Project description DEENESFRITPL New snowmobiles turn green Snowmobiles are noisy, difficult to drive, expensive and bad for the environment. But they are also indispensable for snow resorts and in remote off-road areas. Snowmobiles can also be fun. With the aim of revolutionising the snowmobile, the EU-funded MoonBikes project developed the first electric, ultralight snow vehicle. Lighter than conventional snowmobiles, they are also easier to operate, make no noise and are 100 % green (i.e. no emissions). Tapping into the existing market and opening up a new market of hundreds of thousands of accessible users, MoonBikes targets ski resorts (utility vehicle, individual mobility) and people residing in snowy environments. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Founded by a former Dassault Aviation engineer, MoonBikes is born from a simple fact: snowmobiles are big fat polluting machines, noisy, smelly, difficult to drive and expensive. While their use in snow resorts and remote areas would bring significant advantages (limit the use of cars, solve accessibility problems, introduce new fun uses for all without pollution or noise), their democratization requires a new approach to reduce its cost, noise, size and pollution level.To revolutionize snow-mobility, MoonBikes conceptualized the snowmobile experience and created an electric, ultralight & silent snowmobile, foldable to ease its transport, simple to use and affordable. MoonBikes are 4x lighter & 2x less expensive than regular snowmobiles, and are 100% green (no emissions). MoonBikes targets Ski resorts (utility vehicle, individual mobility), Snowmobile rentals (MoonBikes Parks at the bottom of ski slopes - like a karting circuit), and Individuals living in snowy environments. MoonBikes will tap into an existing market amounting to 37 000 sales/year, and open up a new market representing an additional 750 000 accessible users.Several major French ski resorts have shown a strong interest in MoonBikes, and trials will take place this winter in these resorts.MoonBikes targets to grab 10% of this new market with its affordable & simple product, making snowmobile an accessible commodity for all.MoonBikes’ solution is currently at TRL6, with 2 demonstrators developed and tested in real conditions and in labs (more than 100 hours of testing), two new prototypes under development, and 2 patents pending.Our goal is to deliver the first MoonBikes to pilot stations in December 2019.Created in 2017 and Incubated at Station F & the Arts et Métiers incubator, and supported by the “Cluster Montagne” (Mountain Cluster), MoonBikes employs 4 people. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs Main Programme H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges H2020-EU.2.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies Topic(s) EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020 - SME instrument Call for proposal H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1 Funding Scheme SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1 Coordinator MOONBIKES MOTORS Net EU contribution € 50 000,00 Address 10 rue affre 75018 Paris France See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 21 429,00
