This new electric scooter hits 45 miles per hour — seriously

(Epitome credit: Scotsman)

I've ridden on scooters that get upwards to around 35 miles per hour — and that's fast enough for me. The new custom-fit 3D-printed carbon-fiber Scotsman electric scooter, which is available for pre-order and starts at $2,000 — can hit a scary fast 45 MPH. Do y'all dare ride it when it's available this December?

The Scotsman electric scooter is being made by the same company that produced the Superstrata electric cycle, which has a 3D-printed carbon fiber frame that's custom fit to every rider. While not as customizable as the bike, shoppers will exist able to choose from five color options for the Scotsman scooter.

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The Scotsman electric scooter volition be offered in three versions. All iii weigh effectually 40 pounds, tin can carry up to 350 pounds of weight, and take an estimated 70-mile range.

The main difference between the 3 models will exist the motors in each. Every bit the price goes up, and then to do the ability of the motors. The meridian model, the Scotsman 2000, will get up to an absurd 45 MPH, which sounds downright dangerous to me.

Scotsman 500 ($2,999): Dual 250-Watt motors. Max speed: 19 MPH
Scotsman 1000 ($3,499): Dual 500W motors. Max speed: 31 MPH
Scotsman 2000 ($4,499): Dual 1000W motors. Max speed: 45 MPH

Aside from speed, the increased power means yous'll exist able to scale ever-steeper hills. The visitor says that the Scotsman 500 can handle 17% grades; the Scotsman 1000 tin can take on 20% grades, and the Scotsman 2000 can drive up 27% road grades.

Rather than a traditional shock absorber-manner suspension system, the Scotsman uses a so-chosen "proprietary composite break system" fabricated of carbon fiber. The company says it'south comparable to a leaf spring in a car — nosotros promise so, because hitting a pothole at speed is a recipe for disaster.

Other features of the Scotsman include a removable bombardment (which can double as a charger for your smartphone), born GPS and Bluetooth, a front-facing camera, and an LCD display.

The scooter also has x-inch pneumatic tires, regenerative braking, and head- and tail lights.

The Scotsman is bachelor for preorder starting today, and volition ship in December.

With a starting toll of $2,000, it'southward much more expensive than a typical electrical scooter, or even something like the $1,500 Apollo Ghost, which has dual 800-Watt motors and tin can peak out at around 35 MPH. Just and then again, you're getting a custom-fit scooter made of carbon fiber, a passel of other features, and an estimated 70-mile range.

It'south definitely an electric scooter for the elite, merely is at that place as a big a market for custom electric scooters every bit there is for electric bikes? And, you'll take to be prepared to wait: While the Superstrata bike was originally scheduled to start aircraft in Dec of 2020, based on the company'south Indiegogo page, it won't offset shipping until after this summer. Even though the Scotsman scooter is scheduled to ship this December, we're betting information technology will be delayed a bit longer than that.

Michael A. Prospero is the deputy editor at Tom'due south Guide overseeing the home, smart home, drones, and fitness/wearables categories, also as all buying guides and other evergreen content. When he's not testing out the latest running watch, skiing or training for a marathon, he's probably using the latest sous vide machine or some other cooking gadget.