e-Solex will be Made in France again soon

It was in the news yesterday, EasyBike Group, the company who took over the e-Solex brand name, after the maker of the e-Solex designed by Pininfarina back in 2006, will be manufacturing them in France, relocalising the production after Italy and China.

It is a good sign and I am happy that this cool little Electric Scooter will still be available; I rode two of them to commute and go to Paris on week ends for more than two years, but had to sell them last year; They were great in the city !

e-Solex current version PDF


Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg visited their new office in Aubervilliers, close to Paris, and got to ride one of their Electric Bikes along with EasyBike Group CEO Grégory Trebaol, surrounded by journalists



A 2006 video presenting the e-Solex


More on the e-Solex website here

E-Solex Battery Voltage measured

At a potential customer's request, I took a picture of the measured voltage of my last e-Solex battery left, and for sale

The charger that goes with it should be sold by tonight, 6pm and this will be the only e-Solex related item I have, not for long I hope

As a reminder, the battery is 37V and 16Ah, but fully charged it shows a much higher voltage, around 42V

e-Solex is back in service after more than a year of sleep

Bad News: my Vectrix has a flat rear tire :-( I will have to go change both tires tomorrow because they were getting too old and used up anyways

Good News: my e-Solex is back in service :-) after charging up its LiPo battery last night as I kept it half charged in storage (that is recommended), and I used it on my way to work this morning after more than a year of sleeping in the parking; Everything was fine, and it is sometimes nice to go slow (max speed of 30 km/h), enjoying the woods and beautifull cities I go accross: Bois de Boulogne, Neuilly, Levallois, Clichy

My 2 e-Solex - Electric Solex

Here is short video showing my 2 e-Solex in the parking
They are really almost identical, same colors, same model 1st generation e-solex with 2nd generation LiPo Battery Pack ( 37V 16Ah )



I will do something more detailed later