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The Vectrix Corporation was a manufacturer of electric scooters .

General / history

The company Vectrix Corporation was originally founded in 1996 in the USA. The company headquarters was in Rhode Island (USA). The aim was to create a commercial technology platform for zero-emission vehicles , which were required by the manufacturers through the CARB legislation in California. In 2007 the fully electric motor scooter Vectrix VX-1 was presented.

The Vectrix Sp. Zoo in Breslau / Poland manufactured the scooters. With its equipment and performance data (110 km / h, up to 80 km range), the vehicle marked the top performance peak for e-scooters . The Vectrix Corporation became the only and therefore leading manufacturer of premium electric scooters at the time, which can be assigned to the displacement class up to 125 cm³. Even in a direct comparison with the models with combustion engines that had been developed over many years, there were only two noteworthy points of criticism: the shorter range and the significantly higher purchase price.

The Vectrix Corporation established factory branches and sales companies in many countries, for example:

  • Australia
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Switzerland
  • United States

Vectrix Deutschland GmbH (German general importer), founded in Berlin on September 27, 2007, began operations on March 1, 2008. On Wednesday, July 15, 2009, Vectrix Corporation announced that it was opening bankruptcy proceedings. At that time, the Vectrix Corporation had sold around 200 employees, 225 dealerships worldwide and more than 2000 vehicles (2008) and thus achieved a leading position in the market. Vectrix Deutschland GmbH and Vectrix Poland Sp.Zo.o. (Manufacturing company) were not affected by the bankruptcy.

On November 24th, 2009 the insolvent Vectrix Corporation announced the complete takeover by GP Batteries International Limited , one of the world's largest battery manufacturers. For the takeover, the Hong Kong and Singapore-based GoldPeak Group founded a subsidiary, New Vectrix LLC, which was renamed Vectrix Corporation after the takeover. All shares are managed by GP through EVB Technology Limited (Hong Kong).

The production of the recognized Vectrix VX-1 continued at the factory in Wroclaw (Poland). At the same time, Vectrix developed a new product family. In addition to a facelift and further development of the VX-1 in terms of battery technology, a sensible alternative for the 50 cm³ class was developed, the Vectrix VX-2. The new models have been on the market since 2011.

Vectrix Electric Superbike (study)

Wesley Lau, Head of Strategy and Special Projects at GP and the new President of Vectrix Corporation said: “Vectrix is ​​the leading brand in the electric two-wheeler industry based on a high performing product and a good position in the market. We want to maintain this position with our customers in the future and fully exploit the possibilities of electromobility with further innovations. "

Although the electric motorcycle study "Vectrix Superbike SBK" with a top speed of 200 km / h, which was presented at the EICMA 2007 in Milan, has not yet gone into production, the concept was pursued and presented again in 2012.

At the beginning of 2014, Vectrix ceased operations and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy .

Vectrix electric scooter VX-1

In July 2015, the Munich-based electric scooter manufacturer Govecs announced the purchase of the Vectrix machine park in order to integrate it into its own production facility. The takeover is expected to quadruple GOVECS 'production volume to over 20,000 vehicles per year.

Products

The models mark the premium range in their classes and in 2011 won prizes as "European e-Scooter of the Year".

Web links

Commons : Vectrix  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Vectrix company page: Vectrix: About us , inserted January 9, 2012
  2. ↑ a b watt gehtab, July 18, 2009: Vectrix Corporation announces bankruptcy ( Memento of the original from September 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , inserted January 9, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.watt gehtab.com
  3. ^ The Independent, August 1, 2006: Vectrix electric scooter: Power to the planet , inserted January 10, 2012
  4. ↑ winni-scheibe.com / driving report October 2008: Vectrix VX-1: AC-DC-Stromer , inserted January 10, 2012
  5. ↑ touring driver, 11/2008: Der Elektrisierer , PDF, inserted January 10, 2012
  6. ↑ winni-scheibe.com / ADAC Motorwelt 04/2009: Vectrix VX-1: ADAC judgment "Good" , added January 10, 2012
  7. ↑ Eisbox, 04/2009: Practical test: With the Vectrix VX-1 through Berlin , added January 10, 2012
  8. ↑ theirEarth, June 8, 2009: We Road Test The Vectrix Electric Scooter In Southern France , inserted January 10, 2012
  9. ↑ a b c ExtraEnergy, June 26, 2008: Vectrix now also in Germany , added January 10, 2012
  10. ↑ Francetudiant, ÖAMTC magazine Autotouring, July 2008: Vectrix electric motorcycle in the test ( memento of the original from December 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Web video, added January 10, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.francetudiant.com
  11. ↑ ecoAction Canada, October 2009: Vectrix Maxi Scooter - Test results report , PDF, inserted January 10, 2012
  12. ↑ ÖAMTC Austria: 14 scooters in the test - challenge e-scooters , added January 10, 2012
  13. ↑ energie-info: Vectrix in insolvency proceedings, Germany not affected , added January 9, 2012
  14. ^ Vectrix forum: Vectrix forum for takeover , added January 9, 2012
  15. ↑ a b Vectrix press release, November 24, 2009: GoldPeak Batteries takes over Vectrix , PDF, inserted January 9, 2012
  16. ↑ Vectrix Flyer: VX-2 One for All , PDF, inserted January 9, 2012
  17. ↑ watt goes down: Vectrix starts selling the VX-1 with lithium-ion battery and the VX-2 ( memento of the original from February 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , PDF, inserted January 9, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.watt gehtab.com
  18. ^ Motorcycle brands: Vectrix Superbike - The silence of speed , added April 5, 2012
  19. ↑ Burning Out, February 13, 2008: Vectrix Superbike SBK ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , inserted April 5, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.burning-out.de
  20. ↑ marketwire.com, February 14, 2012: VECTRIX Announces Re-Energized Electric Super Bike at SWISS-MOTO 2012 , added April 5, 2012
  21. ↑ http://www.elektronikpraxis.vogel.de/elektromobil/articles/497587/
  22. ↑ a b c Premium scooter with reverse gear ( Memento of the original dated August 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , inserted January 9, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kfz-betrieb.vogel.de
  23. ↑ Three wheeler which is perfectly suited for the requirements of city traffic . In: TopSpeed . February 1, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  24. ↑ VT-1 Coming Soon . In: Vextrix Global . Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  25. ↑ oekonews.at: Award "European e-Scooter of the Year" for Vectrix VX-1 Li / Li + and VX-2 , added January 9, 2012