BMW C evolution Long Range in the test

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BMW C evolution Long Range in the test
Achim Hartmann

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BMW C evolution Long Range in the test

BMW C evolution Long Range in the test
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It takes the BMW C evolution Long Range to fill its twelve kilowatt hour battery. But then he gets excited. Drive electrically? Unfortunately nice!

Michael Pfeiffer

03/27/2018

While many politicians, eco-popular media and other free riders try to put an end to the diesel engine, we motorcyclists are fine. We produce almost no fine dust, use orders of magnitude less fuel than any SUV and also need 80 percent less traffic space. Why no one comes up with the idea of ​​promoting motorcycles remains a mystery, but so be it.

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Electric motorcycles would of course be even more desirable in terms of emissions. But there are only a few of them, and they are also expensive, do not travel that far and then have to be recharged, which is a time-consuming process.

The slip control even intervenes

So what is to be done? Keep going. Just like BMW did with the C evolution: first introduced in 2013, it is now available in a long-range version with increased capacity. 40 percent more charge can be filled in the same space, and the range increases to a good 150 kilometers. Well, that’s possible. Nevertheless, hardly anyone will buy this scooter, as it is in the price list from 15,430 euros (plus ancillary costs). Which eco-activist drives a self-bought BMW scooter or an electric motorcycle??

Even. Nevertheless, in contrast to most other large two-wheeler manufacturers, BMW is flying its flag and has invested a lot of money in the development. The people of Munich deserve praise for this. And this praise is even greater once you’ve ridden the muscle man. As smoothly as the engine runs, as vehemently as the BMW C evolution accelerates, as quietly as it is on the move: there is hardly a second time. It’s sensational how the electro-bull pulls off from a standing start. Sometimes even the slip control has to intervene. As a matter of principle, the electric motor provides its full torque from the first rotation. That’s 72 Nm and enough to fire the 278 kilograms plus driver to 50 km / h in what feels like a second, uh, to power it.


BMW C evolution Long Range in the test


Achim Hartmann

At zero degrees, the scooter covers 125 kilometers and the display provides comprehensive information.

The amazing thing is that you find yourself suddenly disapproving of pretty much all combustion engines. Especially at traffic lights. Here a car that is still cold stinks the world, there is a fat truck idling to itself. The BMW C evolution Long Range is absolutely noiseless, creeps between the columns, smuggles itself into pole position, and then when it turns green, the whole stinker crowd is reduced to a tiny point in the rearview mirror. Hooray, that wakes up the eco-activist in you.

After two days you don’t want to be without the e-scooter anymore. It was understood that it is best to plug the stove into the socket overnight, even if there is still a lot of charge in the battery. You are happy about the recuperation when decelerating. The mechanical brakes then only have to intervene in an emergency, while the motor, which is then mutated into a generator, brakes during all normal decelerations. It simply produces electricity, which makes the battery happy and increases the range. That is fun. It’s as if our combustion engine were to generate fuel again when braking – we’d all be happy.

BMW C evolution Long Range with 4 driving modes

This turns the C evolution into a toy that you not only like to drive with, but also really like to brake. And distribute the braking torque in front of traffic lights in such a way that you can come to a stop without mechanics, completely free of fine dust, by the way. Somehow upside down, but also funny.


BMW C evolution Long Range in the test


Achim Hartmann

Works brilliantly and mutates into a toy: after just a few days you don’t want to be without the electric bull.

A little physics in between: Where does the charge go when you accelerate from a standstill and then brake back to a standstill? Couldn’t the scooter travel indefinitely like this? Of course not. The stupid friction is a factor that spoils the balance sheet. Tires rub across the asphalt, air resistance has to be overcome, bearings never turn without loss. Another factor: the efficiency. A battery can never be charged with 100 percent efficiency, you always have to charge a little more than what you can get back. In addition, a charger is also efficient. Because it gets warm – that’s energy that just fizzles out. Just like the way the battery gets warm. The higher the currents, the more it heats up. That all affects the balance sheet. This is influenced by the four driving programs: With “Eco Pro”, the scooter brakes strongly when the “throttle” is closed and accelerates rather slowly. That brings ten to twelve percent more range. In “Sail” mode, the motor only brakes when the brake lever is actuated. “Road” suits everyone, and “Dynamic” intensifies the current acceptance. Everything is very well coordinated, nothing jerks, very reliable.

Request concert: The other large-scale manufacturers shouldn’t wait too long to develop electric motorcycles. BMW should offer a lighter, cheaper e-scooter or a motorcycle. And the eco-populists should continue to ignore us. It’s better this way.

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