Hop OXO: A new electric motorcycle hits the road

Hop Electric Mobility’s motorcycle, OXO, has arrived and is aimed at both the urban as well as the rural commuters who are aspirational and desirous of switching to a new technology. We spoke with Hop Electric Mobility’s young and dynamic team to learn all about all the time and effort that has gone into designing and building their motorcycle through their 75-week journey and also learnt about their future plans. Hop on to know more… According to Taran Singh Salaria, Lead Designer, Hop Electric Mobility, when they started work, they looked for three things: motorcycles that were made for the masses, motorcycles that had sold well, and motorcycles that were trustworthy machines. They also knew that the youngsters wanted something fresh to take to college and so the question that arose was how to compete with the existing products.  And so, the Hop Electric Mobility’s team rolled up their sleeves and got down to work. “The design happened alongside with the tech,” says Salaria who understands the nuances of design as well as customer expectations. Sometimes the chassis needed to be strengthened according to certain stress points. At other times it was a question of designing an ergonomic fuel tank