New BMW CE 02 Electric vehicle | Yes Or No?

Chad's been to Lisbon to have a go on BMW's new electric vehicle, the CE 02.
It might not be for all of us, but could make sense if you live in a city centre, if you have the money!

[geneharrogate]

Under acceleration, it sounds almost _identical_ to my tinnitus.

[danceswithferrets]

Save on fuel? I didn't realise petrol scooters were particularly thirsty.

[AlsRides]

Confused at the reasoning about it being less appealing to thieves. The little scrotes would absolutely love a shiny electric twist and go that costs nearly £10k!

[Desmo]

THAT's the 'comfort' seat??? It looks as comfy as a church pew. Wowzers.

[WeAreTheTrueMedia]

Why is it less appealing to thieves? It's £9.5k and easy to steal.

[sergio_]

Insane price, who wants to buy this? Just rich kids...

[petermcgarva]

Not for me. Scooters are fuel misers as is. What happens when the battery needs replacing, an expensive replacement battery and who is going to buy a second hand electric vehicle, car or bike.

[jamesonpace]

So, electricity is free, is it? Not on my planet, it ain't....

[wraithoriginal]

Meanwhile you can get an electric cycle for £2000 and do the same thing

[yahoodlums]

How can they justify £9500? Seriously who would buy it?

[Steve-motorcycles]

It’s a shame about the solid wheels, may make chaining it up in London a bit trickier than it should be. If you don’t, you may not have it long. Then you’d wish for that tube pass 😂

[cyphertheory]

no, this is not going to sell in any notable quantity

[rikaus]

£8000 for this 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I'd rather get a 125 for nipping about and a 400 🤷

[siraff]

Perfect if you live in town? What if you want to be able to leave town now and then? Going to need another bike to go with it, aren't you?
As for that price - a 125 isn't exactly thirsty in the first place so you're going to need to do a lot of miles to make that difference up.
You say "only" £100 per month - £102 actually - but thats with an £1866 deposit - enough to buy a really decent 125 and have no monthly payment at all.
You also said insurance will be cheaper - might want to check that because insurance for ev's has been going through the roof and its unlikely you're going to insure a ~£10k bike for the same as a ~£4k bike anyway.
Oh and on the range. You tried it in probably the best conditions it will ever see. Perfect temps, no standing water, low speeds and short runs. That range will drop a long way when its in the UK in winter.

[Banditmanuk]

If electric bikes are the future, why are their sales falling?
It's a hard pass for me.
Price makes this 'bike' virtually unsaleable.
Looking at the comments section, the answer to the question is: NO

[lancerbiker]

A person could buy a Meteor and a Classic for the same money. Any storage options ?

[merseamoto]

55 miles quoted/46 miles done is not worth £9500. Shocking price for such small range.

[rdavidsen]

Why no coverage / discussion with a pillion?

[friarpesel]

It’s a no from me, but I do appreciate the excellent video quality 🙏🌟

[mannyechaluce]

In the US the Insurance on any EV is higher, sometimes triple the price over an ICE vehicle. You pay for insurance for the life of a vehicle, in the US it is still way less expensive to own ICE an vehicle than EV just because of Insurance premium.