Canadian electrical scooter maker Apollo says its new Rover, simply launched at the moment, is the “way forward for city mobility.” And contemplating the corporate is understood for making modern fashions which have helped push the trade into that future, it could be price a re-assessment.
The brand new Apollo Rover perhaps be the corporate’s newest entry-level scooter, nevertheless it’s removed from easy. The 2-wheeler is described as a “groundbreaking addition to the Apollo scooter lineup [that] is about to redefine city mobility, providing an unparalleled mixture of energy, efficiency, and cutting-edge options.”
The city electrical scooter encompasses a pair of hub motors giving it all-wheel-drive efficiency. The twin motors, every rated at 350W, assist preserve the burden balanced whereas nonetheless rising the scooter’s whole energy. These twin motors additionally present stronger regenerative braking, which might be diversified in power by means of the usage of a second throttle lever on the left handlebar. In response to the corporate, the regenerative braking can assist add as a lot as 10% extra vary to the journey.
The corporate lists the highest velocity as 43 km/h (27 mph). A 36V and 15Ah battery affords 540Wh of vitality storage and supplies a spread per cost of fifty km (31 miles) on Eco mode. The scooter’s weight pegs it at a fairly transportable 20 kg (44 lb).
As is frequent with Apollo’s present electrical scooter lineup, the Apollo Rover will function self-healing 9″ tubeless tires which can be designed to cut back the prospect of a puncture leaving you stranded in your strategy to faculty or work.
A primary show adorns the handlebars, although Apollo additionally features a Quad Lock mount in order that riders can use their telephones with the Apollo app for a way more superior show. In response to the corporate, riders can use the Apollo app to “effortlessly navigate to their locations, monitor their journeys, obtain real-time vary estimates, and fine-tune regenerative braking and acceleration settings.”
For security, Apollo included flip alerts mounted on both finish of the handlebars. The upper mounting level helps make them extra seen for automobiles and different highway customers.
The Apollo Rover will start taking pre-orders subsequent month on September 6 forward of a Spring 2024 supply estimate. The value is projected to land at US $1,199.
Electrek’s Take
I’ve had the prospect to check a number of of Apollo’s electrical scooters previously, together with their most up-to-date flagship mannequin, the Apollo Professional.
The corporate has made a concerted effort to keep away from conventional, off the shelf elements and as a substitute produce as a lot of its scooters from an modern design method.
Whereas that methodology proved dangerous for e-bike firm VanMoof, it appears to be working nicely for Apollo to this point. Their scooters are excessive efficiency rides which have confirmed to be nicely made workhorses.
