Wayel

An entrepreneurial project looking to the future

Our love for bikes begins with the first pedal turn given in the morning, and grows until we stop to enjoy a magnificent glimpse of our Italy.
We build e-bikes with the Italian creative spirit, seeking beauty, mechanical perfection and design style.
New ideas make the world go round, that’s why we continue to work on perfecting WAYEL e-bikes.

Wayel, a bike with a story to tell

2007

With WAYEL brand the idea of a fully italian e-bike is born.

Termal Group, which over the years has established a deep experience in the Far East concerning the field of air conditioning, enters the market of electric mobility and founds Wayel: this with the goal to give the Italian interpretation of the phenomenon of the electric bike, that represents a real boom in China.

2008

ONECITY, the first e-bike made in Italy with cardan transmission.

In cooperation with the University of Bologna within the program of battery testing, OneCity is born, the electrically assisted pedal bike with shaft drive transmission. Concept & design are Made in Italy exclusively; OneCity is presented at RtoB Innovation Show in Bologna.

2009

150 ONECITY are chosen as courtesy bikes at the G8 in Syracuse.

One City is selected by the town of Genoa for Mobike service, the first project in Italy of bike sharing, with electrically assisted pedal bicycles. In April, during G8 Environment in Syracuse, 150 OneCity bicycles were selected as courtesy bikes for ministers and staff’s transfers to Ortigia island, where the authorities’ meetings took place. In October, OneCity was selected to be presented, as excellence product, at ZIG ZAG fair, National Museum of New Sciences and Technological Innovation in Tokyo. Promoted by the Region of Emilia-Romagna, the event presented the most advanced entrepreneurial realities, particularly attentive to eco-friendly solutions and innovative even with regard to low costs and high performance within the mobility sector.

2010

SUV, the shopping utility vehicle to carry around big loads.

Wayel launches on the market the SUV model – Shopping Utility Vehicle – which is the ideal solution for carrying large volumes and heavy loads. The concept of proximity electric mobility is taking shape in utility interpretation, that is suitable to daily use, as for example for the shopping at the supermarket. This model has achieved a great success, so much so that even today the SUV is a “big” of the catalogue.

2011

E-bit is the first folding e-bike. UN38.3 certification for batteries.

The range extends: Wayel presents 3 new models: E-Bit, OneCity Long Ride, and Eco’. With E-Bit, an acronym of E-bike in trolley, Wayel addresses intermodal transport: the E-bike can be easily loaded and stored in its supplied trolley. The bicycle can be quickly folded in 3 simple moves and easily carried by all means of transport: car, camper, train, subway, bus, boat, plane.

2012

It is the year of Futura, the beautiful e-bike with innovating details.

Wayel faces the performance challenge and proposes new models designed to respond to the particular needs that a normal electric bike can hardly satisfy. Wayel introduces to the market OldTown, OneCity Long Ride Special and FUTURA.

2013

Trilogia debuts, the bike that makes itself ''in three''.

Wayel launches on the market Trilogia, the bike made in three versions. An industrial project that starts from a single model platform and is characterized by three different types of service, using customized components. But Wayel’s story does not stop, and the year 2013 sees the start of work on the new production factory in Bologna.

2014

With MADE 2.0, Wayel starts the new production cycle of bikes made in Italy.

The year 2014 sees the laying of the foundation stone of the new factory FIVE for the production of electrical vehicles, a novelty in Italy. In contrast to the acute economic crisis, Termal Group decided to invest and expand its proposal for mobility. The new factory – 7,100 square meters – will operate in ZEB logic (Zero Energy Building), and will be able to self-produce not only the energy used for living comfort but also that required for industrial production, i.e. all the energy needed to whole activity. The line Made 2.0 was born, by which Wayel inaugurates the new production cycle of the electric bikes: not only designed but also built in Italy. The first Made 2.0 models are FUTURA 2.0 and Trilogia 2.0 (briosa, sicura & poderosa).

2015

WAYEL takes part to Expo 2015 as a made in Italy excellence.

The year 2015 is the year of the Milan Expo, and Wayel is a guest at the Waterstone stand of Intesa Sanpaolo, representing the quality and excellence of Made in Italy. Selected among more than 1000 candidates, Wayel attended the World Expo 2015 as a guest at Intesa Sanpaolo ‘home ’, telling their own story and the ambitious back-shoring project with which they intended to bring the production of their electric vehicles from China to Italy.
The year 2015 marks the boom of Wayel Stores. In just over 12 months, the distribution chain reached 10 flagship stores across a large part of Italy.

2016

The acquisition of ITALWIN

The growth of Wayel Store strengthens in April 2016 with the acquisition of ITALWIN brand, a leader in the market of electric pedal assisted bicycles.
The acquisition of ITALWIN brand joining the other two proprietary trademarks – WAYEL and HINERGYBIKES – represents the will of Wayel Store to get stronger in the market of light electric mobility and to compete for the leadership of this industry. The distribution chain of single-brand products continues its upward trend, reaching the number of 15 Wayel Stores opened across Italy.

2017

Inauguration of the FIVE headquarters in Bologna for in-line production.

From the design idea to the realization: on 22 May 2017 the FIVE factory officially opens its headquarters. FIVE is located in the industrial heart of Bologna, and covers a total of 7,100 square meters. The automated warehouse consists of 860 workstations. The assembly line with 20 workstations, the storage of the raw frame components and the painting system are integrated in a single rotary system that takes the frames to the painting ovens.

2018

The semiautomatic internal production of batteries begins.

The battery is the primary energy source of the e-bike, it provides the necessary electrical power while riding. FIVE has chosen to embrace the battery market with an in-house production with semi-automatic product-line for its e-bikes, and for OEM solutions. The choice of FIVE is dictated by the need to guarantee high quality standards; the reshoring, started in 2013 with the transfer of electric bike production from China to Italy, continues today with the implementation of new departments for the production of e-bikes’ main components.

2019

New Icon line with FIVE F90 motor and first fat 20'' bike eBig.

All made in Italy, e-Big is the evolution of its folding sisters, with 20″ FAT wheels designed to be more performing on urban routes. Geometric lines and technology are in synthesis the characteristics of ICON 48V, in which made in Italy design and components are masterfully declined in the city unisex, city man and trekking versions.

2020

URBAN, FAT and FOLDING lines have FIVE motors.

The complex field of electric motors sees FIVE engage in the study of different solutions taking into account some essential fundamentals in the construction and assembly phase of these devices: position of the electric motor, assistance mode, type of recharge, integration into the bicycle frame. The electric bicycles made by FIVE have a configuration with front motor, rear motor and mid motor since there is not only one type of electric bike.

2021

10.000 batteries produced

In July 2021, FIVE reached the important milestone of 10,000 battery packs produced, after only two years since the opening of the internal production area.

2022

E-trek line changes your travel idea

E-trek line is presented at Eurobike with the new X-plör.

2024

The brand new premium X-plör line with Titan, Venture, Pulse and Polis

The X-plör Premium line presents e-bike models with high quality, both in terms of components and design. E-bikes dedicated to athletes, enthusiasts and those who want a durable e-bike with high technological features. E-bikes for sport, trekking and city, equipped to get where you want.

2027

New Cargo line, the fun and safe way to take your children around

Arka is the new way of experiencing the city.

Con il brand WAYEL nasce il progetto di un'e-bike tutta italiana.

Il Gruppo Termal, che negli anni ha consolidato una profonda esperienza nel Far-East nel settore della climatizzazione, entra nel mercato della mobilità elettrica e fonda Wayel con l’obiettivo di interpretare in chiave italiana il fenomeno della bici elettrica, che riscontra in Cina un vero e proprio boom.

ONECITY, prima e-bike made in Italy a trasmissione cardanica

In collaborazione con l’Università di Bologna sul programma di testing batterie, nasce OneCity, bicicletta a pedalata assistita con trasmissione cardanica. Concept e design sono esclusivamente Made in Italy; OneCity viene presentata al Salone dell’Innovazione RtoB di Bologna.

150 ONECITY sono scelte come courtesy bike al G8 di Siracusa.

In Aprile, durante il G8 Ambiente di Siracusa, 150 biciclette OneCity sono scelte come courtesy bike per gli spostamenti dei ministri e dei loro staff sull’isola di Ortigia, sede degli incontri del vertice. In Ottobre OneCity è scelta per essere presentata, quale prodotto d’eccellenza, alla mostra convegno ZIG ZAG, presso il Museo Nazionale delle Nuove Scienze e dell’Innovazione Tecnologica di Tokyo.

SUV è lo shopping utility vehicle per trasporto di volumi pesanti.

Wayel lancia sul mercato il modello SUV (Shopping Utility Vehicle), la soluzione ideale per trasportare volumi e pesi rilevanti. Si delinea il concept di una mobilità elettrica di prossimità, in chiave utility, cioè adatta ad un uso quotidiano come la spesa al supermercato. Questo modello ottiene grande successo, tanto da essere ancora oggi un “big” del catalogo.

E-bit, la prima folding e-bike. Certificazione UN38.3 per le batterie.

La gamma si estende. Wayel presenta 3 nuovi modelli: E-Bit, OneCity Long Ride ed Eco’. Con E-Bit, acronimo di e-bike in trolley, Wayel affronta il trasporto intermodale. Stivabile con facilità nel suo comodo trolley in dotazione, la bicicletta si piega velocemente in 3 semplici mosse, e può essere trasportata con agilità su tutti i mezzi di trasporto. La bici elettrica diventa intermodale e rappresenta una sorta di appendice alla mobilità della persona: una personal e-bike.

È l'anno di Futura, l'e-bike bella e innovativa nei dettagli.

FUTURA è un punto d’arrivo tecnologico. Una bici elettrica che non teme le salite ed ama i lunghi percorsi, di grande comfort, innovativa anche nel sistema antifurto a sblocco a sterzo. La simpatica gara della Sfida del Colle di San Luca, organizzata a Bologna in occasione della Settimana Europea della Mobilità Sostenibile, fa segnare il record di scalata per una bicicletta elettrica: 8 minuti per percorrere 2 km di pendenze proibitive.

Company