Kinver Quantyaparx need your support!

As many of you know we have been working on setting up QuantyaparX in the UK. This is an exciting concept which would create a chain of eco friendly and fun business’. Exactly what the UK needs right now. However we have encountered some stumbling blocks just as we were ready to really move forward with our first park in Kinver, Staffordshire. The parks would operate much like a go karting track, or quad trekking centre where they take bookings over the phone for groups, stag partys and corporate entertainment. There would only have been a small number of people around at any one time.

As is often the case – the press made uneducated and sensationalist articles condemning the project. You can see some of the comments the local newspaper the Express and Star and more from the Stourbridge News.

The main complaints from the public were regarding noise – the track was compared to a full scale motocross event that was held a few years ago. The locals were concerned the bikes would disrupt the peace and quiet of the surrounding countryside. Obviously this is totally misguided as the bikes create no noise. They do not pollute either.

The planning permission was then refused on the basis of access. They were worried about the country roads dealing with a large increase in the traffic volume. Obviously with only group bookings and hired electric bikes to be allowed on the track this strictly limits the number of cars coming each day. This should cause little to no impact on local roads and residents near Beacon Lane and roads in or near Kinver.

We are asking everyone who wishes to support the local track to fill in our petition in order to help us appeal against the planning authority.

QuantyaparX Kinver Petition

Quantya to attend CLA Game Fair 23rd-25th July

Quantya are sponsoring the Active Countryside area at the CLA Gamefair. The event will be held at Ragley Hall near Alcester, Warwickshire, on the 23rd – 25th July 2010. At the Game Fair Quantya will be building a mini QuantyaparX set up allowing the public to experience riding an electric motorbike first hand. This will mimic the feel of a Quantya Park but on a much smaller scale. Quantya staff will be on hand to provide information and answer questions about the bikes as well as information for anyone interested in setting up a Quantya Park.

You will find Quantya inside the Active Countryside Area of the Game Fair. We look forward to seeing you there.

Merry Christmas from Quantya

Everyone here at Quantya would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Our offices are closed until the 4th January 2010.

Superbike Racer Carlos Checa looks at the Quantya

We had a busy time at the NEC Bike Show earlier this month. We are still busy following up and catching up however I just had to post this photo up of superbike racer Carlos Checa who popped by our stand to look at the bike and have a chat.

Photo by Nigel Newnham

Quantya at EcoEnduro Copenhagen

The World’s first ever Eco Enduro race took place last week in Copenhagen – conveniently at the same time as the United Nations Climate Change Conference. The entrants all raced using Quantya or Zero electric motorbikes. There were various categories. Luckily one of the racing days was also one of the days off from the conference allowing many of the delegates to go and watch the race.

From MCN:

The FIM Ride Green Eco Enduro achieved tremendous international attention with top officials from the United Nations using their day off from the UN Climate Change Conference, COP15, to watch zero-polluting, noise-free motorcycle races.

The event, which consisted of a total of nine forest stages and a separate super-final, was attended by a number of international star names, including the five-time motocross world champion Joël Smets from Belgium.

But for Smets it was difficult to cope with not only forest-winner Fabien Planet, but also the Dutchman Advocaat Amel who finished second and third placed Dane Kasper Lynggaard.

Smets had to be satisfied with a fourth, one point behind Lynggaard, who lost the chain on his electrical Quantya motorcycle on one of the stages and therefore didn’t feature in the overall standing.

See photos of the EcoEnduro race.

Results:
The world’s first FIM Ride Green Eco Enduro Champion:
Fabien Planet (FRA).
The world’s first FIM Ride Green Eco Enduro Super Champion:
Stefan K. Olsen (DEN).
The world’s first FIM Ride Green Eco Enduro Champion for women:
Vanja Kollmann (SWE).
The world’s first FIM Ride Green Eco Enduro Champion for women:
Annie Seel (SWE).

Finale positions FIM Ride Green Eco Enduro Forest Stages:
1. Fabien Planet (FRA), Netherlands, 175 points
2. Amel Advocaat (HOL), 170 pts.
3. Kasper Lynggaard (DEN) 161 pts.
4. Joël Smets (BEL), TopCamp Feddet, 161 pts.
5. Pål Anders Ullevålseter (NOR), 132 pts.
Finale positions FIM Ride Green Eco Enduro Superfinale:
1. Stefan K. Olsen (DEN)
2. Joël Smets (BEL)
3. Caprani Mikkel (DEN)
4. Brian Kjaer Jorgensen (DEN)

New Quantya UK Facebook Page

Hello all, in a bid to help us keep in touch with all our fans and spread the word about Quantya electric bikes we have created our facebook page. By becoming a fan you will see photos and updates from us as well as videos and other info. Best of all it will help spread the word that Quantya is here in the UK, and we make amazing electric motorbikes.

Quantya UK on Facebook