Born to Design Podcast – From 0 to 65 in 3 seconds?!

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Electric vehicles and, in particular, electric scooters, ebikes, and motorcycles have seen significant growth during the past 5 years. According to a 2023 study, the “Electric scooter market size was valued at 23.7 billion dollars with an estimated growth of over 6% between 2023 and 2024.”

Tim Huntzinger, founder of XOTO, has always been passionate about riding motorcycles. However, as anyone who has ridden on two wheels can testify, cornering on wet, sandy or unstable roads can be very challenging.

Three-wheeled trikes may be more stable, but they are slow and stiff through corners, and let’s face it, it’s way more fun when you can tear around a corner at speed!

Tim decided to put his BFA and MS in Industrial Design to work. The result is a vehicle with two back wheels that lean and adjust as you turn, giving you the stability of a three-wheeler with the performance and responsiveness of a two-wheeler. Package this in a “front-wheel” drive electric scooter with a 45-mile range (charged via a standard 110-volt receptacle), and what do you have?   XOTO! … Oh and did I mention that this thing is fast!?

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Rollin Willis

Rollin Willis

Rollin Willis is the Americas Program manager for SOLIDWORKS for Startups. He has been with DS/SOLIDWORKS for the past 12 years and is an avid supporter of startups. His personal interests include an insatiable curiosity about all things related to nature, science and astronomy. A former competitive cyclist, he currently lives in Massachusetts with his wife of 28 years and two college-aged sons.