Today we will see the indigenous electric scooter BGAUSS C12i MAX coming from the Indian brand, BGAUSS is an Indian Electric Vehicle company, hearing the name of this company BGAUSS you will feel that it is a foreign base company, then you are wrong because it is an Indian brand, you must have heard the name of RR Kabel, it is their company, recently Arjun Kapoor took the RUV 350 MAX Electric Scooter of this brand, maybe he had a collaboration with BGAUSS or the company has gifted him this special electric scooter.
Despite being a Made in India company, are people liking this electric scooter, we are talking about BGAUSS C12i MAX, at the price at which you are getting BG C12i MAX, should you buy this electric scooter at that price, what is good in this electric scooter and what are the shortcomings in this electric scooter, we will know that.
Today you can see a lot of electric scooters on the road, there is a flood of electric scooters in India, because you get electric scooters at a low price, as you increase your budget, you get electric scooters with better features, if someone wants to buy an electric scooter then he looks at everything like its design, what is its range, what features are available in it, in which colour options it is available, and how much warranty will you get and if there is any problem in the Ev in future, how will you get the service, so let’s see whether you should buy BGAUSS C12i MAX in 2025 at the price at which it is available or not.
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1. Design:
Talking about the design of BG C12i MAX scooter, despite being an Indian company, its look is quite premium and is aerodynamic and unique, you will feel the retro look by looking at its headlight, this scooter has simple steel wheels, 12 inches tubeless tyres at the front and 10 inches tubeless tyres at the rear, the body of this electric scooter is made of ABS & PP, the company has used Tubular Chassis in this scooter.
You get three models in this Electric Scooter, C12i MAX EX, C12i MAX 2.0, C12i MAX, in all of these you get to see the difference in the battery capacity, if we talk about the colour, then you get some dualtone colour options like Red Black, Yellow Black, Pearl White, Foliage Green, Brooklyn Black, Astro Blue, Matte Bugauss Blue, these seven colour options.
Yellow Black, Red Black and Pearl White color options stand out and attract people’s attention.
2. Comfort:
If we talk about comfort, then in BG C12i MAX you get 12″+10″ steel wheels, but you do not get disc brakes in this electric scooter, you get simple drum brakes in the front and rear, if we talk about suspension, then you get dual hydraulic telescopic suspension in the front, and double hydraulic spring suspension is given in the rear which you can adjust in 4 steps which makes the ride very smooth.
You also get a big and comfortable 30 inch ultra wide seat, you get a grab handle at the back, in the front you get a very wide flat floorbed, due to which you can comfortably keep luggage in the front, the KERB weight of this scooter is 110kg, if we talk about ground clearance, then you get 155 mm, one thing is very good about this electric scooter, you get main stand print that too with sensor.
3. Features:
In BG C12i Max you are given retro looking LED headlight, simple unique looking LED tail lamp and LED turn indicators, along with this you are given a simple LCD screen, along with this you get two simple side mirrors, at the front you get a USB charging port, at the front you are given a hook on which you can hang stuff weighing up to 3kg, talking about other features, you get features like reverse mode, limb to home, main stand sensor, the special thing is that this scooter comes with Main Stand pre install, in all these models you get 15 liters of under seat storage, you get secret 4 liters of storage under the floor to keep the charger and at the front you get a small glove compartment where you can keep a 1 liter water bottle.
4. Power:
If we talk about performance, the BG C12i Max Electric Scooter is provided with a powerful PMSM HUB Motor whose Continuous Power is 1.5kW and Peak Power is 2.5kW, 0-40km/h is reached in 8.5 sec, the peak torque in the wheel is 105 nm, the scooter has two ride modes, ECO and Sport, in Eco mode you get a speed of 45Km/h and in Sport mode this electric scooter gives you a top speed of 62km/h which is less, this electric scooter is good for city commute.
5. Battery :
If we talk about battery capacity, there are three variants in BG C12i Max series, all the variants have a removable battery pack under the seat, BG C12i MAX EX has 2.0kWh and BG C12i MAX 2.0 has 2.7kWh High Quality Lithium-para Phospet battery pack which gets charged in 3 to 4 hours.
BG C12i MAX comes with 3.2kWh Advanced 21700 Lithium Ion Cells battery pack whose life cycle is 7 to 8 years, the portable charger that you get with this scooter, charges the battery (0-90%) in 5-6 Hr.
6. Range:
If we talk about range, then (BG C12i MAX) with 3.2kWh battery pack gives you 135Km IDC Range (mileage) in eco mode, whose True Range (mileage) is 115km*.(BG C12i MAX 2.0) with 2.7 kWh battery pack gives you 123 Km IDC Range(mileage) in eco mode, whose True Range (mileage) is 97Km+* and (BG C12i MAX EX) with 2.0kWh battery pack gives you 85Km IDC Range(mileage) in eco mode, whose True Range (mileage) is 67Km+*.
But still the real range depends on the load, the angle in which you are riding it and whether the scooter is being driven by one person or it is a double seater, how much Range (Mileage) BG C12i MAX will give you.
7. Price:
If we talk about the price then
BG C12i MAX EX (₹99,990*) Onroad – ₹1,12,000
BG C12i MAX 2.0 (₹1,23,990*) Onroad – ₹1,32,000
BG C12i MAX (₹1,29,990*) Onroad – ₹1,46,000
But looking at the features and compared to other company’s electric scooters, BGAUSS has kept the price of C12i MAX a bit higher, some features are also less.
8. Warranty:
You get a 3 years/36,000 KMs* warranty on the battery which can be extended to 5 years/50,000 KMs. You also get a 3 years/36,000 Kms warranty on the charger, motor and the vehicle itself.
9. Opinion:
There are some shortcomings in the BGAUSS C12i MAX electric scooter which could have been removed, according to the price at which these scooters have been launched, their price has been kept high, in the Electric Scooter coming in this price range, you get touch screen, double disc brakes with alloy wheels, you get more storage, the battery capacity is also less as per the price, due to this the range of this electric scooter is also less and the top speed is also less, in this price you have many options available like you can buy Electric Scooters like Ola S1 X, Ola S1 Air and Bajaj Chetak.