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Swin Chatsuwan is the CEO and founder of Zapp Electric Vehicles, a company on a mission to introduce high quality and high-performance products which are also Gen-2 sustainable to the electric motorbike market. Zapp EV’s first product, the i300, is the first of its kind, offering superbike levels of performance and components combined with the ‘step-through’ form of a scooter. It offers riders the best of both worlds: thrilling performance and high levels of agility. Swin’s background is in finance – for 27 years he provided advisory services to the global automotive industry, including debt and the equity capital market. He has always been passionate about all things automotive. He learned to ride a motorbike in his early teens, leading him to become involved in car and motorbike racing, as well as investing in car and motorbike distribution businesses at a personal level.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • American Collectors Insurance • Autogeek • Linkage Magazine • Techforce Foundation • RPM Foundation
INSPIRATION
A lot of inspiration drove Zapp to its creation including aircraft, automobiles, and bikes but in the end it was an outside of the box approach that brought Zapp to market.
CHALLENGES
The exoskeleton design was a big challenge to achieve and bring to market.
SPECIAL VEHICLES
Renault 5 Tour de Corse
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Invention: A Life by James Dyson
WORDS OF INSPIRATION
If you have a dream pursue it and choose the right friends. And ignore the naysayers, don’t let anyone disuade you from your visions.
WHERE TO FIND SWIN
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