With 5-inch display, the world's first Android equipped electric scooter "Citee Connct" appeared in April 2018

French home electronics manufacturerARCHOSFrom Android 8.0 Oreo "Connecting" Android ScooterCitee ConnctWas announced. The sale is scheduled to begin in April 2018, and the price in the online store is scheduled to be 399.99 euros (about 53,000 yen).

Archos debuts the first Android-powered scooter - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/2/20/17032694/android-powered-scooter-archos-citee-connect

Citee Connct is an electric scooter with small wheels. The 5-inch display is mounted on the handle part, design, development and manufacture are all carried out in France. The world's largest mobile trade fair to be held in Barcelona, ​​Spain from 26th February to 1st March 2018MWC 2018It will be published at Mobile World Congress.


On the 5-inch display mounted on the handle part, it seems possible to display a map and application screen, it has a quad-core processor, 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB of ROM, GPS function and can communicate via 3 G communication network Possible, exactly the smartphone itself. In addition, it is designed to be able to deal with applications of "share ride" commonly used in town by installing dedicated apps and controlling vehicles. It has waterproof performance that can withstand somewhat rain etc.


The tire is a solid type with no worry of puncture, adopting the 8.5-inch one which was partially cut out for ride comfort, and the rear brake equipped with a disc brake. It has an aluminum main body with a 250 watt motor and a 35 V / 5000 mAh lithium ion battery, and at deceleration it also has a regenerative function to charge the battery. The maximum speed exceeds 25 km / h and the travelable distance is approximately 18 km to 22 km depending on speed and road conditions.


The weight of the main body is 11.5 kg, and the boarding weight is 100 kg. Since the brake is mounted only on the rear wheel, it seems difficult to ride in Japan in its original shape, but it seems to be a model that seems to be useful for share rides that can be easily carried.


Archos is a manufacturer that sells products such as smart phones, tablets, drone, etc. Also has small to medium sized electric motorcycle lineup. The Citee Connect announced this time is an electric scooterIt is announced as the latest model of the series.

ARCHOS Citee, Electrical vehicles - Overview
http://www.archos.com/jp/products/electrical_vehicles/archos_citee/index.html