HAOQI Antelope vs HAOQI Rhino

Where each one wins

• HAOQI Antelope is 13.1 kg lighter.
• HAOQI Antelope is 11 km further on range.
• HAOQI Rhino is 157 Wh more battery.
• HAOQI Rhino is 6 Nm more torque.

The HAOQI Antelope leads on 2 of these, the HAOQI Rhino on 2. Neither sweeps it, so the choice comes down to which of those you actually use.

What each one costs to own

Over 5 years the HAOQI Rhino costs about 141 EUR less to own, once purchase, charging, servicing, a battery replacement where one is due, and resale are all counted.

That figure moves mostly on the battery. The HAOQI Antelope covers about 64,000 km before its pack is due for replacement; the HAOQI Rhino, about 72,373 km. Ride less than that and the replacement never enters the sum.

Run these numbers on your own mileage

Which one to buy

• Pick the HAOQI Antelope if you ride to the edge of the battery and dislike planning around it.
• Pick the HAOQI Rhino if you would rather charge less often than carry less weight.
• Pick the HAOQI Antelope if you carry the bike up steps, onto a train, or into a flat.
• Pick the HAOQI Rhino if your route has real hills, or you carry cargo or a passenger.
• Pick the HAOQI Rhino if the five-year total is what you are optimising.

Verdict

On the measured axes the HAOQI Rhino is the better buy, and the HAOQI Antelope needs a reason of its own: a colour, a frame, a shop you trust, a price that moves. None of those are in our numbers, and all of them are legitimate.

Range here is an estimate under one reference ride, not a measurement. Yours will differ with terrain, weight, tyres and weather, which is what the range calculator is for.