MA-DE studio designs an electric version of the iconic vespa scooter

following its all-electric fiat 126, MA-DE studio is back with another reimagining of a classic italian vehicle. this time around, the como-based design studio has created the vespa ELETTRA concept: an electric version of the iconic vespa scooter. 

images © MA-DE studio

the concept is inspired by the original piaggio vespa. patented on april 23, 1946, and designed by aeronautical engineer corradino d’ascanio, the vespa has sold over 18 million units in various editions and models up to present day. this new vespa ELETTRA is equipped with a 7 kW electric motor with a torque of 240 nm and a maximum speed of 95 km/h. the 5.6 kW/h battery allows riders to travel up to 140 kilometers on a single charge. the app, which is accessible through your cellphone, acts as an authentication key as well as an active virtual dashboard to control all navigational data and settings.

andrea della vecchia, co-founder of MA-DE studio, says of the project: ‘I strongly believe in the movement towards electric mobility. it is only a matter of time, not only for cars but especially for scooters and small tools for urban mobility.’

project info:

project name: vespa ELETTRA

design: andrea della vecchia / MA-DE studio

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the ‘elettra’ project is design concept and a personal interpretation, designed by studio MA-DE of the ‘VESPA’ vehicle, which is the exclusive property of piaggio & C. S.p.A. this project is NOT a real or prototype vehicle, which can be industrialized and/or marketed.

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edited by: lynne myers | designboom