zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Tech
/
BMW Is Really Proud Of Its Electric Cargo Bike And Scooter, Yet Refuses To Sell Them
BMW Is Really Proud Of Its Electric Cargo Bike And Scooter, Yet Refuses To Sell Them-August 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:10:28

Image for article titled BMW Is Really Proud Of Its Electric Cargo Bike And Scooter, Yet Refuses To Sell Them

BMW is really taking the electric, personal transportation thing seriously these days. Earlier this month, the company unveiled the — a somewhat enticing newcomer to the full-size scooter market, save for the fact it’s too expensive and charges too slowly. Still, I’ll applaud the Cyberpunk-esque design.

And that’s not all! On Monday, BMW revealed an electric motor-assisted bike and e-scooter, called the Dynamic Cargo and Clever Commute, respectively. They’re refreshingly simple and thoughtfully designed. Unfortunately, the German maker of cars and motorcycles has no plans to build either — at least, by itself.

The Dynamic Cargo is probably the more interesting of the pair by virtue of the fact it’s a tricycle you pedal yourself, with two wheels mounted at the rear. It has a small cargo area, just as it’s name would suggest, sitting atop the back wheels. This cargo area can be covered and is designed to support a child seat above it.

Image for article titled BMW Is Really Proud Of Its Electric Cargo Bike And Scooter, Yet Refuses To Sell Them

The rear wheels are driven by an electric motor as the rider pedals, like your standard e-bike. But what gives the Dynamic Cargo an edge over a typical trike is that the front wheel leans relative to the rears via a pivot axle, in turn improving cornering and overall stability. The wheelbase is also reasonably compact, despite the fact it can still haul a bucket of stuff.

The Clever Commute on the other hand is more of a conventional e-scooter. It can fold down to stow away when not in use, though lots of scooters can do that. BMW’s approach is particularly good at minimizing itself because the footboard folds at its sides as the rear wheel retracts underneath, shortening the wheelbase enough so that the whole thing can fit on the step of an escalator length-wise, or in the back of a BMW 3 Series or even a Mini’s hatch. The hub motor integrated within the front wheel also provides some assistive power when pushing the scooter up inclines.

Image for article titled BMW Is Really Proud Of Its Electric Cargo Bike And Scooter, Yet Refuses To Sell Them

The battery packs on both concepts can be removed and charged at home, though they don’t provide a ton of endurance, with citing just 20 kilometers (12 miles) of range. That’s less than half the distance the typical Bird scooters littering the sidewalks of your city can travel.

But there’s still some ingenuity on display here, which is why BMW’s immediate clarification that it’s definitely not manufacturing these machines themselves sort of undercuts any enthusiasm we’d otherwise have. The company it “is already in discussions with potential licensees” regarding the designs of both the trike and the scooter, though there’s no telling how much they’d cost if they did in fact go on sale. Maybe if BMW’s not technically the one making them, they might actually be affordable? Nah, probably not.

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Tech
Volkswagen EVs Can Now Power Your House For Two Days (Update)
Volkswagen EVs Can Now Power Your House For Two Days (Update)
Experts have said that one of the ways to speed up EV adoption is for them to support . The ability for owners to power their house off their car or from the grid is vital. Just nine EVs on the market currently support bidirectional charging, but now VW...
Aug 18, 2025
Biden’s First EV Charging Station Goes Online After $7.5 Billion In American EV Investments
Biden’s First EV Charging Station Goes Online After $7.5 Billion In American EV Investments
Despite in investments for the development of in the , not a single charging station had gone live thanks to — until now. The first EV charger paid for by Biden’s Bipartisan deal has come online in Ohio, according to , which marks the operational start of what the...
Aug 18, 2025
Costco Will Sell The Chevy Blazer EV At A Discount To Go With Your Rotisserie Chicken
Costco Will Sell The Chevy Blazer EV At A Discount To Go With Your Rotisserie Chicken
knows that you keep coming back for the and Kirkland brand, but you can now also buy a cheaper at your local warehouse. Chevy notified its dealers that members are eligible for a $1,000 rebate on the through January 2, according to . The discount is part of ,...
Aug 18, 2025
Danish Investors Dump Tesla Shares After Elon Musk Calls Strikes In Sweden 'Insane'
Danish Investors Dump Tesla Shares After Elon Musk Calls Strikes In Sweden 'Insane'
Danish pension fund PensionDanmark is dumping all of its stock and putting the U.S. EV maker on its exclusion list of the companies it chooses to invest in – or not. The fund is selling all of its shares due to Elon Musk’s refusal to enter into labor agreements...
Aug 18, 2025
Truck Fans Would Rather Wait For A Toyota Tacoma EV Than Buy A F-150 Lightning Or Cybertruck
Truck Fans Would Rather Wait For A Toyota Tacoma EV Than Buy A F-150 Lightning Or Cybertruck
fans are already cooling on despite more options on the market and news of upcoming models from the likes of Chevy and Ram. The and have yet to be released, while the has recently joined the and for sale in the U.S. And, yet, all of these current and...
Aug 18, 2025
GM Says It's Dropping Apple CarPlay And Android Auto Because They're Unsafe (Update)
GM Says It's Dropping Apple CarPlay And Android Auto Because They're Unsafe (Update)
GM is still dealing with the fallout of its decision to drop Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in favor of developing its own in-house system. In the last eight months, the company has had to deal with while still maintaining its in-house system will be “.” Since neither of...
Aug 18, 2025
Copyright 2023-2025 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved