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A Pioneering Prototype E-bike Coated with Axalta’s ElectroLight Student engineering team from University of Oviedo has used ElectroLight to coat its prototype electric motorbike submitted to the MotoStudent Competition.
T
he Wolfast Uniovi team from the University of Oviedo, Spain,
advances in the quest for fully autonomous vehicles. It is a stand-out
has chosen ElectroLight, the 2021 Global Automotive Colour of
colour option in both trend and technology, and we’re delighted to
the Year from Axalta to coat its pioneering prototype electric
provide the students with our latest waterborne refinish paint in our
motorbike entry to the VI MotoStudent International Competition in
2021 Global Automotive Colour of the Year for this innovative e-bike”,
the MotoStudent Electric category.
says Elke Dirks, Axalta OEM Colour Designer for Europe, the Middle
The competition challenges students from all over the world to
East and Africa.
design, develop and manufacture motorbike prototypes in one of two
For the past six years, Axalta has supplied paint and provided
categories: MotoStudent Petrol (with internal combustion engine) or
technical expertise and guidance to the University of Oviedo’s
MotoStudent Electric (with a 100% electric propulsion system).
engineering teams. This year, the e-bike is coated in Axalta’s premium
“It is extremely fitting that this highly talented group of engineering
global refinish brand, Standox.
students chose ElectroLight for its very first electric motorbike.
The support for student competitions is part of one of the corporate
ElectroLight was developed to anticipate emerging technology
social programmes, Axalta Bright Futures. Its objectives include
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