DESIGN NAME: Surge S32
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Mobility Solution
INSPIRATION: In ancient times, horses were the primary source of commute. People could customize their vehicles through the attachments like carts, barouches, wagons, etc. With the advent of Automobiles single-purpose & customised vehicles came into use.
Surge Takes inspiration from the past & uses technology from the future to Craft unique mobility solutions. The modularity of Surge S32 is a stepping stone to bring the multipurposeness back into mobility.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 1. Product Brief - SURGE S32 is a unique mobility solution, It can transform between a Two-wheeler & a Three-wheeler in 3 minutes.
2. Uniqueness - Surge S32 is the world's First Class changing vehicle.
3. Features -
A) The conversion can be performed on any surface i.e. Mud, Pabbles, sand, etc.
B) The vehicle automatically customizes the User interface & controls as per the vehicle type (Two or Three-wheeler).
C) A single user can perform the conversion by operating 3 Buttons
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The conversion between Three-wheeler & Two-Wheeler can be performed by 3 Buttons. The user is required to press the buttons sequentially to perform the next step.
Three Wheeler to Two Wheeler conversion
Step - 1 Press the Ichange switch
Step -2 Press Detach Switch
Step -3 Open the windscreen
Step - 4 Pull the Scooter Out
Step -5 Press Two-wheeler Retraction switch
Step -6 Pull Out Two Wheeler
Drive Away
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in Sept. 2018 and the Vehicle was unveiled on 23rd Jan 2024, product videos received 250 Million views on social Media. The project was carried out in New Delhi India.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design
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TAGS: Surge EV, Surge S32, Surgeahead, Hero Surge
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ADDED DATE: 2024-02-28 11:46:33
TEAM MEMBERS (11) : Gaurav Dadheech, Satyendra Dhar Dwivedi, Rajat Bhardwaj, Prasanjeet Kumar, Sunil Nalawade, Deepak Chaudhry, Sunil Patel, Vishal Arora, Sunny Kumar Singh, Saurabh Kulkarni and Deepanshu Gupta
IMAGE CREDITS: Hero Motocorp, 2023.
PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: More than 40 Global patents are filled across all the technological innovations of the Product.
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