BMW Kicks Off Production for C evolution Electric Scooter |
2014-04-10 |
BMW Motorrad announces the start of production for the first electric scooter of the Bavarian brad, the C evolution. The e-bike is manufactured in the Berlin-Spandau plant, the very same facility which has recently delivered the 500,000th boxer GS machine.
The BMW
C evolution is the natural order of things, as the two-wheeler is derived from
the proven platform the current C600 Sport and C650GT are based on. “Today we
have started a new chapter in the history of BMW Motorrad and we are very proud
to herald the launch of electric vehicles in the two-wheeler segment here in
Berlin,” Dr. Marc Sielemann, the head of the BMW Berlin plant adds.
BMW is
planning a €100 million ($137.23 mil) investment until 2015 in the electric
mobility segment, aiming to make electric scooters affordable and helping them
become a favored choice especially in the urban environment.
In
Berlin, BMW Motorrad will have three customers versions of the electric
scooter, and we ca expect that police-spec C evolution machines will also roll
out the plant’s doors, as the facility is already delivering other bike models
equipped for law enforcement purposes.
No less
than 8.600 sq. ft. (800sqm) are dedicated to the C evolution production
facility in the Berlin-Spandau BMW plant, with the scooters being put together
on a separate assembly line. With the production of the BMW C evolution already
started, it will not be long until the European customers will see these
machines in dealerships across the continent. However, the North American
markets will have to wait some more until the C evolution crosses the pond.
Finally,
one funny but highly symbolic detail on the BMW C evolution production debut:
the inaugural ribbon was green, instead of red. Stylish move, BMW, really
stylish!
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