There are no cosmetic changes made to the scooter, it now features a 4.2-inch TFT colour display that provides various information, including a mileage indicator, trip meters, an eco indicator, distance-to-empty reading and much more. It also gets a USB Type-C charging port which was much much-needed update.
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