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P104 RIDE REVIEW I 2024 BMW CE 02 The micro TFT display is loaded with infor- mation, especially battery-related information. You have no one to blame but yourself if you accidentally run out of charge on the CE 02. Even though BMW gives you a place to mount your phone, they forgot to give you any extra storage compartments, which is a bummer; after all, isn't that one of the best features of most scooters or city commuters? With the CE 02, you need to bring a backpack. After spending much of the day zipping in and around the Las Vegas Strip area and visit - ing a couple of museums, our ride ended mid- afternoon. My CE 02 was ridden approximate- ly 25 real-life, hard-core city miles, and I had 44% battery life and 19 miles left, according to the CE 02's computer. Again, most of my time was spent in Flow mode, with only a few blocks spent testing out Flash mode; I didn't want to be the one running out of battery before making it back to the hotel. Turns out, I had plenty of juice to spare. We all did. But, by my calculations, I likely would not quite have made the spec sheet's claimed 56 or so miles on a charge. Still, 25 miles is a lot of city rid - ing (which is how the CE 02 is intended to be ridden) and probably more than most will do in a single day. WHO'S IT FOR? Obviously, the BMW CE 02 isn't for everyone, and I think BMW is aware of that. BMW knows the CE 02 is designed for a small niche of unique city slickers but wants to show what it can do in this new age of e-technology. As fun as the CE 02 is to ride, which it abso - lutely is, there are several give-and-takes with the CE 02, and for many, there are probably more takes than gives. Price, of course, is the number-one take. Upwards of $10,000 is a lot of dough for a "scooter," especially one that can't carry much of anything other than a rider and passenger. But for anyone considering purchasing an e-parkourer such as the CE 02, that's probably all that matters. CN 2024 BMW CE 02 HIGHLINE PACKAGE ($9069) DRIVE TYPE Air-cooled excited synchronous MAX POWER 15 hp at 5000 rpm MAX TORQUE 40.6 at 0-1000 rpm MAX MOTOR SPEED 6700 rpm BATTERY TYPE Air-cooled lithium-ion BATTERY VOLTAGE 48V CHARGING TIME 20-80%2h50m (0.9 kW charger) / 2h20m (1.5 kW charger) FRAME TYPE Tubular steel, double-loop frame FRONT SUSPENSION 37mm USD telescopic fork REAR SUSPENSION Cast-aluminum single-sided swingarm w/ spring shock FRONT-WHEEL TRAVEL 4.6 in. REAR-WHEEL TRAVEL 4.6 in. FRONT BRAKE 9.4 in. single disc w/ two-piston floating caliper/ABS REAR BRAKE 8.7 in. single disc w/ one-piston floating caliper/non-ABS FRONT WHEEL 2.50 x 14 in. REAR WHEEL 3.50 x 14 in. WHEELBASE 53.3 in. SEAT HEIGHT 29.5 in. WEIGHT (CLAIMED) 291 lbs. TOP SPEED 59 mph RANGE (ESTIMATED) 56 miles S P E C I F I C AT I O N S