Dionysus Konstandatos

The Velox ecosystem begins with the station, a fully enclosed space that holds up to 6 scooters. Its design was inspired by the failed implementation of Lime scooters in Melbourne. This system is designed to work in Melbourne's rainier, unpredictable weather conditions and prevent the abandonment issues and security issues of Lime Scooters. Security is a significant issue for ride-sharing platforms, especially for the users who rely on them. To access the facilities of the Velox station, they will need to enter their identification, which will be either a Monash ID or My key card.

Security is a significant issue in ride-sharing; a significant problem is the abandonment of these scooters either due to a lack of docking stations or the likely scenario of improper use by the users. To enter the Velox station, users will have to use a form of identification, either Monash ID or my critical cards, to create a more connected ecosystem between public transport and the Monash facilities being more accessible by more people. Even within the Velox station, each scooter will be locked behind a mechanical rail, allowing only one scooter to be removed for every person entering the V lock station. With the facilities being accessed by ID, holding users more accountable as each scooter will be linked and traced back to a user's ID.

ID's will also be needed to access the Velox battery station. The Velox battery station aims to alleviate the issue of battery and range anxiety that many electric vehicles suffer from. The fear that the electric vehicle you are using will run out of battery before reaching your destination, which we can all imagine, is an issue we all want to avoid. To avoid this, the battery station allows for swappable batteries in each scooter which creates a more flexible and, on the go, experience, illuminating the situation of no fully charged scooters.

This large scooter fleet is all well and good but will not this result in a significant spike in energy consumption? In addition, the question that must be asked will be charged and powered sustainably. The answer to these questions all begins when looking at some more left-field alternative renewable energy solutions. One of which is kinetic energy tiles that harvest the last kinetic energy generated by pedestrians and their footsteps on the pavement and transfer this into a renewable source of energy that I will utilize to power the Velox fleet. These kinetic tiles can be strategically placed along the most used paths across the campus you generate the most energy possible.

Solar panels will be utilized alongside these kinetic tiles to help generate renewable electricity in situations where there is light foot traffic. The solar panels will be installed on the top of the Velox stations, all situated outside in the sun; the Monash Clayton campus also has a vast and robust solar panel infrastructure currently on the tops of many buildings that can also be used. Velox is a ride-sharing ecosystem. I will help all 41,000 students on those days where they slept through their alarm or cannot afford to miss that train or get to their class just a little bit faster. All whilst further setting the foundation for an ecofriendly and net serial missions’ campus, through its secure accessibility, a sustainable design will help students get to where they need to be going for a long time to come.

Hello, this 3 minute video will highlight Velox, my holistic electric scooter eco-system, that will be integrated within the Monash Clayton Campus. This video is an overview of the main design outcomes and the insights and observations that influenced them.