AppScooter
This
is the AppScooter, made by Dutch company Bolt Mobility. It’s an electric
scooter that'll integrate with a smartphone and if you like the look of it, you
can pre-order one now or invest in the company itself from € 10,000.
The
bike costs € 3,490 or € 2,990, with the difference in price being down to
cosmetic changes. That might seem reasonable, but there’s a mandatory monthly
charge of € 29 for the battery (which you lease), servicing and connectivity
features. Bolt Mobility makes no mention of how long this payment continues
for.
Considering
its not reached production yet, Bolt Mobility isn't holding back, calling the
AppScooter ‘The Dutch Tesla on two wheels’. The bike’s USP is its app
compatibility and the way it works with a smartphone. It’ll run apps like
Google Maps, Spotify and WhatsApp on the cockpit’s touchscreen display, and
will integrate with a smartphone to display battery information, remotely
disable the scooter, sound the horn/alarm and view the bike’s status.
It’s
powered by an electric motor with a claimed range of over 150 km from one
charge. Bolt Mobility says the AppScooter is 150% faster than a Vespa LX50 from
0 to 45 km/h, which it hits in the 3.9 seconds. Its claimed range is respectable, over 93 miles from one charge, although that means not going over 15 mph.
It'll return a claimed 62 miles from one charge if you stick to 28 mph.
