Hello!
Recently have gotten into maxi scooters and since we’ve switched to an EV for our primary vehicle I was curious if any highway capable scoots had hit the North American market yet.
I know there’s quite a sizeable selection of more aggressive racer style or even upright naked and cross style bikes but one things I’ve really come to appreciate about the scooter form factor is the protection from road grime, especially for when it rains, so that’s why I’m interested in particular in this subset of electric bikes.
Speaking from personal experience, my daily commute is about 16km each way and takes 25-30min, and for the most part the seat is comfortable enough for the kind of riding you’re gonna be doing on a CE04. I have done a few longer rides on it and the seat is a little on the firm side once you get past that sort of 45min-1hr mark but not cripplingly so. As for the battery, it’s one monolithic module to my understanding, as it’s actually one module of 11 that makes up the pack from a BMW iX, just configured slightly differently to bring up the overall pack voltage. There hasn’t been any price discussions yet because in most markets, they won’t be hitting warranty expiry for at least another 2 years (for bikes sold early on) or 4-5yrs (for bikes sold after BMW Group upped their warranties across the board).