Revelo Electric

Revelo Electric
IndustryClean Mobility
Founded2012 (2012), in Toronto, ON, Canada [1]
FounderHenry Chong [1]
Headquarters
Toronto
,
Canada
Area served
Worldwide
Products
  • LIFEbike (sold out)
  • LE-1 (sold out)
  • FLEX
Website[1]

Revelo Electric (REvolutionary VELO; "vélo" is French for "bike") is a Canadian clean mobility company that designs, develops, sells and services Revelo's front pedaling chainless electric bicycles. The company was founded in Toronto in 2012 by CEO Henry Chong, as Revelo Bikes Inc., and the name was changed to Revelo Electric Corp. in 2014. Revelo's core design principles are ease of use and ease of maintenance, and have created their products to fit these principles.

As a Toronto, Canada startup, Revelo has received funding from OCE, VentureStart, and was launched via OCAD University's Imagination Catalyst incubator hub and MaRS Discovery District's entrepreneurship program. The company received backing from crowdfunding via Indiegogo in 2013 for their original LIFEbike concept,.[2] In 2015, their foldable electric bike, the FLEX, was launched.[3]

Models

Revelo's LIFEbike

LIFEbike

The LIFEbike is an electric commuter bike designed from scratch by Henry Chong. The original LIFEbike concept was created by Chong for his Industrial Design thesis at OCAD University in 2011.[4] The next year, it won Chong the MaRS Upstart competition. Deciding to turn what was a project into a marketable idea, Chong launched the LIFEbike on Indiegogo for crowdfunding in the spring of 2013. By July 26, 2013, the campaign had funded $26,656, surpassing its goal of $25,000.[2]

The LIFEbike won the 2012 MaRS Up-Start! competition, which came with a $10,000 prize, enabling Revelo Electric to kick off.[5][6]

The first prototypes for the LIFEbike were handmade by Chong and tested by 170 riders ranging in age from 16 to 74. The final bikes were manufactured in Canada and shipped out in March 2014.[2]

Revelo's LE-1 in white.

LE-1

The LE-1 (Light Electric One) bike is an electric commuter bike launched in May 2014 at the OCE Discovery Conference for limited release. Revamped from the LIFEbike, the bike was renamed to LE-1 for its launch. With its limited production, as of October 2015, the LE-1 is sold out.[7]

Specifications

Weight 13.8 kg (including battery) [8]
Speed Up to 25 km/h [8]
Range 30 km per charge [8]
Motor 250W High torque brushless geared [8]
Battery Lithium [8]

FLEX

The FLEX is a folding, electric commuting bike released on October 15, 2015, for pre-ordering. The FLEX was designed to fold to enable easy and practical commuting for its riders. In its folded state, it can be rolled to let commuters use multiple modes of transportation.[3]

During the development of the FLEX, its prototypes and final product samples were tested by over 1000 people. Manufacturing was to be completed overseas in China and the first orders were to be delivered in April 2016.[citation needed]

Specifications

Weight 12.1 kg (without battery) [9]
Speed Up to 28 km/h [9]
Range 30 km per charge [9]
Motor Rear mounted 250W High torque brushless geared [9]
Battery 2.8 kg (6.3 lb), 36V 10aH, Samsung Lithium [9]

Awards

Year Award Category Result
2011 ACIDO Rocket Show Juror's Select Transport Design Won [10]
2011 ACIDO Rocket Show IDEACIOUS award for innovation Won [10]
2011 ACIDO Rocket Show Jonathan Liberty Award for Innovation Won [10]
2011 OCADU Urbane Cycling OCADU Eugene Yao Bicycle Design Award Won [10]
2011 OCADU Bring your Idea to Market Won [10]
2012 MaRS Upstart Won [10]
2013 International Startup Festival Elevator Pitch Nominated [10]
2015 Toronto Regional Board of Trade Business Excellence Award Sustainability Nominated [10]

References

  1. ^ a b "History of Revelo Electric Bikes". Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "LIFE Bike Indiegogo". Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Tibu, Florin (2015-10-15). "Revelo FLEX Takes the LIFEbike Idea Even Further into Functionality Land". autoevolution. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  4. ^ Tibu, Florin (2013-05-28). "Revelo LIFEbike Re-Thinks Electric Mobility". autoevolution. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  5. ^ "Henry Chong's electric bike keeps winning awards; The Globe and Mail". Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  6. ^ "MaRS: A winner's perspective". Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  7. ^ "LE-1 Press Release" (PDF). Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d e "LE-1 Specifications". Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  9. ^ a b c d e "FLEX Specifications". Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h "Revelo Facebook About". Retrieved October 24, 2015.