By Christiana Sciaudone
Investing.com -- In the electric vehicle race, scooters are winning the day.
Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU) rose almost 20% Monday after reporting a huge jump in e-scooters sales in China, while shares of Workhorse Group Inc (NASDAQ:WKHS) fell 7% after rallying for much of the second half of June.
In the second quarter, NIU sold more than 160,000 e-scooters, compared to fewer than 100,000 a year earlier. China represented year-over-year growth of 81%, with sales reaching almost 155,000. International sales dropped 62%, to 5,179. Total sales for the first and second quarters of the year were 200,298.
NIU shares have rallied most of this year, and are trading at a record.
Workhorse, which makes electric delivery vans, surged tenfold last month after gaining U.S. approval for two of its vehicles and securing additional financing.
NIU said growth in China was partially driven by a new product, G0, sold at a discounted price of 1,999 RMB ($284) via online sales starting in mid-May. About 23,000 units were sold.