A New Partnership: QuadVelo

Following our previous call for a strategic partner, we are pleased to announce that QuadVelo has joined forces with Katanga.  QuadVelo brings strong financial backing as well as additional business, ranging from sourcing and assembly to R&D. By joining forces, the already attractive Quadvelo, will be elevated to higher level in terms of ergonomics, comfort, quality, speed and cost efficiency in production.

One of the new features of the QuadVelo is that the body is produced as one complete piece and can be mounted on a previously assembled chassis.

 

To support this growth, additional space became available thanks to the construction of a new production hall near the Austrian border at the CampVelo site. Since January 2025 all velomobile production has been relocated there. Production of the QuadVelo and PONY4 remains in Brno, which also continues to host our main R&D activities.

A new development within Katanga’s velomobile activities is the reintroduction of the Alleweder4 building kit, previously offered by Alligt. This is a joint initiative together with Alligt and PassionVelomobile. Katanga’s role is to source and collect all parts, pack them and ship them promptly upon customers order. Shipping is straightforward within the EU and also possible in other parts of the world, already 2 kits where shipped to the USA.

The Alleweder4 offers many advantages as a solution for daily personal transport. The building kit concept provides the most affordable entry into velomobile world, while also allowing users to learn about construction and maintenance in a hands-on way. Since the start-up of this activity at the end of 2024, 40 kits have already been delivered. Testing is possible at our CampVelo location and the kit can be ordered directly from Katanga by a simple request to info@katanga.eu

Visit the dedicated website of the Alleweder for more info.

The fast velomobile market has faced some challenges, which also affected sales of the WAW velomobile. However, the WAW has recently gained renewed attention, and sales prospects are improving. Soon the 700^th WAW will be produced! While some dealers have ceased operations (BikeEvolution in Texas, Cycles JV in France, …) several new sones have emerged with fresh ideas and strong motivation, including Passion-Velomobile, HoVelo and Northland Velo. They highlighted that the WAW remains highly relevant thanks to its unique features. They also demonstrated that a sportive configured WAW does not weigh significantly more than newer models and remains very competitively priced.

R&D on the VELION (formerly VM45) has resumed after securing resources for a new development phase. Bringing the VELION to the market requires significant investment, expertise, time and dedication. The homologation request can only begin once technical development is complete, and this work is still ongoing. The development team has been strengthened by Dario and Nathan from BikeToTheFuture (Switzerland), who bring expertise in robotics and electronics and are responsible for integrating and programming the motor controller. The technical performance of the new drivetrain is impressive, with regenerative braking so powerful that mechanical brakes are rarely needed. Visit us at SPEZI if you wish to see this work in progress and discuss it with our engineers. The earliest delivery for a homologated VELION is now expected by the end of 2027, although non-homologated versions may be available earlier.

Sales of the PONY4 are expected to reach around 50 pieces this year and we are confident this will continue to grow in the coming years. We are nearing completion of our R&D project on semi-trailers for the PONY4. Several applications are currently in the testing phase ahead of market launch, including a cargo semi-trailer and a camper semi-trailer. The camper  version will be offered as a building kit. In addition, we plan to offer individual components for self-builders working on their own project.

the cargo semi-trailer: inertia brakes on all 4 suspended wheels, a box of  1,77 m³ made of light but stiff honeycomb structure.

 

A semi-trailer Camper, inertia brakes on suspended wheels. A light CroMo frame and body of aluminium plates. A solar panel of 300 WP allows swift travelling independent from the grid on sunny days