BMW CE 04 electric powered scooter showcased in India

The scooter offers a claimed variety of a hundred thirty km from its 8.9kWh lithium-ion battery.

BMW has showcased the CE 04 in India, along the release of the 2023 S a thousand RR. The futuristic searching e-scooter has a 8.9kWh lithium-ion battery, permitting it quite a number a hundred thirty km on a single charge. 

• Charges zero-one hundred percentage in 4hr 20min with fashionable charger

• Gets three driving modes, traction manage, dual-channel ABS

• BMW CE 04 e-scooter: design, underpinnings and functions

The CE 04 has a compact front apron, big facet panels and a lean tail segment with a bench-like seat. BMW has additionally integrated garage cubicles withinside the CE 04 e-scooter which are placed on the edges in addition to the front. There’s a ventilated cell charging compartment as properly with a Type-C USB charging port.

The BMW CE 04 employs a everlasting magnet motor that is set up in the metal body among the battery and rear wheel. It has a rated output of 15kW (20hp) and a maximum output of 31KW or 42hp. It allows the CE 04 to dash from zero-50kph in a claimed 2.6sec and directly to a claimed pinnacle velocity of 120 kph.

Inside the floorboard of the CE 04 lies the 8.9kWh lithium-ion battery that powers the motor. BMW claims the scooter can cowl a hundred thirty km on a complete charge. The battery may be charged from zero percentage to one hundred percentage in four hours and 20 mins the use of a 2.3kW charger. A 6.9kW rapid charger, however, brings that point right all the way down to an hour and forty mins.

BMW’s CE 04 functions as a traction management gadget and 3 fashionable driving modes – Eco, Road and Rain. The experience modes may be accessed thru the big 10.25-inch, high-decision TFT show that functions complete phone connectivity. The sprint additionally gives a cut up feature among navigation and different driving functions.

The CE 04 employs a tubular metal body with a 35mm telescopic fork on the front and a preload adjustable monoshock that’s connected to a single-sided swingarm. The scooter rides on 15-inch wheels shod with a 120-segment tyre on the front and a 160-segment tyre on the back.

Breaking responsibilities are sorted by way of means of dual 265mm discs and a single disc on the rear. While ABS is fashionable, BMW is presenting ABS Pro as an choice which comes with a cornering feature.

Internationally, BMW gives the CE 04 electric powered scooter in colour options. The fashionable one is available in mild white with matt black sections, whilst the Avant Garde Style trim receives a Magellan Grey metal colour, with black/orange seat and an orange wind deflector. 

BMW is yet to announce plans for the CE 04 electric powered scooter in India, however given the fulfilment of the C four hundred GT maxi-scooter, the organisation might also additionally thoroughly deliver it here. As for pricing, the CE 04 costs more or less double the C four hundred GT in worldwide markets. And if that fashion continues, the fee tag it consists of won’t be too far off that of an R 1250 GS in India.

Sources Autocarindia