2020 Super Soco CPx 🔋// Pushing the electric scooter to the limits of its range! 😬

Hi Guys and Girls!
Something a little bit different today!
The reps of Super Soco got in touch and offered me a Super Soco CPx (for those who don't know- an electric scooter) for a weekend!
I thought it would be a good laugh and something different to try 😊
It is the equivalent of a petrol 125cc scooter⛽ it takes 3.5 hours to charge ⏰ and has an acclaimed 40 range with one🔋and an 80 mile range with 🔋🔋
If you want to test ride one, get in touch with a Super Soco dealership, or contact the English Electric Motor Co to ✌
Thanks for watching guys!
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[@rollkemessebau3122]

hi Kate , when you were uphill you went to reverse , and then you pressed the button and it showed F its a forward gear when ur moving around in tight spot and you will not get full power , you should just tap the reverse button again and then it goes to 1.2.3 mode , you didn't had to remove the battery the bike was acttuly fine , the bike has 5 gear modes R reverse F forward mode and 1.2.3 drive mode ,

[@UsernameKate]

I've pinned your comment because I think it is very helpful!

[@rollkemessebau3122]

@@UsernameKate no problem thanks :D

[@jasonlewis4686]

I spotted that too!

[@disastermaster2k]

So just some numbers in case who wonders; she started with 97% single battery with 261 miles on the ODO (420km), then she drove the battery flat to 10% charge. The ODO read 294 miles (473km). So she has covered 33 miles (53km) on a single battery. The estimated claimed range is about 43 miles (70km) for one battery and 87 miles (140km) for two batteries. Temperature was 11C, about 52F. Pretty average road trip; uphill/downhill and my guess is that the average speed was about 35-40 miles per hour (55-65 km/ph).

[@UsernameKate]

You're a wizard 🤣

[@pandiario1]

You do get way more kilometers when you ride it in slow gear.

[@grossi46]

Brilliant review. Loving the sayings "knob jockey" and "jobs a carrot" 🤣🤣🤣

[@KeithO29]

Some of those roads you where on, I used to ride my bicycle on back in the late 60's . Barrow bridge, my favourite place on the planet. Thanks for bringing back the memories.

[@leftbehind4030]

I rode a Zero a few years ago but I didnt need to worry about battery life,I loved it apart from the price,you definately showed limitations of an electric & your braved the weather too,nice to see an all weather rider cheating your chances with a 2nd battery,Im sure we've all been there be it a petrol shortage & that relief of finding a station

[@johncourt9580]

Hi Kate, what a great video, a really comprehensive review, you covered everything we need to know, even how it performs in the rain, a really nice looking scooter, and the two battery option, a first, and essential option, a huge selling point. You really put it through its paces, good thinking to disconnect the first battery to get full power, which i found strange. This was my first look at electric and was impressed, thanks for a great introduction.

[@OntarioAndrews415]

This was freaking great!!!!! You certainly fooled me as I thought you were going to get stuck and needed to call for help. But, smart lady you are, you had a second battery!!!! :) Of course, you didn't know that you had to detach the other battery before you could use the new charged battery, but who knew. :) Good video UNK. Good video indeed. :)

[@stanpeverley]

Sooo loved the comment.” It’s not a clutch Kate”. Would loved to have heard the shriek when you forgot it wasn’t!!! I have done it too. And, well, ...bowel emptying moment!!!!!!

[@tinkertime7165]

There will be some that will do that kind of commute so it was a good test for it. I used to ride from Altrincham to Mossley on a 100cc Vespa which has its hills too. This is the kind of review we want to see, real world real life, rain and all.

[@piersdenney]

I think that’s the funniest video you’ve made yet, awesome stuff!

[@petertompkinson5622]

Great review and a really humourous, balanced and considered comentary. You're up there with MSF and Chopsy!

[@UsernameKate]

Bloody hell! High praise indeed!!! 🥵👍 thanks!

[@marcwithersea5187]

I love the fact that this has a reverse gear. It's early days but 'lekky's the future!

[@jrewillis]

Useful review Kate. Thanks. I’m considering an electric scooter alongside my ICE bigger bike for my commute.

[@UsernameKate]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@simonwardlesw]

Crafty!! And there was me thinking you were done for with 10% left and a hunking big hill to go up... Go you!!

[@easymoneyism]

Great video!! Always interested to watch your channel!!

[@gazgleeson5669]

Loved it kate.. well done lass.. ya one brave soldier...😘👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@ianroddie3806]

Thanks for the trip to Blackburn. Being from Bolton but now live in Perth Australia, brings back memories of driving them roads.

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

Love the diplomatic way you didn't mention the memories were all bad ones lol

[@WestyorkshirestRS]

Loved it kate 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 another useful video for anyone looking at buying one with funny bits added into it

[@JayAr02]

This is nice. And the best is, UK is perfect for scooters! Nice weather, few rain, always sunny in UK.

[@UsernameKate]

🤣🤣 which part are you from, if its always sunny i'll get moving there 🤣

[@carlton683]

Nice ride out Kate looked like a rain soaked day 👍❤️

[@garypunter412]

What a great vlog Kate. Loved it. Had me laughing till my cheeks hurt. 👍🏍

[@simonmackenzie4820]

Cracking video. Proper funny. Would have p!$%&d myself if you’d forgotten to charge that second battery. Even liked your newbie mistake when you set off after setting up the new battery. Watched these in reverse so saw your explanation of what you did wrong before watching this. Keep the content coming please.

[@glennaris1619]

Brilliant blog, had me fooled. 🇬🇧😁😁

[@esk8jaimes]

I love how people talk to Super Soco motorcycles like they would a VW Beatle/Herbie, they're certainly playful and approachable. (All good things for a first-time rider)

[@kneithelcayleocio4589]

The twist at the end. That's so funny. 😂

[@patchthesinclair5896]

Brilliant, informative, fun oh and I knew you would have a spare battery tucked away cos I have seen you in action enough times to know you are too clever to get stuck

[@UsernameKate]

🤣🤣 thanks Patrick!

[@thechroniclesofclaudia4698]

Omg Kate this video had me in stitches 😂😂😂😂

[@UsernameKate]

Looooool why am I like this 🤣

[@headrace4863]

There’s so many of these electro-peds appearing now. There’s rows of them at work. And you know what, I say fair play. Many of the users come from less than 15-20 miles away and they’re absolute weapons in traffic. Had a chat with a guy who’s got a neo (he was wearing an arai rx7 so something going on there...) and as suspected he had Ducati’s, GS’s all sorts. This was purely for work. Makes sense to me... Great vid, Kate. 👍👍

[@nightster6378]

I'm looking forward to the Electric vehicle revolution, yeah good for the environment and many will disagree but though I love the ICE, having worked in the field of electric motor and inverter technology watch this space. I love your comments and I think this is your most entertaining vid I've watched to date. Thanks.

[@MaryEnglish]

Thank you for the review. Just so you know there are other little ladies that ride bikes. I only ride a 2 stroke 50cc but I’m probs shorter than you at 5foot. I’m thinking about going electric so your reviews are helpful. It must be strange not having any noise? Thanks again keep up the good work .. also enjoyed your Aldi shop 🤩

[@leechamberlain1273]

Nice One Kate , hate the bike , love your videos your a star , good to have a ladys view on motorcycles . Pretty Dudy x

[@Alan-ur9jo]

A year ago I wouldn't have considered an electric scooter to replace my petrol one. Now I am...

[@tomaszpakua2457]

Exactly I think about this moped as well. Perfecto London...

[@1967dragonaxe]

Exactly the kind of real world test we need to see! Essentially you have to get the 2 battery version, and unplug the first one once it starts flashing at 20%.

[@FloatingIdeasonanarrowboat]

Great trial! They ain't going to keep petrol stations open just for bikers, so it will be impossible to tour without going electric. In fact, motorists had this problem in the early years of motor transport. You have an engaging vocabulary, Kate! "Scotty, warp factor 10!" "OK, but your a hooligan. You know that, don't you, Captain!" And a "Bambi on ice" sounds like grannies favourite Christmas tipple.😊

[@UsernameKate]

🤣🤣🤣 your comments crack me up 🤣

[@FloatingIdeasonanarrowboat]

@@UsernameKate same at ya, Kate. Keep them up! Please.

[@SD_MTB]

What a knob jockey! Brilliant 😂

[@neiltoplis8300]

1st we’ve seen of your vlog, well impressed great real life review, might have to get one to go with the bikes, sometimes putting all that clobber on to go out on the mcycle’s is a pain when your only nipping from here to there. Keep up the good work. 👍

[@wsmv]

Digital dash, adjustable screen, riding modes and a single sided swing arm, its basically an electric multistrada 🤣🤣 What a brilliant idea having the opportunity to increase battery numbers. The BMW was clearly a setup 😆 Ooh an extra 1000 sovs for a second battery, I know that's where the cost is though it was just a bit of a shock seeing it on screen. I was kind of hoping you'd pop the front end up on carl fogarty way but not at the risk of getting stuck somewhere in Bolton 😆 This is intense 15% 😱 10% 😢 🤩🤩second battery🤩🤩 Brilliant... That was better than Ewan and Charleys long way up. 👏👏👏👏

[@cosmodoc]

Great video and great to listen to you talking away riding! In terms of electric scooters, try the Silence S01!

[@UsernameKate]

Oooh I havent heard of that! I'll need to do some digging 👍

[@cosmodoc]

@@UsernameKate www.silence.eco/en/s01/ Probably not available in the UK yet, or as an import, but it is great! The battery has wheels and a handle to wheel it into your home or any place where you have a break for charging. I have once topped it up at a Burger King!

[@antw3565]

Possibly the only time the CPX has been compared to an R18. Great review.

[@UsernameKate]

It dreams big 💪

[@esk8jaimes]

Yay, electric motorcycle content! More please!

[@NicoTens]

Great video, you had me fooled 😤😀

[@ne21]

Thought that was really good. Nice one. New sub.

[@stuartv-e8161]

Hi Kate I'm a new subscriber to you and enjoy your videos...and I like this one very much, it was just fun and not a bike I would ride . But now I have a good idea what an electric scooter is all about. Excellent 👍. Mind you it would be good for town usage and the odd short trip. Thanks Bye Stuart 🙂

[@johnvaleriewelbers2995]

🤓 good review 😎🏍💨💨💨💨👍🏻🇨🇦 second bike for electric maybe, stick with petro for now 🥂

[@balikbayan832]

Glad i found this review about super soco cpx electric scooter

[@UsernameKate]

😊😊😊

[@silverarrow2558]

It certainly shows the limitations of electric ... great around town not so good yet on longer journeys even with two batteries... eventually the techy people will find a way of making them smaller ... good review

[@anthonyciantar6015]

The fear with a battery scooter like this is, you could forget yourself and the scooter suddenly turns into a pumpkin!

[@raycollington4310]

Love the phrase "more desirable" you're having a laugh! My first electric bike will tow a trailer fitted with a diesel gen-set running on gas-oil, so no range anxiety for me. I'll be ready for electric when electric is ready for me. Definitely coming, enjoy the pistons while you can.

[@KoboldPip]

Hi Kate! I just found your channel looking at reviews of different electric mopeds, I used a couple for work (I do Deliveroo, UberEats ect in London). If you want to review another electric moped try the Askoll ES3. Best one I've used for work, it's very nippy, Italian-made, and extremely comfortable.

[@UsernameKate]

Thanks for the recommendation! I'll add it to my list 😊😊😊

[@nickclarkuk]

Great review !! I was looking at one of these to commute to work as the removable batteries would be perfect living in a flat but the top speed of 56mph would be scary on fast A roads and dual carriage way . I need a bike capable of 70mph . Hopefully a faster one in future .

[@NooBiker]

It's raining in Manchester again? How unlikely and unlucky 😂 Great job with OLEV and numbers and avoiding kn0bjockeys! Seems like a great option for an urban commute.

[@UsernameKate]

I know, the north west of England... raining? Never! 😫 Thanks man! Appreciate it 👍

[@NooBiker]

@@UsernameKate thank you for putting yourself on the line for a review. I think the system for this bike doesn't expect to have the batteries unevenly charged. So either have only one connected at a time, or both connected through the entire journey. From my experience with rechargable batteries (from scuba diving lights etc) they don't like being fully discharged, can damage them.

[@UsernameKate]

Thank god I left it with 10% in then 😬😬😬 tis all a learning curve 😅

[@thumper2140]

Awesome vlog Kate anyway you take care and ride safe TTFN

[@chrisburkinshaw1819]

Great video, loved watching that

[@scubasteve2761]

That’s the future of commuting right there 👍👍

[@scubasteve2761]

Once the big 4 get theirs out it’ll be a game changer

[@mcfugle]

Another corking wee vid Kate ! I think the scooter market is where we will see mass market for electric bikes if they can make it afordable. Whits aw this behavin nonsense no shortcuts nae abuse crikey missus dont go soft on us noo 😁

[@spaceballsone5126]

Thanks for the good review :). Think ill be getting this one:)

[@Jaffa1951]

And that's the problem with electric - range anxiety. Plus £1100 more for the extra battery, and that's if you decide on it at the time you buy the bike. Nice review, though, Kate. some new expressions like 'Jobs a carrot' and 'bob on'

[@gordonshaffer5560]

Wonderful video Kate. Good way to surprise us all, I certainly learned something about electric scooters, and I have to wonder if that performance/low battery issue would be experienced by cars as well. Very curious now. Looking forward to the next one !

[@Thewoodmiester]

Another great video Kate. Electric is the future whether we like it or not. I’m sure one day I’ll get one when they can sort the range out on them. I honestly think they are quite dangerous due to no noise, especially in town. This one is obviously made for a niche market as you say, a quick trip to work and back but not very good for a blast out. The battery prices are crazy. I suppose the Harley ‘live wire’ is the one to test ride to get a better idea if they’re any good but for now I’m staying with my S1000XR. I’ll try and save the planet another way😂😂 I’m the same size as your Dad and I doubt very much it would even get 20ft up that hill with me on it. It would probably end up with Asthma and I’d have to rub Vics on its batteries until it got its breath back 😳😂 Cheers Woody

[@chrispittaway6617]

Really enjoyed that made me chuckle

[@scotty_beast_rider]

Bollocks to the short cut haters.... I do it all the time 👍 Great vlog / 30 minute workout on my turbo-trainer 😂

[@UsernameKate]

Happy days! Glad it made good turbo trainer fodda! 🤣

[@scotty_beast_rider]

@@UsernameKate Certainly did 🤣

[@TheBez1965]

I always take that shortcut

[@johndgt]

it's a pretty nice review and test drive, i like it so much. just one thing, this super soco cpx costs like a brand new gas car here in russia, a b-segment car with AT transmission and an air conditioning. i guess new technologies should give us more for the same price at least.

[@Freemen89]

In Russia CPX have a price in 270-290k rubles with single battery. Its a price of 10+ yes old car not excellent condition and a little more than new petroleum 125 scotter

[@liamh9100]

Great video as always Kate, if you wanted to review another small bike then you can take the Grom for a day?👏🏻

[@singlesprocket]

Great vid Kate I would have never have considered one of these so it’s really interesting to learn about the two battery capability. Wouldn’t it be great if the respective industries could align to universal standards of plug-n-play bike/car/van batteries, you could simply swap out at repurposed petrol stations, like you can for gas bottles? P.S should have taken your short-cut 😉

[@stevefrith9924]

already happening in china

[@dougboczulak5896]

Yamaha, Honda and Piaggio are all using the same battery architecture. So we hope it will bring prices down.

[@redphishu69]

Like this bike..for leisure riding near home.

[@ATC-aviation]

Electric Scooters/Bikes are great but need to always keep range in mind, charging points and the real lack of infrastructure at the moment. I think the "Long Way Up" series has provide that even with all their backing the obsessive focus became bike range and charging.

[@UsernameKate]

I can imagine. Cant wait to watch that series!

[@ATC-aviation]

@@UsernameKate There are a few on Apple TV wellmwirth a watch. The first couple focus too much on charging. The bikes, not the epic road trip.

[@chaz8846]

Great video kate.. Can you test the ducati scrambler ?

[@UsernameKate]

I'd love to!

[@llcoolmartyn1]

That was a really cool Video

[@disco41]

Awesome review love ur sayings 😂👍

[@UrbanoModa]

Omg you're such a funny geek nutter , so many hilarious quotes. Darth Vader says to Luke Skywalker " I know what you are getting for Xmas" Luke Skywalker says " how'd you know that? Darth replies " I can feel your presents "

[@UsernameKate]

🤣🤣🤣

[@wozza59]

I'm quite impressed with the overall performance of this bike. I presume you were getting around 40 miles per battery - thats pretty good going.

[@UsernameKate]

I got 34 miles riding flat out all the time and up the hilliest of hills, so i think their claimed 40 miles is definitely achieveable under normal conditions 👍

[@OntarioAndrews415]

LOL @riding like a little T-Rex. :)

[@HippoDrones]

I really like the concept of EV bikes, I was quite tempted by the KTM Freeride E-SM but they dropped it from the range sadly. As a tool for commuting short distances, I think the current tech is absolutely fine, but for me to ditch the ICE on 2 wheels for one, we need a true 400km range in real world riding and a max 30 min charge time. We also need charging points on every parking bay, not just at petrol stations and supermarkets. Rykas, Loomies, Whiteways biker cafes would all go out of business if folk couldn't recharge at them while grabbing a brew and a burger! The slow pace up hill is a bit dodgy on this, I get the battery was low, but 16mph is terrifying to me. Am glad you had a cunning plan for that eventuality! :D

[@colinwiseman]

StoreDot in Tel Aviv have a 5 min full size EV battery charger. When this comes to market for Motorbikes it will be an absolute game (gear...?) changer. It'll allow bikes to have the smaller batteries, maybe 120miles, but if I can charge in 5 mins for £1, I'm happy to stop off regularly which I do on my ICE scooter 🤣

[@HippoDrones]

@@colinwiseman that sounds far more viable.

[@elliotcronin6352]

How did you get it insured i need help plez and how much was it to do so

[@geoffmatthias3056]

Great vid Kate bloody electric bikes glad I’m too old to worry about the day they ban petrol engines 😁👍

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

Posted just before bungling-Boris announces the UK will be world leaders by banning them sooner than anyone else.....

[@princedulal7206]

Planning to buy end of this year 2022 ...

[@stevie150365]

T rex arms 😂🤣😂🤣

[@ducativ4ed876]

This cracked me up also

[@johnbateman3244]

Great vlog. Good review 👍

[@esk8jaimes]

I remember the first time I saw a TC-Max in person, I said ''that's SO COol!'' So I pronounce it like Soho.

[@paull6425]

Informative and entertaining review. It'd likely be false economy buying bike with only one battery, as they degrade with use and lose ability to hold full charge. I'd definitely consider one for local use though.

[@cristiancojocaru7655]

I'm about to buy one of these but I'm still deciding between super soco tc max,this cpx and the new super awesome Silence s01.I'm still to ride test the cpx and the Silence and whichever will be more comfy I will get that one because performance wise, they are pretty close to each other!The Silence s01 has a bigger range and a top speed of 62mph so it is a bit superior to the other two but still,if the cpx will prove differently, well.......

[@allsearpw3829]

First in the queue ,until the hill , your just a tease , with another silk worm hiding under your seat . One happy lady with a battery to spare . Could you make to the beach before the tide goes out ? .

[@trevormartin5459]

I loved that but I must admit I have never heard a silk worm fart.

[@cloggsy1971]

I’ll stick to my SuperCub for commuting I think...

[@charlesuk5358]

How would you say it compares to its petrol equiv on getting off the lights, and hill climbing, Price is still a tad high, especially the battery packs when you think a leaf 40kw battery is about 9k with a much longer warrenty . But i do belive E Motorbikes will be the future... might take a decade though

[@oliverpolden]

I would want that battery switchover to be configurable. Seems crazy to have the remaining power and not able to use it.

[@whitecloudmountainminnowpr6353]

The ones I use for work are restricted to like 45. And they have other ones that only go to 30 but no one uses them because there too slow I just use the ones you have I like them .👍✌️

[@tomaszpakua2457]

Thanks so much for review 💪🏻

[@247SH]

Great video but don’t shout too loudly about £1 per 100 miles because energy companies will increase the cost of electricity still further 😊 I’m waiting for a hybrid scooter or I might adapt my Puch Maxi with a hub motor.

[@jassem5855]

Thanks kate

[@shubr66]

Just went to put how he wished the back up plan was empty and the charge in my iPad ended 😂😂👍👍👍

[@UsernameKate]

Karma! 🤣

[@erskinelewis6365]

So nice to see those roads again even in the murk. Even better that the cyclists could easily out climb that scooter. The video is a great ‘real world’ test demonstrating that this type of vehicle is best used for local transport, not commuting. Interesting that the operating system can’t ‘use’ both batteries. The internal combustion engine is one of our greatest achievements and the next stage is to adapt the engines to use bio ethanol or an equivalent non-fossil fuel. Many IC engines already can. The boxer engine is already proven with bio ethanol. Electric vehicles are an expensive sideshow that will ultimately be replaced by fuel cell technology. I weigh three times your weight so the scooter isn’t an option at all. That helmet colour scheme is really growing on me. Well done.

[@superelectic45]

I like the idea. Incidentally how many miles into the journey did the first battery last before fading?

[@stephenchapman8344]

Great review Kate! Electric bikes defo not for me. Sorry. ( even if they do flash at you ) 😂😂😂😂

[@lynsmith1096]

Good 1 Kate

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

Diggin it. I'd put a topcase on and rock that baby. Disable that power-on jingle though.. that's annoying, no?

[@dumitru123-q3u]

26:03 the reason why you didn’t have power was because after you’ve used Reverse mode it automatically switches to F mode which is meant for slow movements. All you could have done was just press the R button again and that would have switched you back the power mode 😊

[@UsernameKate]

Awesome! Thank you 😊

[@crustyzimmerman3324]

When you chop the gas, will it just roll like it’s in neutral of does it start slowing quite quickly? Just trying to work out if you can extend the range using acceleration sense.

[@infokir]

Glad to see your successful riding 👍 As for me I've been willing to have power and reliable e-scooter for me and my mother (with foot platform) and ordered a ninebot e200p e-scooter from China via local store here in Moscow, Russia. They showed many reviews. So I did it. But unfortunately my happiness didn't last so long. I couldn't even get from the store to my home on it. It just stopped 3km before I reached the home. And showed an error with 12 code. So I had to push it the rest of the distance. Next day I sent it to the store and now I have to apply to lawyer to get my money back. Because I can't use a scooter with the bugs with the first minutes of riding. They say that this is just a little bug with the hall sensor and they re-connected a wire from the bad sensor to another one and re-flashed the controller. But they are unable to persuade me convincingly that this issue won't happen again. So to my disappointment I disagree to get it back - our laws allow to get money back if any issues with a product are found wich I hadn't been aware of.

[@martinfoster5163]

For me, electric 2-wheelers make a lot of sense. I don't own a petrol motorcycle any more. My reasons might be different though. I live off-road in the mountains of Mongolia. We have grid electricity at 5 pence a kWh. Whereas there is no petrol station nearby. I'd have to go on a 26km round trip ride just to get petrol. I don't commute. I just ride off-road for fun or do a bit of shopping. I now have 2 Surrons (a Storm Bee and an Ultra Bee). They are street legal but I rarely go on paved streets. I also have an e-MTB (electric mountain bike). My only non electric vehicle now is a diesel truck which I need for shopping and long trips. Because electricity and heating is generated with coal in Mongolia, it's still not great for the environment but hopefully that will change with some move to wind, solar or even nuclear. Back to the bikes. I also love the low-maintenance aspect and the quietness. I can ride around off-track on grasslands and not disturb the herds (horse, cattle, yaks, sheep and goats) around here. They just sort of look at me but aren't disturbed. Nor do I disturb the neighbours. I really love my e-bikes.