The work, based on an idea by promoter Jean-Pierre Legris, President of Lito Green Motion, was performed as part of the Projet de prototypage virtuel (virtual prototyping) course directed by Aurelian Vadean, Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Daniel Spooner, engineer-in-residence. The team of 17 graduating-class students needed only 6,000 hours of work to design an initial virtual prototype, ascertain the technical feasibility of the project, validate the desired brand image, and assess the potential economic return of the product. "This project provided a one-of-a-kind opportunity to be part of a multidisciplinary team in which competing ideas, along with various constraints and challenges, were everyday realities," says Marc Ouellet, one of the participating students, who is currently working toward an MScA at Polytechnique. "Working on this project has been an extremely enriching and stimulating experience because of the responsibilities entrusted to us as well as the autonomy and creativity that we had to display."

Once it realized that the project was on the right track, Lito Green Motion--which was already a client as part of the course--decided to move forward and form a professional design team to develop and validate the final prototype and prepare for construction of production models of the bike. "Working with the student team allowed me to validate the idea behind the product, to challenge it and, at the end of the day, to better define my product and enhance its value in the eyes of my target consumers," explains company President Legris. "I really appreciated the multidisciplinary aspect of the project. Bringing in so many students in engineering, finance and marketing as well as  design allowed us to develop and better define all of the necessary aspects of the preliminary concept phase for an innovative product aimed at a new customer base. The student team's work has proved extremely profitable for my company, and we've even hired the project manager from Polytechnique to carry on the work with us."

A farsighted vehicle

Lito Green Motion is the first company in Canada to market an energy-efficient electric-powered motorcycle featuring such unparalleled handling, performance and power. The SORA, with its sophisticated design, cutting-edge engineering, stable handling at full throttle, and superior battery autonomy, speed and performance, offers an incomparable ride experience. Since it is electric-powered, owners will be doing their part for the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while enjoying a vehicle that offers plenty of performance and is a pleasure to ride.

To view the product specifications, click here.

Members of the multidisciplinary student team :

Engineering - Polytechnique Montréal
Guillaume Carle
Dave Demers
Jean-Philippe Dextraze
Jean-Marc Dubé
Étienne Lalonde Gaudreau
Jean Patrice Giordani
Éric Hammarrenger
David Marques
Marc Ouellet
Joaquim Ruiz De Porras

Design - École de design industriel, Université de Montréal
Philippe Jaillet-Gosselin
Stéphane Rabel

Business - HEC Montréal
Clément Achache
Lucie Corbière
Charles Feutray
Baptiste Geoffroy
Clémentine Jouard

Congratulations to all the students who worked on this fine project!


To find out more
http://www.litogreenmotion.com