Velo Solex Revival Basikal Elektrik by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl

Velo Solex Revival Basikal Elektrik by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Gangsa in Reka Bentuk Kenderaan, Mobiliti dan Pengangkutan Competition Category.

GangsaKenderaan· 2020

Velo Solex Revival Basikal Elektrik

by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl

Client: Velo Solex and Diavelo

A' Design Award Gangsa Winner in Kenderaan Category

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The Design

About Velo Solex Revival Basikal Elektrik

Velo Solex Revival ialah sebuah basikal elektrik yang direka berdasarkan moped berbahan bakar gasolin Solex asal yang diperkenalkan pada tahun 1949. Geometri rangka dan bentuk rangka mengikut reka bentuk asal 1949, manakala rangka tersebut telah disesuaikan untuk memuatkan motor elektrik dan bateri. Bahan-bahan moden digunakan, termasuk aluminium, karbon dan keluli. Bahan ringan seperti karbon dan kevlar membantu mengekalkan berat yang rendah, yang sesuai dengan sifat basikal yang ringan dan bersukan. Kenderaan ini berukuran 180 cm x 55 cm x 95 cm dan mempunyai berat 25 kilogram. Reka bentuk ini dibangunkan berdasarkan pandangan yang dikumpulkan daripada 500 pengguna.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gangsa

Velo Solex Revival Basikal Elektrik ialah pemenang A' Design Award Gangsa, pengiktirafan yang amat berprestij yang dianugerahkan kepada reka bentuk cemerlang yang dicirikan oleh kreativiti, kecerdikan dan ketajaman fikiran. Pemenang Gangsa ialah artifak yang amat mahir dan sangat kreatif yang membuktikan pengalaman luas, imaginasi dan akal budi pereka bentuknya. Velo Solex Revival Basikal Elektrik diharapkan menjadi objek yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi dan disayangi, sangat profesional dan inovatif. Reka bentuk pemenang A' Design Award Gangsa ini merangkumi amalan terbaik dalam seni, sains, reka bentuk dan teknologi, dan cemerlang dalam perhatiannya terhadap butiran. Velo Solex Revival Basikal Elektrik memenuhi keperluan dengan indah, menyentuh keinginan, memikat perasaan dan menarik rasa ingin tahu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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