Bronze Gefier · 2020
Velo Solex Revival Elektrofahrrad
by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl
- A' Design Award an Bronze 2020 in Gefier
- CLIENT: Velo Solex and Diavelo
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 33,753
- Verification code FB3C34F2A8 · Verify this award
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About Velo Solex Revival Elektrofahrrad
Den Velo Solex Revival ass en Elektrofahrrad, dat op dem originalen Solex Bensin-Moped vun 1949 baséiert. D'Rahmen-Geometrie an d'Rahmenform orientéiere sech un dem Original vun 1949, wärend de Rahmen ugepasst gouf, fir e Elektromotor an eng Batterie opzehuelen. Et ginn moderne Materialien agesat, dorënner Aluminium, Karbon a Stol. Liicht Materialie wéi Karbon a Kevlar hëllefen, d'Gewiicht niddreg ze halen, wat zum liichten a sportlechen Charakter vum Vëlo passt. D'Gefier moosst 180 cm op 55 cm op 95 cm a weit 25 Kilogramm. D'Design gouf mat Erkenntnisser vu 500 Konsumenten entwéckelt.
About the A' Design Award an Bronze
Velo Solex Revival Elektrofahrrad ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Bronze, enger héich prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un erausragend Designe vergi gëtt, déi sech duerch Kreativitéit, Erfindungsgab a Schlauheet ausgezeechnen. Bronze-Gewënner si voll Fäegkeet a opfälleg kreativ Wierker, déi déi grouss Erfahrung, d'Fantasie an d'Ressourceréichtum vun hire Designer bestätegen. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Velo Solex Revival Elektrofahrrad e héich geschätzt, bewonnert a beléifte Géigestand ass, bemierkenswäert professionell an innovativ. Dëst mam Bronze ausgezeechent Design integréiert déi beschte Praktike vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie an zeechent sech duerch Opmierksamkeet fir Detailer aus. Velo Solex Revival Elektrofahrrad erfëllt Bedierfnesser exzellent, beréiert Wënsch, bezauberet Gefiller an erweckt Neigierecht.
Press Kit
- 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
- Image Credits
- #No 1: Francisco Cervantes #No 2: Francisco Cervantes #No 3: Francisco Cervantes #No 4: Francisco Cervantes #No 5: Francisco Cervantes
