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According to The Pack, French company NOIL, based in Montreuil near Paris, has developed electric conversion kits for classic mopeds and scooters. The kits allow owners to replace their internal combustion engines with an electric powertrain.
Keeping the look of an old moped exactly as it was while electrifying only the internals is just about the most romantic idea there is. It feels like carrying the form of a legendary machine forward into the future. A small company near Paris doing this reflects a very French connection between aesthetics and eco-consciousness. It's a new form of the culture of cherishing old things.
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With a moped conversion, the range seems like it'll just have to be accepted as short-distance use only.
France already has a lot of urban areas with strict emissions rules, so demand for this kind of thing seems strong.
Conversion kits like this tend to end up costing about as much as buying a new bike outright.
That said, considering the value of being able to keep riding it while preserving the classic's original look, it's a reasonable cost too.
This could be good news for anyone who's been struggling with carb tuning on a classic moped.
Being able to electrify the internals while keeping the classic's exact look is just about ideal.
Electrifying it while keeping the original look requires a purpose-built kit, so that's proof of real development capability.
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