Bugatti turns from million-dollar hypercars to electric scooters

Always wanted the convenience of an electric scooter but with the performance of a Bugatti?

Well, unfortunately, that’ll probably stay a pipe dream if you’re hoping for a two-wheeled version of the circa $5 million 1103kW Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport or similar.

However, this slick Bugatti-fettled electric scooter is a pretty cool – and far more affordable – option in the meantime.

Designed in partnership with tech company Bytech and unveiled at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the luxo Bugatti-badged scooter weighs in at 15kg, is able to carry a maximum weight of 109kg and can hit a top speed of just under 30km/h in Sport mode.

Of course that makes it a mere slug compared to the 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16 Bugatti Chiron hypercar, which can reach an astounding 490km/h in the right conditions.

Economy mode will see the scooter reach 14km/h, while City mode hits a sweet spot, offering a max speed of around 20km/h.

The French scooter is also capable of riding up a 15-degree incline with max weight on board.

As one might expect from a top-end brand, Bugatti has added cool features such as cruise control (fitted as standard), along with white underbody LED lighting, front LED indicators mounted within the handlebars, and another rear-mounted light that projects the brand’s ‘EB’ logo onto the ground behind you.

With a 700W on-board motor and battery that delivers around 35km of driving range, the electric scooter is tipped to take four hours to charge via a household outlet. 

Pricing is yet to be revealed, as is whether the electric scooter will be offered in markets outside of Europe, where it’ll be available in a choice of three colours: Agile Blue, silver and black.

Here in Australia, our most populous state (NSW) has already prohibited the use of electric (motorised) scooters in public, allowing them only to be used on private property.

In Victoria, e-scooter riders must satisfy a number of rules to be able to ride on footpaths, shared paths, bike paths and, in parks.

For example, the scooter must not exceed a speed of 10km/h, it mustn’t have a motor larger than 200W and the rider must be at least 18 years old.

In Queensland, however, riders need only be at least 16 years old (or 12 if supervised by an adult), but they cannot carry passengers and must only ride on footpaths or local streets (up to 50km/h). Main roads and Brisbane CBD are prohibited.

Check out your local state or territory’s road rules for more information.

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