MINI, the BMW-owned car maker, has created a lithium battery driven scooter concept that folds up like a baby stroller. MINI is so keen on its new creation that it is showing only the Citysurfer scooter (no cars) at the Los Angeles Auto Show which opened this weekend. It is a clever contraption and is shown folded as it is hefted out of (and later returned to the trunk) of a MINI vehicle. The video below has German narration by the way, but we think you can get the idea. Other videos make prominent reference to the idea that the Citysurfer is just the thing to get around downtown areas, especially where bikes lanes have already been installed. The Citysurfer has 10 to15 miles of range, a top speed of 15 mph and a charging socket incorporated into its holder for your cell phone. The lithium-ion battery is shaped to the frame, and after a ride, the electric engine is switched off automatically and disengaged from the free-wheel center in the back wheel with the goal that you can proceed by foot power without being kept down by the motor’s rolling resistance. It’s a nice point. The electric drive can likewise be deactivated whenever, with the help of a switch in the brake lever. MINI shows foldable scooter at L.A. Auto Show
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MINI, the BMW-owned car maker, has created a lithium battery driven scooter concept that folds up like a baby stroller. MINI is so keen on its new creation that it is showing only the Citysurfer scooter (no cars) at the Los Angeles Auto Show which opened this weekend. It is a clever contraption and is shown folded as it is hefted out of (and later returned to the trunk) of a MINI vehicle. The video below has German narration by the way, but we think you can get the idea. Other videos make prominent reference to the idea that the Citysurfer is just the thing to get around downtown areas, especially where bikes lanes have already been installed. The Citysurfer has 10 to15 miles of range, a top speed of 15 mph and a charging socket incorporated into its holder for your cell phone. The lithium-ion battery is shaped to the frame, and after a ride, the electric engine is switched off automatically and disengaged from the free-wheel center in the back wheel with the goal that you can proceed by foot power without being kept down by the motor’s rolling resistance. It’s a nice point. The electric drive can likewise be deactivated whenever, with the help of a switch in the brake lever. 