Mini Bike Vélo électrique by Brian Hoehl

Mini Bike Vélo électrique by Brian Hoehl is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Bronze in Design de Véhicule Competition Category.

BronzeVéhicule· 2020

Mini Bike Vélo électrique

by Brian Hoehl

Client: Diavelo

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Véhicule Category

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The Design

About Mini Bike Vélo électrique

Mini Bike est un vélo électrique pliant conçu pour les trajets courts en milieu urbain dense. Le cadre associe aluminium, carbone et acier afin de limiter le poids total à 11,5 kilogrammes. Les roues de vingt pouces servent le concept de compacité, et le vélo se plie rapidement pour être transporté et rangé. La batterie est dissimulée à l'intérieur du cadre. La géométrie reprend celle d'un vélo de taille standard, si bien que le comportement routier reste fluide et stable. La conception s'appuie sur les enseignements recueillis auprès de 500 personnes vivant en zone urbaine.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Mini Bike Vélo électrique est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze, une reconnaissance hautement prestigieuse décernée à des designs remarquables qui se distinguent par leur créativité, leur ingéniosité et leur sagacité. Les lauréats Bronze sont des artefacts amplement habiles et d'une créativité frappante, qui authentifient la vaste expérience, l'imagination et l'ingéniosité de leurs concepteurs. Mini Bike Vélo électrique est censé être un objet très estimé, admiré et chéri, remarquablement professionnel et innovant. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'art, de la science, du design et de la technologie, et est excellent par son souci du détail. Mini Bike Vélo électrique satisfait admirablement les besoins, touche les désirs, charme les sentiments et attire la curiosité.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The perfect last mile electric bicycle. It is small. It is light. It is handy. A very light construction to fit the consumers needs in the urban areas. The bike has 20" wheels as a part of the mini and compact concept. It is easy to fold and the battery is elegant hidden in the frame. The geometry is as on normal big size bicycle. The driving behaviour is smooth and very well organised by the geometry the bike offers. The bike is developed by collecting insights from 500 asked end consumers.
Dimensions & Packaging: 110 cm x 145 cm x 85 cm. Weight 11,5 kilo
Tags: Electric bike, folding bike, electric folding 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 Maserati bicycle product.Protanium/Asia Kingston has the licence rights to use the Maserati brand for electric bicycles.
Inspiration: We are inspired by insights. The insights are created by an userpanel consisting of 500 people asked in urban areas where the questions has been: What would you consider to be the best transportation in dense urban areas? Out the the answers we have come up with this vehicle.
Project Duration: 12 month from first sketch to final vehicle 12 month from first sketch to final product. Made and developed in Croatia
Operation Flow: The design is developed based on insights collected from 500 end consumers
Patents: Copyrights and patents belongs to Brian Hoehl
Team Members: Brian Hoehl
Ivan Saban
Sasa Stih
Image Credits: #No 1: Brian Hoehl #No 2: Brian Hoehl #No 3: Brian Hoehl #No 4: Brian Hoehl #No 5: Brian Hoehl