This turbo escooter wants to set a Guinness World Record

Photograph: Julian Chokkattu

The app does not have many other features to lock the motor, choose mode, turn on the headlight and check the battery. Technically, Morgan tells me that the scooter has the necessary hardware to enable my functionality in Apple’s tracking app, but Bo has not yet completed the Certification Procedure of Apple, so this ability is not present in the present. Lock and load mounting point on chassis allows you to secure the scooter with a bike lock and doubles as a place to hang a backpack as a ride.

All of this comes at a high price, one that may look many inappropriate. In the UK, Bo M starts at 1,299, but when it is launched in the US, it will cost $ 2,250 after the tariff. You can easily find scooters with similar capabilities for half or less in the US, such as Apollo Go. He said, Morgan says that Bo’s demographic is people who enjoy the beauty of the scooter in the form of performance, many of which are also the first for the escooter riders. When you unbox to Bo M, the setup is almost nothing – just make sure that the tire has enough air.

The biggest question with new micromobility companies is servicing story. Bo is currently wanting a partnership with a dealer network, although the company says it will sell online parts so that a customer can repair himself when needed. While some components are owned, Morgan says it is made in such a way that you Be able to do Use third-party parts to run bo M forever. For example, Bo Am has a custom motor, but the growing points are standardized. You Be able to Install another motor on the chassis, this will not be just the same level of adaptation.

make it faster

The existence of turbo can be connivated with an intentions: If you can do 100 mph on it, then it is nothing to ride at Bo M at a speed of 25 mph. This is because the turbo is made with the same aluminum unibody frame as bom, simply wider and with a dual-motor system. It is a pure marketing stunt to see Bo M to people showing the company’s engineering chops.

Turbo has a 24,000-watt dual-motor propulsion system, powered by a 1,800-watt-hour battery that can provide a range of 150 miles at theoretically normal speed (about 18 mph). To prevent overheating the entire system, it has a RAM-air intake “inspired by F1 break duct inlet design”. And it can go more than 100 mph, the world record intends to set it to the Bonville Speed Week.

Perhaps the shocking thing is that buying is not impossible. Morgan tells me that a BoM customer in Spain has already ordered a turbo for eye water of $ 29,500.

Whether it sets the record, it will be interesting to see what the company will learn to improve its future scooter (will be a good place to start a turn signal). Bo is not the only company trying to make a splash Conversion Direct-to-Consumer Micromobility Space. New York-based infinite machines recently introduced a smooth, all-aluminum $ 3,495 Olto Ebike, Paddle and All, and Rivian unveiled a new micromobility company Earlier this year, dub also,

These companies are preparing a new breed of good -looking, durable, simplified micromobility vehicles, with high prices for the match. Only time will tell if customers bite.