While other automakers were detailing their latest infotainment and autonomy technology at CES this year, Bugatti brought along a different kind of creation to the show floor: an electric scooter with less than 1 hp. Produced in collaboration with America’s Bytech, the scooter does still have some Bugatti-esque technology. Beyond the swooping taillight, the “∃B” puddle light at the back, and the Agile blue (or silver or black) paint, it also has a frame made out of magnesium-alloy to keep weight down.
As a result, the scooter weighs just 16 kg, which means that its 700-watt (0.9 hp) electric motor can get it
up to a top speed of 30 km/h. It will only reach that speed in Sport
mode, though. In Economy mode – which, surely, is antithetical to the whole
Bugatti experience, but far be it from me to tell the company how to do its job
– speeds max out at 15 km/h, and in City mode, you can get up to 20 km/h.
In Economy mode, the scooter can go up to 35 km on a charge and once the battery is depleted, it can be
removed and recharged in just 4 hours using a household outlet. Probably best
to have two on the go, then. Capable of carrying up to 110 kg, it can
go uphill at an incline of up to 15 degrees.
Bugatti may be at the height of the
automotive world, but it isn’t really at the peak of the e-scooter world. As
Autoblog points out, MV Augusta (which has a bit more experience with two-wheel
vehicles) makes an e-scooter that has a top speed of 40 km/h, though
it weighs 20 kg and can carry only 100 kg.
Unfortunately, pricing for this scooter is
not known at this point, but, as you probably imagine, products with a Bugatti
badge on them tend not to be very cheap.
