Bamboo is a material that I also see very well in the future. You can do it all: compostable toothbrushes, “river” washing machines, shelters, straws, and other objects... today I discover that it is also good for electric scooters!
An Italian startup, To Move, is focusing on this ecological material with the presentation of a foldable and modular electric scooter: it has the same name, it's called To-Move, and bamboo makes it so... I don't know. Vintage?
Children of a good mother
In the Motor Valley (the Emilian area where the electric revolution is relaunching an entire, glorious sector) people develop, invent and collaborate between companies. Above all, we explore and recover. The target? Sustainable and creative electric vehicles, combining traditional and contemporary elements. At least that's the impulse Andrea Strippoli, the CEO of the startup. The To-Move was presented just two weeks ago, but I only came across it today. What to say?
What is Renova To-Move?
In short: a mini electric scooter made of bamboo, intended for the famous "last mile" (usually the most polluting one). The first thing you notice at first glance? The style, what questions. The designers at the Polytechnic of Turin did an excellent job of combining form and function in a vehicle made (they are keen to say) entirely with natural materials.
The strong point: it's foldable! It will transform into a trolley that you can push or pull to get to the bus or train. And bamboo will do its part to make it lighter. As mentioned, it is not intended for extended trips to short urban excursions, such as between the subway station and work! A “missing link” designed to do daily work. I don't know more, there are no other specifications. As Checco Zalone would say, “the cooking is good, you can drain the pasta”.
A first model to convince
To-Move is a good interpretation of sustainable mobility (but I really like the term “gentle mobility“) which focuses on connectivity, sharing, sustainability and modularity. Four pillars that in the intentions of To Move they will be at the center of all their work. “We will be guided by curiosity,” he says Joseph Corcione, CEO of the startup, "to give a dress to the best Italian technology".
