SUPER SOCO GO SUPER-SIZED
Scoot has twin seats, twin batteries and 125 performance
This new, ‘super-sized’, electric scoot is the latest from the UK’s best-selling electric motorcycle brand and could help to transform commuting on two wheels post Covid-19. Launched by electric specialists Super Soco and called the CPx, the new twoseater with optional twin batteries was first revealed at Motorcycle Live last year and has since become their most enquired-about model. Performance is claimed to be equivalent to a 125cc petrol machine with a top speed of 56mph. It’s the latest addition to Super Soco’s range of electric scooters and bikes and joins the firm’s 50cc equivalent CUX scoots and TC, TC Max and TSX motorcycles.
And, with a 4kW motor producing 171Nm of torque, Super Soco’s most potent yet, plus with the option of two batteries giving a claimed range of 87 miles, it’s also the company’s most ‘long-legged’ offering so far.
The CPx’s ‘maxi’ credentials are backed up by larger all-round proportions than previous offerings (the CPx is 2022mm long compared to the CUx’s 1782mm), 16/14in wheels compared to the 12-inchers of before plus a large twin seat and weather-busting windscreen. The CPx also features telescopic forks, monoshock rear, linked disc brakes and, as with previous Super Socos, a phone app connected through its LCD dash offers tracking and diagnostic features. Yet with a seat height of 760mm and all-up weight of just 107kg, Super Soco say the CPx is still manageable and suitable for riders of all statures. “We’re really excited to finally be launching the CPx,” said Andy Fenwick of Super Soco UK. “Maxi scooters provide a great way to get around town and the CPx provides a nimble, costeffective solution for those riders looking to socially distance and discover the benefits two wheels offer.” The CPx can be ridden on UK roads with just CBT and L-plates and will be available in dealers from September. The standard ‘one-battery’ version costs £3599 inclusive of the OLEV plug-in grant, with the two battery version £4699.