+++ BMW CE 04 eScooter and BMW CE 02 eParkourer complete 42
zero-emission kilometres in their home city +++ BMW BERLIN MARATHON
for inline skaters: Jason Suttles (BEL) and Gabriela Rueda (COL)
triumph +++ 47,000 runners, handbikers and wheelchair athletes start
on Sunday +++
Berlin. Fast from the word go: In keeping with
tradition, the inline skaters opened the 2023 BMW BERLIN MARATHON on
Saturday. Leading the athletes round the route was a small fleet of
all-electric BMW CE 04 and BMW CE 02 scooters. The track check was a
home outing in two regards for the BMW motorcycles: the electric
two-wheelers have been developed specifically for urban riding
pleasure and are manufactured at the BMW Group plant in Berlin, the
home of international BMW motorcycle production. The exclusive
experience ended with an unforgettable moment, as they passed under
the iconic Brandenburg Gate. The BMW CE 04 and a selection of fully
electric BMW automobiles are used as route and organisational vehicles
at the BMW BERLIN MARATHON, which is the fastest in the world.
Following the fleet of scooters were roughly 4,500 inline skaters,
who compete separately to the 47,000 other participants registered for
the BMW BERLIN MARATHON, due to the high speeds they achieve. There
were dramatic finishes in both the women’s and the men’s races. Jason
Suttels from Belgium was awarded the victory after finishing with the
same time as his compatriot Bart Swings (57:01 minutes). There was
also a tied finish in the women’s race (1:08.59 hours), with two
athletes from the same country crossing the finish line together.
Columbian Gabriela Rueda just pipped Eliana Garcia Arias on the line.
The BMW CE 04 is the perfect urban companion. With its electric
drive, forward-looking design and innovative connectivity solutions,
the new scooter perfectly merges transport and communication
functions. Offering a maximum output of 31 kW (42 hp), a maximum speed
of 120 km/h and a range of some 130 kilometres, the BMW CE 04 is
capable of speedy progress not just in the city but on main roads and
motorway sections, too.
With the new BMW CE 02 (expected to be available from spring 2024),
BMW Motorrad is offering another electric vehicle for urban
conurbations and a new way into the world of BMW Motorrad. The BMW CE
02 is electric, particularly appealing to younger people, and is made
for the city: nimble, practical, robust and reduced to the essentials
in terms of design.
With a maximum power output of 11 kW /15 PS, the new CE 02 can be
ridden by persons aged 16 and above. In a 4 kW / 5 hp (rated power 3.2
kW / 4 hp) version limited to 45 km/h, the new CE 02 also meets the
requirements of the AM driving licence class and can be ridden in
Germany, for example, from the age of 15 and by riders who have a car licence.
The BMW Group plant in Berlin can look back on a long tradition of
motorcycle manufacturing. BMW motorcycles have been produced in
Berlin-Spandau since 1969. With over 2,200 employees and a capacity of
up to 900 motorcycles and premium e-scooters per day, the plant is the
heart of BMW Motorrad’s global production. 28 to 33 models are
produced in Berlin – that is almost the entire range of BMW Motorrad
models. Roughly 80 percent of the motorcycles manufactured are
exported to more than 130 countries around the world.
BMW i5 eDrive40:
Power consumption combined in WLTP cycle: 18.9 – 15.9 kWh/100 km
Electric range in WLTP cycle: 497 – 582 km
