OREANDA-NEWS.   Repsol, “la Caixa” and The Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) invested two million euros in Scutum, a company that develops a new electric scooter concept based on an electric platform with removable batteries that are easy to transport.

This technology, patented by Scutum, eliminates the need for a charging point near the vehicle and allows users of these motorcycles to recharge the batteries at home or in the office. The vehicles are equipped with two types of batteries: one 16-kilo unit that is recharged in 1.5 hours, and a larger 25-kilo unit, which takes 3 hours to recharge and lasts for 80 kilometres.

Scutum, which started up in 2011 in Esplugues de Llobregat in Barcelona, has developed the first motorcycle model with its own patented technology and a removable battery system that is easy to transport. Currently the company is marketing the S02 model, which is easily adaptable to business solutions aimed at companies with large fleets of motorbikes (courier, standard mail, transport, Etc.), and has a prototype, the S01 model, aimed at the general public in which the essential components have been validated,. The new partners will provide two million euros to help industrialise production and launch the marketing of the new S01 model.

The company is headed by Carlos Sotelo, a former professional motorcycle rider with expertise in the field of electric mobility, and a team of professionals with a long track record in the motor industry.