Vmoto Ltd (ASX:VMT) electric powered two-wheel vehicles attracted plenty of attention during INTERMOT Cologne, an international motorcycle, scooter and e-bike fair in Germany.
The company is making inroads into the booming European market for ‘green’ personal transportation options and the 5-day Cologne event will add to the interest.
Super Soco range a drawcard
E-scooters are an exciting alternative mode of transport for urban traffic and Vmoto showcased its Super Soco electric scooter range to press, potential importers/distributors and customers from around Europe.
INTERMOT Cologne is a leading global two-wheel vehicle event and this year more than 1,000 companies showed and demonstrated their products to around 220,000 visitors.
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Electric mobility is growing in popularity and particularly in Europe, where Vmoto is achieving record sales as people seek viable ‘green’ alternatives to traditional petrol-powered personal transportation.
During the first half of 2018, the company sold 1,891 units, a 296% increase on sales in the corresponding period of 2017.
Additional distributors
This was supported by the appointment of additional exclusive distributors in the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Sweden, Finland and Norway.
The growth has continued with interest at INTERMOT Cologne indicative of the group’s strategy of selling high-value, high-performance electric two-wheel vehicles to international markets.
As well as attracting many visitors to the stand, Vmoto’s Super Soco models were put through their paces at the e-scooter demonstration area, including a test track.
This included parking ramps with steep gradients so that riders could see for themselves how much thrust is packed into the Super Soco range.
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The state-of-the-art Super Soco range is the result of several years of conceptual design and development and comes in three models – TS, TC and CU-X.
They feature LED lighting to guide riders through all weather conditions, day and night; powerful and easily accessible lithium-ion batteries for longer range; and high performance, BOSCH designed electric motors.
The technological advances also extend to the speedometers, brakes, tail lights, storage space and the frame itself.
Three primary brands
Vmoto operates through three primary brands:
• Vmoto - Vmoto’s own brand, aimed at the value market in Asia;
• E-Max - Another Vmoto proprietary brand, targeting international B2B markets with a high-end premium product; and
• Super Soco - A third-party brand that Vmoto markets into international B2C markets.
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The company manufactures a range of western designed electric scooters from its wholly-owned 30,000sqm state of the art manufacturing facility in Nanjing, China.
This enables it to combine low-cost Chinese manufacturing capabilities with European design features.