“TOM: The Lightweight and Foldable Electric Moped Made in Italy for Easy City Transport”

The idea is to propose an electric two-wheeled vehicle for the city that is agile and also easy to transport. Thus it was born TOM which the start-up ToMove defines as a “electric moped that can be transported as a trolley“. The project of this vehicle is being carried forward thanks to the support of Reinova and will be funded through a crowdfunding campaign which will be launched on June 6 on the Kickstarter platform. TOM is a product Made in Italy.

Thanks to its compact size, low weight (less than 20 kg) and the fact that can be folded, TOM can be easily transported and placed inside a car trunk. Its measurements are approximately 0.95 m in height and 1.28 m in length. According to the startup, it takes just 7 seconds to fold it. Once folded, you can easily drag like a trolley thanks to the presence of two wheels on the back.

As for the technical specifications, TOM can count on a 500W electric motor which allows you to reach a maximum speed of 45 km/h. To power everything a 750 Wh battery that allows a range of about 50 km. However, through an app it will be possible to customize the behavior of the vehicle by choosing between higher speed or greater range. TOM also offers dual disc brakes (one front and one rear).

The powertrain installed on TOM is part of a Circular Economy project which envisages the production of the vehicle, secondary components and battery in Italy. This vehicle is built with interchangeable shells which allow the user to customize it with many different colors and patterns (even with bamboo shells).

The Turin startup ToMove was born a year ago with the aim of “develop sustainable vehicles that can ensure the flexibility of the right means of transport in the last mile, providing people with an agile way to move within cities and reducing the environmental impact caused by the overcrowding of urban vehicles“.