NOVA / 01 Process index ↓

Electric Vehicle - Idea to Product

A line
becomes motion.

One spark. Six disciplines.
1,284 decisions.

Begin
00 The premise

Every machine begins
as an act of imagination.

Before the frame holds weight, before electrons turn the wheel, there is only a mark on paper—a possibility given direction.

Follow NOVA-1 through the beautiful friction between instinct and engineering.

Graphite Geometry Energy Motion

01 / 05

The spark

A form appears before it has a function. Low. Taut. Pulled forward by invisible force.

Origin
Graphite / 2B
Time
00:00:01
Pencil sketch of the NOVA-1 motorcycle on an industrial designer's desk
Fig. 01 First gesture study
Draw the force,
not the object.

— Form principle 01

12°Forward tension
1240Wheelbase study
∞Unbroken line

03 / 05

Form finds
structure.

The line acquires load paths. An aluminum spine locks battery, suspension, and rider into one quiet geometry.

NOVA-1 prototype frame, battery and suspension on an assembly rig
Fig. 03 Structural prototype / P04
A Forged spine
B Cell enclosure
C Mono-shock
17.2kg / frame
92cell modules
14structural joints
0.27drag coefficient
Robotic arms fitting graphite body panels to the incomplete NOVA-1 motorcycle

Unit / P07Manufacturing
sequence

04 / 05

Precision,
multiplied.

  1. 01Energy coreLocked
  2. 02SuspensionLoaded
  3. 03Control systemsLive
  4. 04Body surfacesSealed

05 / 05  —  The reveal

Idea,
illuminated.

The first line is still there.
Now it carries you forward.

NOVA-1 / Electric concept0—100 / 3.1sRange / 280kmMass / 174kg

∞ What comes next

The next idea
starts with one line.

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