Velo Solex Revival Električno kolo by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl

Velo Solex Revival Električno kolo by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Bronasta nagrada A' Design Award in Oblikovanje vozil, mobilnosti in transporta Competition Category.

BronastaVozila· 2020

Velo Solex Revival Električno kolo

by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl

Client: Velo Solex and Diavelo

Bronasta nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Vozila Category

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The Design

About Velo Solex Revival Električno kolo

Velo Solex Revival je električno kolo, zasnovano na originalnem bencinskem mopedu Solex iz leta 1949. Geometrija in oblika okvirja sledita originalu iz leta 1949, medtem ko je bil okvir prilagojen za namestitev električnega motorja in baterije. Uporabljeni so sodobni materiali, vključno z aluminijem, ogljikovimi vlakni in jeklom. Lahki materiali, kot sta ogljikova vlakna in kevlar, pripomorejo k nizki teži, kar ustreza lahkotnemu in športnemu značaju kolesa. Vozilo meri 180 cm x 55 cm x 95 cm in tehta 25 kilogramov. Zasnova je bila razvita na podlagi vpogledov, zbranih od 500 potrošnikov.

The Recognition

About the Bronasta nagrada A' Design Award

Velo Solex Revival Električno kolo je prejemnik Bronaste nagrade A' Design Award, zelo prestižnega priznanja, ki se podeljuje izjemnim oblikovanjem, ki se odlikujejo po ustvarjalnosti, iznajdljivosti in bistrosti. Prejemniki Bronaste nagrade so v celoti spretni in presenetljivo ustvarjalni artefakti, ki potrjujejo bogate izkušnje, domišljijo in zvitost svojih oblikovalcev. Od Velo Solex Revival Električno kolo se pričakuje, da bo visoko cenjen, občudovan in ljubljen predmet, opazno profesionalen in inovativen. To oblikovanje, nagrajeno z Bronasto nagrado A' Design Award, vključuje najboljše prakse v umetnosti, znanosti, oblikovanju in tehnologiji ter je odlično po pozornosti do podrobnosti. Velo Solex Revival Električno kolo sijajno zadovoljuje potrebe, se dotika želja, očara čustva in vzbuja radovednost.

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