Evolution of Apollo Go: V1 to V3 | Product Development Journey

Let's trace the evolution of the Apollo Go Electric Scooter, from its inaugural Version 1 to the cutting-edge Version 3.
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[@erik.christensen]

Rgb lighting like the pro, electronic horn and being able to use that speaker for music 🙂 all I can think of for now, can't wait to get mine!

[@hearhaw]

I bought mine yesterday! Looking forward to my first ride!

[@eloipecquet]

Thank you so much man!

[@Why-I-Oughta]

Great job! 👏 In the future, I hope to see interchangeable wheels 10-12inches, quick swap batteries, and kick assist-I've described what I mean by this previously.

[@chaxologist2024]

That's what the Explore is for! Swappable battery defeats the purpose of water resistance and theft protection!

[@AustinF516]

Eloi, you and your team surpassed expectations with the GO! Can't wait for mine! Now hear me out. If you can make a middle child between the GO and The Pro with the following stats. I will put a down payment tomorrow! These are carefully put in order of priority. So if you cant do them all for the model. You can focus on the most important features. 1. Weight under 65lbs 2. 0-20 mph 2.5 seconds 3. Top speed 40mph 4. Form factor that allows it to be transported close to how the GO does. 5. Much louder horn! 6. Speaker in headset 7 wireless charging 8. Under 2K USD cost 9. Range 30 miles plus. 10. Fast charging 0-80% under 4 hours. Oh, and the name .... easy... The GOAT! Cause with a feature set like this it will be the greatest!

[@猫の仕事部屋]

You just described the Apollo Pro MAX

[@AustinF516]

@user-ks4gj2oz1f lol I get what your saying. But it would need a completely different name hahaha

[@eloipecquet]

Always happy to see you in the comments my man! 1. Weight under 65lbs- Difficult but ok 2. 0-20 mph 2.5 seconds- It would be more than 2K$ but ok 3. Top speed 40mph- Ok 4. Form factor that allows it to be transported close to how the GO does.- Not possible for now, will be bigger like the pro 5. Much louder horn!- Ok 6. Speaker in headset- Ok 7 wireless charging- Ok 8. Under 2K USD cost- Not possible 9. Range 30 miles plus.- Ok 10. Fast charging 0-80% under 4 hours.- Ok Working on something that answer all the one tagged with OK

[@AustinF516]

​@eloipecquet hey! Of course! The transpancy you have combined with the quality of the product is why I keep coming back! I knew it would be hard to meet all the requirements. Lol I'd be happy to pay 2.5K if you could do all things you said "OK" to and get the handlebar width in between the Pro and the GO for transport purposes. What do you think about the GOAT name?

[@Dan-xj9vd]

I can't wait to get mine at my door step!

[@eloipecquet]

Thank you for getting one, can't wait for you to get it!

[@aFamousWanaBe69]

Is there a good reason why the wire is no longer hidden in the stem near the folding mechanism? Feels like that is an easy way for someone to grief you scooter if it's locked outside, providing access to the wire to be pulled and ripped from.

[@猫の仕事部屋]

One suggestion, and a pretty easy one with minimal additional cost I think: Make the dot display to display an arrow on the direction the turn signal is flashing. Have an option to turn the beep off when the arrow display is on. In some cases, the beep may not be desirable especially in quiet neighborhoods or college campuses.

[@eloipecquet]

Hey! For the turning signal, is it already implemented! For the beep, good point, will look into it!

[@Patriot36]

I love everything about the Go but I need a little more range. I don't care if it's 3-4lbs heavier or slightly thicker, longer or wider or has higher capacity cells. The overall build quality, dual motors and 36v set up it what does it for me vs. the Air or the City. Something with KQi3 Max range.... a Apollo Go "Max." I'll buy two of them!

[@alexp9379]

Excellent job, congratulations to you and your team and thank you for sharing your design process. The only flaw I notice is the top latch. It looks like in a crash accident that sharp piece of metal can hurt badly the rider. Did you make any test about this potential danger? Safety is really important! Perhaps the latch could be moved down to the deck and the recessed lock pin to the stem? Also, it’d be nice to have a charge limiter function like the Segway and NIU scooters for battery longevity. Lastly, I’d love to see a more power efficient riding mode by letting the user limit the peak power and/or let the user set temporarily a constant power output for cruising at variable speed but steady battery load, to get the most range. Keep the good products coming!

[@williamwallace410]

I seriously dislike the added rubber band. It is not necessary and it looks less refined. Just make the dual safety mechanism work as it should and then there is no need for an extra rubber band. I don’t believe customers requested this feature.

[@chaxologist2024]

The rubber band, imo, is good for if you have to safely store your Apollo Go in say inside a bus cargo rack where there are lots of motion and luggages moving around or in the trunk of a car where the protruding latch will get damaged if not tied down by it. The Apollo Go is a perfect fit for it because it is portable and easy to transport but needs its protruding latch when folded to be held down by the rubber band!

[@alexsherel3344]

Make it so it can be carried up to a 3rd floor apartment, there’s some of us in the US that live in CITIES, that have multi-floor buildings. NO ELEVATOR. And give it enough power for ACTUAL HILLS…NOT JUST gentle slopes. This is for the COMPANY, not towards any specific model.

[@chaxologist2024]

Anyone able-bodied should be able to lift a Go up 3 floors as it is under 50 Ibs

[@PRINCE_175]

Go point,I’m on the 4th floor and hills are so so…I purchased 3 at my local Best Buy & return them all because the battery life sucks…we would be out juice in about an hour, just riding around the subdivision/neighborhood… Then wait about seven hours just to ride again 😡

[@alexp9379]

To carry the scooter when folded by the stem center of gravity, a painted mark should be enough or even better, you could “carve” a texture to that area of the stem for better grip. No need to add rubber.

[@ashwinters9315]

How do I fix the creaking on my pro? The same sound a lot of other pros make. I’m tired of riding a $5000 scooter that sounds broken. I was a huge fan until now

[@PRINCE_175]

Somehow someway, you guys need to do an update on the Apollo Go for extended battery life, because we just returned 3 of them that we purchased at once. The battery life is horrible. Just driving around the neighborhood/subdivision inside an hour. The batteries are dead and then it takes forever to get a full charge 😡😡😡

[@Thorohead21]

Too bad, these are not available in France.

[@lexsatre567]

I would have bought this but the locking hole at the rear is now for sure too small for my litelock. Security trumps all the other amazing features for me unfortunately.

[@eloipecquet]

Hey! You can fit pretty much any lock through this opening! It is made to grab and carry the scooter tho! We have our own custom lock also coming out shortly!

[@lexsatre567]

Thanks for the reply, glad to be wrong!@@eloipecquet

[@lancelothahahahahaha8752]

Wider deck! Swappable battery. Bigger wheels. Everything else looks beautiful.

[@chaxologist2024]

That would easily defeat the purpose of a reliable, maintenance-free scooter that is as portable and compact as the Go. You'd end up with a scooter that has more failure points from a maintenance and safety perspective and also more susceptible to theft due to the easily swappable battery!

[@lancelothahahahahaha8752]

@@chaxologist2024 how so? Tell me about your mental roadblocks

[@chaxologist2024]

@@lancelothahahahahaha8752 No mental roadblocks here. The Go is primarily designed to be compact and portable for public transit and tight apartments yet retain reliability and durability akin to a rental scooter. And that is after countless back and forth deliberation among Apollo designers. Otherwise, you may as well want such features in an Apollo Air's chassis if you want a wider deck, bigger wheels (dual-motor), and swappable battery because that would make much more sense!

[@lancelothahahahahaha8752]

@@chaxologist2024 I wouldn't mind if it weighed a little more. If they made the deck a little bigger it would not make it less compact because it would still be thinner than the handlebars.

[@lancelothahahahahaha8752]

@@chaxologist2024 sounds like you need a closer job