BMW C Evolution - How it's made

From the BMW Motorrad Berlin plant: Assembly of the C Evolution

Already One Year with the BMW C Evolution ! => 20/06/2014 - 20/06/2015

20/06/2014 - 20/06/2015 : 11,500 km of mostly commuting + few trips to Paris & nearby suburbs
Yes, already, it's been a full year of joy riding my BMW C Evolution, purchased from the BMW Motorrad dealer in Boulogne - 2nd unit -

I remember very well, test riding it, being amazed by its amazing torque & power, ordering it almost right after, waiting for almost two months and finally getting it on June 20, 2014 :)



Overall, it is an awesome machine, as I already wrote in this blog, dispite 2 software bugs, one fixed by BMW, the other one, more recent, never occured again



I experienced 0 mechanical problem, and the tires are still fine, even if the rear one is supporting heavy accelerations every day



For a first electric scooter, I think BMW did a pretty good job with a quality & good looking product which is the reference in this field now - maybe for a long time -

Yes, it is expensive at 15,400 EUR, but I can tell you that it is worth every cent, and once you turn the throttle and feel this kick, you forget about it right away ;) !!

BMW C Evolution Electric Scooter Received ! It is just great ...

I just received my New BMW C Evolution, after a little month and a half of wait, at lunch time yesterday

I met my wife at the BMW Motorrad dealer in Boulogne, and after the paperwork, we switched vehicle - she nicely drove the LEAF back home - and I went back to work with it :-)







The bike is amazing as I already wrote several times, but you have to test drive it to really understand the power and acceleration it is capable of ... I am blowed away !

Back to work for the afternoon, I had a hard time concentrating on SAP development ...

During the coffee break, I showed it to my colleagues and did a little demo on the parking lot; "It does accelerate well"

and I came back home, passing in front of BMW France HQ , nearby my customer

Back home, I top off the not so much depleted battery pack, plugging my LEAF EVSE (mounted on the wall), which has the same J1772 plug and provides 2000W at 10A

This morning, my daughter and my son had a go with daddy, not too fast for her - still to young to hold well enough - and pretty fast with him, and they were both amazed by it;
We went to Paris, for a pretty long ride, and the battery really holds very well, even with two persons and lots of full throttle accelerations  ... very promising ...

I suggest you test ride it if you can, this could change your point of view on EVs; I think it is safe to say that it is the Tesla of scooters right now !

BMW C Evolution - Detailed Assembly from the Battery Cells to the Finished Maxi Electric Scooter

BMW Motorrad France just released a great video on the C Evolution Electric Scooter Assembly in the Berliner Factory

See all the detailed steps from the battery cells to the assembled maxi scooter !

Just ordered mine and should get it and of June; Hurry if you want one this year ! BTW, I have been riding a Vectrix for 3 years now, and the test drive of the C Evolution just just made me click to switch :-)