E is for electric: The BMW C1-E concept scooter

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BMW has brought back the C1 as an electric-powered concept scooter called the C1-E

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The BMW C1-E features a front-to-back roll cage and and impact-absorbing nose

The BMW C1-E concept scooter is part eSUM safety project

The BMW C1-E concept scooter for urban transport

Because of its safety features, the original C1 did not require mandatory helmet use in mo...

The BMW C1-E features cargo storage behind the rider

The BMW C1-E features an electric drivetrain powered by a Lithium-ion battery

The BMW C1-E concept scooter features weather protection and crash protection

BMW's C1-E scooter is designed for urban transport

Article Summary

When BMW released their original C1 scooter in 2000 nobody had seen anything like it on the road. And not many C1s were seen on the road after it was released either. In the three years that BMW produced the scooter-with-a-roll-cage, only about 12000 were made. The riding public didn’t quite know what to make of the C1 and BMW never sold as many as it had hoped. Now BMW has brought the urban runabout back as the C1-E concept vehicle with an electric drivetrain. Could it be the C1’s time has come?

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