HAOQI Rhino vs HAOQI Squirrel

Where each one wins

• HAOQI Rhino is 858 Wh more battery.
• HAOQI Rhino is 56 Nm more torque.
• HAOQI Rhino is 42 km further on range.
• HAOQI Rhino is 2.3 kg lighter.

The HAOQI Squirrel does not lead on a single measured axis here. That does not make it the wrong bike, but it does mean the HAOQI Rhino is the one to justify not buying.

What each one costs to own

Over 5 years the HAOQI Squirrel costs about 650 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 Rhino covers about 72,373 km before its pack is due for replacement; the HAOQI Squirrel, about 26,613 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 Rhino 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 Rhino 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 Squirrel if the five-year total is what you are optimising.

Verdict

On the measured axes the HAOQI Squirrel is the better buy, and the HAOQI Rhino 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.