If you’ve ever ridden an electric scooter, you’ll know the feeling of zipping down a city street at a pretty good pace. The speed you’re normally topping out at? Maybe 15, 20 miles per hour, max.

The insane minds at Bo Scooters have a different idea, with their high performance version called The Turbo. Able to reach over 100 miles per hour, it might be the fastest two-wheeled scooter ever.

Why would anybody need such a thing? In short, they don’t. But that didn’t stop the team from building it.

Two electric scooters parked on a tarmac surface, one with a sleek design and illuminated front, showcasing modern features.

Designed to break records, and break necks, The Turbo’s claimed top speed exceeds 100 mph.

A person wearing a racing helmet and protective gear riding a modern electric scooter on a racetrack.

Built on the same unibody aluminum chassis as the company’s sleek Model‑M, the Turbo packs a jaw-dropping 24 000 W dual-motor drivetrain and a 1 800 Wh battery, potentially delivering 150 miles at cruising speed and even out-accelerating a Tesla Model 3.

A short clip of The Turbo speeding through a tunnel should show you how unnecessarily quick this thing is.

High-performance electric scooter on a flat, white salt flat background, showcasing a sleek unibody aluminum design.
Bo’s The Turbo, appropriately pictured on the Salt Flats for speed testing.

Bo’s engineers, many from Formula One backgrounds, have incorporated performance-driven features like F1-style ram-air cooling and CNC-machined components—pure showmanship aimed at setting a Guinness World Record at Bonneville Speed Week.

All of that speed and engineering doesn’t come cheap. A super limited run of Bo’s speed demon will sell for $29,500 apiece.

See more on Robb Report.


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2 Comments

  1. Raymond R Beadle Jr

    Not me I’m freaking out at 21 on my electric bike and I’ve fallen it hurts too

  2. just another way for someone to commit suicide…what a sad waste of money, who in hell would want to go 100 mph on a scooter!?

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