Mi Home

Articles, guides, and products tagged "Mi Home" — a combined view of every catalogue resource on this topic.

User guide

Regenerative braking on electric scooters: physics, settings, limits, and common mistakes

What regenerative braking on an electric scooter actually is, how it works physically (back-EMF, BLDC motor as a generator), why the real range gain is 2–5 %, not the marketing 15–30 %, why regen drops out at full battery and in cold weather, how to tune its strength on popular platforms (Xiaomi M365 / Mi 4 Pro, Segway-Ninebot Max G30, EY3 in Dualtron / Kaabo / Speedway, Apollo Phantom), and what mistakes to avoid. Built on Battery University BU-409/BU-410, Apollo Scooters engineering posts, Levy Electric measurements, Rider Guide P-setting tables, ScooterHacking wiki, and Henry Stanley's M365 manual.

12 min read

Electric scooter components

Display, throttle and error codes: how to read your dashboard and what the errors mean on popular decks

How the e-scooter user interface works: display types (Xiaomi M365 / M365 Pro LCD, Ninebot Max G30 LCD, EY3 on Dualtron / Kaabo / Currus, Apollo TFT, Inmotion), the three throttle types (trigger, thumb, twist), cruise control (activation condition, how to disable, safety limits), error-code tables for Xiaomi (10–40 with long/short blink encoding), Ninebot Max G30 (10–27), Apollo (E1–E7), EY3 (1–6), Inmotion (E01–E16) with causes and actions.

13 min read

User guide

Maintenance and Storage: How to Make an Electric Scooter Last Its Rated Life and Keep the Battery Running for Two Seasons Instead of One

Pre-ride checklist (CPSC, Segway), tyre pressure from official manufacturer manuals (Xiaomi M365 — 45–50 psi, Segway MAX G30 — 32–37 psi), disc brake pad life (~500 km per Apollo) vs drum, hydraulic bleed interval for Magura MT (mineral oil, Royal Blood — not DOT), electronics and official firmware (Mi Home, Ninebot, Apollo), cleaning without pressure-washing (Segway FAQ), seasonal storage: 50–70 % SoC (Apollo support), 40–50 % per Battery University BU-702, top-up every 30 days (Segway) / 1–2 months (Apollo), no charging below 0 °C (BU-410: lithium plating), fire safety (FDNY 2024: 277 fires / 6 deaths, NYC Local Law 39, UK OPSS), common anti-patterns (pressure-washing, winter charging from cold, 100 % SoC for winter storage, unofficial firmware).

13 min read