Mob-ion AM1: France-Guaranteed Origin Electric Scooter Now on Sale

The Mob-ion brand is about to launch sales to individuals of the first electrically powered scooter with Origin France Garantie certification on the market.

An electric vehicle that is not only ecological but also social in its virtues? That is Mob-ion’s promise, which is gradually relocating the production of its scooters to promote employment, facilitate maintenance, and support reusability.

Thus, the French company will repatriate this month the production of the battery enclosures for its electric scooters to a factory in Guise, in Aisne. The Courrier Picard reports that Mob-ion’s founder has finally succeeded in “saving” the Tidee factory, which he was supposed to entrust part of his production to in 2020 before it was placed in judicial liquidation in 2021. Since then, he has partnered with some local entrepreneurs to buy back the premises, the machinery, and rehire 10 employees, thus forming Facomep, the collaborative factory for sustainable metallurgy.

80% of the cost is French-made

This marks a new beginning for Mob-ion’s flagship product, the AM1, the first electric scooter with Origin France Garantie certification on the market. This certification guarantees that at least 50% of a product’s manufacturing cost is French. The AM1 already reached 69% with batteries from Bordeaux and battery management electronics from Nantes, but will reach 80% with Facomep.

The Mob-ion AM1 electric scooter is essentially a 50 cc equivalent, limited to 45 km/h. It features a 3 kW (4 hp) motor and two removable batteries, offering an autonomy between 40 and 200 km depending on the version (not specified at this stage), and can be recharged in 2h15 to 4h30.

Eco-design

The scooter is rented out under a deposit scheme, which means customers can return their scooter at the end of the 4-year or 60,000 km warranty and recover 15% of the purchase price. Christian Bruere, the founder, explains that they can “recover 62% of the 350 components to make a new one,” which lowers the manufacturing cost while also benefiting the environment.

From companies to individuals soon

Already marketed to companies (restaurants, real estate, etc.) for some time, the Mob-ion AM1 will soon be available to individuals. Two first scooters are displayed in a Boulanger store in Lille. The exact launch date is not specified, but prices will start at €3,600 including VAT.

Mob-ion is also working in parallel with Stor-H, a hydrogen cartridge developer, on a version with a fuel cell.

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