Velo Solex Revival Elektrofahrrad by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Bronze in Fahrzeugdesign Competition Category.
BronzeFahrzeug· 2020
Velo Solex Revival Elektrofahrrad
by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl
Client: Velo Solex and Diavelo
A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Fahrzeug Category
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About Velo Solex Revival Elektrofahrrad
Velo Solex Revival ist ein Elektrofahrrad, das auf dem ursprünglichen Solex-Benzinmoped von 1949 basiert. Die Rahmengeometrie und die Rahmenform folgen dem Original von 1949, wobei der Rahmen so angepasst wurde, dass er einen Elektromotor und einen Akku aufnehmen kann. Es werden moderne Materialien verwendet, darunter Aluminium, Carbon und Stahl. Leichte Materialien wie Carbon und Kevlar tragen dazu bei, das Gewicht gering zu halten, was dem leichten und sportlichen Charakter des Fahrrads entspricht. Das Fahrzeug misst 180 cm x 55 cm x 95 cm und wiegt 25 Kilogramm. Der Entwurf wurde auf Basis von Erkenntnissen aus Befragungen von 500 Verbrauchern entwickelt.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award in Bronze
Velo Solex Revival Elektrofahrrad ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von Velo Solex Revival Elektrofahrrad wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. Velo Solex Revival Elektrofahrrad befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Our company has the right to use the Solex brand via a license agreement. The original Solex was introduced in the year 1949 as a gasoline moped. We have taken the design from that time and converted into an electric bicycle. The geometry of the frame and the shape of the frame is the same as in 1949. Wez have converted the frame to accommodate an electric motor and a battery. A lot of modern materials has been used to create this vehicle such as aluminium for the frame.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 180 cm x 55 cm x 95 cm. Weight 25 Kilo
- Tags
- velo Solex, Electric bicycle; Bicycle, e-bike
- Production Technology
- A variation of materials are used to realise this vehicle. Alluminium, Carbon and steel
- Design Challenge
- The most critical challenge was to get the weight down to a record breaking level. The electric bicycle has a race bike dna and must therefor be light. But having the added weight of a battery and a motor was the most difficult challenge. The way we have solved the challenges is by using untraditional materials for an electric bike such as carbon and kevlar instead of metal and alloy
- Research
- We have done research in aerodynamics, weight ratio to stiffness of the frames. This is a totally new method in the electric bicycles industry where those parameters mentioned has not been explored before now with our new Velo Solex bicycle product. Diavelo, Easybike and K&K has the licence rights to use the Velo Solex brand for electric bicycles.
- Inspiration
- We have been inspired by the original Velo Solex gasoline moped from the year 1946. Then we have converted the old shapes into a modern vehicle with the use of modern materials and an electric drive train from Bosch.
- Project Duration
- 12 month from first sketch to the final Product. Paris 2019
- Operation Flow
- The design is developed based on insights collected from 500 end consumers
- Patents
- Velo Solex and Hoehl Design 2019
- Team Members
- Easy Bike
Francisco Cervantes
Romain Noyelle
Greg Trebaol
Emilie Rambonona
Loic Ballay
Brian Hoehl - Image Credits
- #No 1: Francisco Cervantes #No 2: Francisco Cervantes #No 3: Francisco Cervantes #No 4: Francisco Cervantes #No 5: Francisco Cervantes
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