DESIGNBOOM INTERVIEWS LAVOIE’S CO-CEO, Eliott WertheimeR
As cities evolve and the necessity for environment friendly and sustainable transportation grows, LAVOIE, in collaboration with world-renowned design and engineering home Callum, unleashes a game-changing resolution that transforms city mobility and navigation. With the Model’s Collection 1 e-scooter, excessive efficiency and a contact of luxurious unfold, actually, with security, type and stability. The electrical product’s true essence lies in its FlowFold™ patent pending expertise that unveils a plethora of potentialities for riders, merging work and play, in addition to igniting speedy adventures, passions or curiosities.
To get a deeper understanding into the way forward for micro-mobility, designboom interviews LAVOIE‘s co-CEO, Eliott Wertheimer.
the Collection 1 e-scooter by LAVOIE – McLaren Utilized’s 2023 premium micro mobility firm – is sure to roam the streets
all pictures courtesy of LAVOIE
Based by McLaren Utilized (see right here), LAVOIE is pushed by a need to redefine city mobility with excessive finish options. Collection 1 is the Model’s premium electrical scooter that reimagines kind issue with the patent pending Flowfold™ expertise, which not solely folds to suit into your on a regular basis life, nevertheless it unfolds a complete lot extra – from security, portability and luxury, to profession, passions and hobbies. Co-CEOs Eliott Wertheimer and Albert Nassar collaborated with Ian Callum from Callum, the iconic design & engineering home, for the 2023 e-scooter that’s set to redefine micro-mobility.
‘There’s a notion difficulty with e-scooters, the place folks deem them uncool or unsafe. This doesn’t align with how nice of an answer they’re for city mobility, and their precise security profile. That is what pushed McLaren Utilized to begin LAVOIE. We re-designed and re-engineered the e-scooter to create a car that individuals might be proud to personal, that may be an object of need whereas insanely practical and helpful. A tool that really empowers bold city dwellers,’ begins LAVOIE’s co-CEO, Eliott Wertheimer.
the Collection 1’s distinctive patent-pending FlowFold expertise unfolds a bunch of options
SERIES 1 UNFOLDS with simply the press of a button
The standout characteristic of the Collection 1 is the FlowFold™ folding system. With a easy press of a button, the stem collapses, and the entrance wheel lifts above the deck, leading to a compact and smooth kind. This design permits for an extended and wider deck, enhancing stability, security, consolation, and shock absorption. Moreover, the FlowFold™ system eliminates the necessity for a kickstand by offering an intermediate Park Mode, making certain the scooter stays steady when not in use.
‘Ergonomically folding handlebars allowed the designers to extend their general width which radically improves management and stability on steering. Because of Flowfold™, the longer wheelbase of the Collection 1 allowed us to extend the stem angle, creating a bent for steering to naturally return to its impartial place, eradicating typical e-scooter wobbliness and growing security. It additionally allowed us to optimize ergonomics for a variety of heights. We centered lots on our folding mechanisms design to actually guarantee security and redundancy. The result’s an origami-like folding excessive efficiency car with an unbelievable security and reliability profile. With one easy button and latch, the entrance wheel strikes above the deck and the stem folds in half, decreasing peak and size like by no means earlier than. A phenomenal mechanism connects all folding joints and latches to allow that movement via one activation level,’ explains Eliott.
a single press of a button collapses the stem and strikes the wheel above the deck, providing a disruptive kind issue
Security has been a elementary focus in the course of the improvement of the scooter. The battery is housed in a water-resistant arduous shell, meticulously designed and authorized to fulfill rigorous security requirements in each the American and European markets; for example, making certain that the velocity restrict solely reaches 25km/h in Europe and 20-30mph within the US. LAVOIE goals to offer not solely distinctive efficiency but additionally one of many most secure units within the trade, aligning with their dedication to excellence. LAVOIE prioritizes rider and highway security, evident within the meticulously engineered lighting system of the Collection 1. Geared up with varied lights, together with a light-weight halo, presence lights, rear brakes, rider illumination LEDs, and indicators, the electrical car maximizes visibility and promotes safer driving.
‘We use magnesium and aluminum alloys which might be impressively robust whereas remaining very mild. This provides an especially compact car that, at 18kgs, stays very mild with respect to its efficiency ranges. We additionally created our personal testing requirements based mostly on automotive practices, method above widespread micro mobility requirements, radically enhancing structural energy and reliability. We additionally developed our personal lighting, from physique illumination to indicators and headlights, suited to totally different occasions of the day– you mainly develop into an unmissable ball of sunshine on the highway,’
he continues.
an intermediate place, referred to as Park Mode, units the e-scooter into a superbly steady, padded, resting place
The Collection 1 is available in two variations differentiated by their battery sizes. The usual Collection 1 contains a 468Wh battery priced at $1990, whereas the Collection 1 Max, outfitted with a 702Wh battery, retails for $2230 (each excluding VAT). These batteries supply a single-charge vary of 40 km/25 miles for the Collection 1 and 60 km/38 miles for the Collection 1 Max, with a median velocity of 20 kph/12 mph in city settings. The Collection 1 has a high velocity exceeding 40 kph/25 mph however might be shipped with a velocity restriction of 25 kph/15 mph in relevant areas. Its app additionally permits riders to limit or unlock energy and velocity limits.
‘We designed and constructed a powerful, dependable and really secure electronics bundle round our two totally different battery variations. Every battery is housed in a water-resistant hardshell which connects to the system modularly. On high of the waterproof shell, we additionally adopted UL certifications to boost confidence round our battery design, creating one of many most secure techniques in the marketplace. We additionally gave a number of thought to safety. FlowFold permits securing Collection 1 with a lock via the body which is a major enchancment. Our GPS monitoring, alarm and motor lock system additionally works in the direction of enhancing your belief in utilizing the scooter on a regular basis,’ provides Eliott.
