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Velo Solex Revival Elcykel by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl
Velo Solex Revival Elcykel by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl
Velo Solex Revival Elcykel by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl
Velo Solex Revival Elcykel by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl
Velo Solex Revival Elcykel by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl

Brons Fordon · 2020

Velo Solex Revival Elcykel

by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl

  • A' Design Award i Brons 2020 in Fordon
  • 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 Elcykel

Velo Solex Revival är en elcykel baserad på den ursprungliga Solex bensinmoped som introducerades 1949. Ramgeometrin och ramformen följer originalet från 1949, samtidigt som ramen har anpassats för att rymma en elmotor och ett batteri. Moderna material används, inklusive aluminium, kolfiber och stål. Lätta material som kolfiber och kevlar bidrar till att hålla vikten nere, vilket passar cykelns lätta och sportiga karaktär. Fordonet mäter 180 cm x 55 cm x 95 cm och väger 25 kilogram. Designen utvecklades med insikter insamlade från 500 konsumenter.

About the A' Design Award i Brons

Velo Solex Revival Elcykel är vinnare av A' Design Award i Brons, ett högst prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas enastående designverk som utmärker sig genom kreativitet, uppfinningsrikedom och klokhet. Bronsvinnare är mycket skickliga och slående kreativa föremål som styrker formgivarnas stora erfarenhet, fantasi och påhittighet. Velo Solex Revival Elcykel förväntas vara ett högt skattat, beundrat och älskat föremål som är anmärkningsvärt professionellt och innovativt. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Brons införlivar bästa praxis inom konst, vetenskap, design och teknik och är utmärkt genom sin omsorg om detaljer. Velo Solex Revival Elcykel tillfredsställer fantastiskt behov, rör vid längtan, charmar känslor och väcker nyfikenhet.

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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

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