingly stiff, and now requires a lot of force to complete the opening action. If you find this more laborious, I suggest you apply some "butter" used on cars.
After you get your new car back, you need to install the handle in the picture above by yourself. There is also a small hexagonal wrench in the box, so you can just operate it directly. But it still has the same problem with use, with jerky and shaking problems. Even if you tighten it with a six-point wrench, it can't make up for this problem.
According to my personal riding habits, after walking, my left hand will always be on the brake to face the problem of sudden braking at any time. If you didn’t ride a bicycle before, you wouldn’t know that there are more and more people going the wrong way on non-motorized lanes, and sometimes they won’t avoid you at all. The braking feel is always the same for me, and it is the most direct and fastest way to brake. But even if you brake urgently, the wheels will not cause to lock , and it will still give you a great sense of security.
Speaking of this manual dialing, I really think it is more troublesome. It is better to replace it with an electronic speaker. Sometimes when you are riding normally, someone may suddenly block or merge in front of you. At this time, it is really useless for you to ring the bell again and again. Not only is the speed slow, but the sound is also very small. And after a few months of wear and tear, it has become "loosened" a lot, so the six-point wrench comes into play.
Personally, I think the more exquisite part comes from the driving control unit in the middle. One start button can control multiple functions. The designer has taken great pains. However, the start button in the middle is easy to press and does not rebound. This may be caused by a foreign object stuck in the middle.
Push-type throttles appear on most electric skateboards . They are not only easy to operate, but will not affect your driving. The depth of the throttle can be controlled according to the vehicle speed, and each node has a different power output. As long as you can maintain balance, the vehicle speed can be well controlled no matter how slow it is.
As far as I know, many brands of scooters do not have headlights, but Xiaomi and Mijia scooters are equipped with them. And its irradiation range is very far, a full 6 meters. Although my driving habits rarely involve riding at night, an occasional use can improve your safety.
Almost all electric scooters currently on the market are driven by front-wheel motors. Xiaomi Mijia electric scooters use a front-wheel 250W brushless DC motor, and the overall acceleration experience is very linear. However, the speed of acceleration also depends on whether the battery is sufficient. Every time it is charged to 100%, the acceleration is the fastest. As long as the battery power drops, the acceleration experience will be directly affected. Moreover, this scooter requires a maximum load capacity of 200 kilograms. I am a user with this weight. If you are lighter, you will definitely accelerate faster.
Secondly, the vehicle uses 8.5-inch front and rear pneumatic tires . The tires themselves have some shock absorption effect, but after all, the vehicle does not have a suspension system, so it is still quite bumpy when going on bad roads.
The batteries of electric scooters are almost always under the pedals, so try not to let the bottom get bumped or hurt. Although the battery must be well packaged, you still have to be just in case. Xiaomi Mijia electric scooter is equipped with a high-security 18650 power lithium battery, which is almost the same battery as most pure electric cars we have driven.
If you want to know the status of the vehicle battery, you can also use the APP to connect to it. The functions in the APP are quite powerful and include online OTA upgrades. Doesn’t it feel very advanced? The interface design of
APP is quite simple. The homepage only displays the current battery level, average speed, current driving distance and vehicle locking function. If you want to operate in depth, you can click on the upper right corner to enter the in-depth function page for operation.
The deep function page is very rich, including cruise control, taillight settings, energy recovery intensity, etc., which can be set according to the user's personal habits. With the kinetic energy recovery function, if you don’t have strong battery life anxiety, you can turn it on to low recovery mode. Because the braking force in high-endurance mode is stronger, it will reduce your sense of security and give you the feeling of being thrown out.
The charging port is located at the bottom left of the pedal. This position is actually quite awkward. If you forget to fasten the rubber pad after charging, water can easily enter the charging port. Personal suggestion is that the position of the charging port can be moved higher, so that users can always observe whether the charging port is covered with a rubber pad after charging. The author found from the official website that it takes 5 hours to charge this version of the model from 0% to 100%.
The ventilated disc brake disc is equipped with higher configurations than most pure electric vehicles, and it is also equipped with the E-ABS anti-lock braking system to ensure the safety of riding. The official braking distance is only 4 meters. I feel like with my weight of 200 kilograms, it takes at least 10 meters to brake from the highest speed to a stop.
Before I buy a car, I will consider the weight of the car. In fact, there is no need to worry at all. The whole car only weighs 12.5kg, and even a thin female friend can easily carry it. However, some office buildings currently do not allow cars like this to enter or exit, whether in the folded or unfolded state, so if you want to buy, it is best to communicate with the property management in advance. Can a car like
enter the subway? The answer should be no, because I once took the subway in Beijing and saw such a user being stopped.Therefore, you must carefully consider the environment in which the car will be used. Don’t buy a car that cannot be used at all and will take up space at home.
I particularly want to talk about the feeling of riding in depth, because scooters really require you to have a good sense of balance, so that you will be safer while riding. Because the electric scooter is not slow to ride, but the wheels are relatively small, so the stability is definitely not as good as that of a bicycle. You also need to control your body's center of gravity when turning. If you change the direction, you may be thrown out. Students who are planning to buy must pay attention to find a place where no one is around before going on the road, practice it before going on the road, and ensure their own safety.
summary: For users like me, the Xiaomi Mijia electric scooter is a perfect match. It not only saves energy but also saves parking fees. However, it is not that easy to ride an electric scooter, and it requires an internship period to drive stably. So I suggest you think carefully before buying it. If it suits your commuting environment, it is a perfect match. If it doesn't fit at all, it will just be a big piece of iron that takes up space at home.
