We are Elaphe - the team with longest track record of in-wheel technology development and delivery
Management
Elaphe guiding principles
CONTENT AND TRUTH
• Decide based on truth
• Communicate transparently
• Validate results
HOLISTIC APPROACH
• Take no shortcuts
• Focus on the big picture
• Consider every perspective
(PRO)ACTIVE STANCE
• Take matters into our hands
• Push where needed
• Lead the way – or create it
All the decisions are based on the content. It can either be a scientific truth, technical reality, business content or human needs, wishes and views on the society. Truth is based on science and proven facts. We are led by truth in all aspects of our doing. We make our decision based on truth, we are transparent in our communication and we validate our results. The truth is the answer to why are we doing what we are doing.
Truth and content also encourage us to look at things holistically and always choose holistic approach in what we do and how we choose to act. It is a broader context. Holistic approach answers how are we doing what we are doing. We don’t take shortcuts, we focus on the bigger and long term picture, and we look at things from 4 Pi perspective.
(Pro)active stance is how we do things here we take matters into our own hands, push where we need to, lead the way or create it where there is none.
History
Elaphe technology stems from the work of Andrej Detela, a world-class quantum physicist, who began investigating in-wheel motor solutions already back in the 1980s. In 2003 Andrej Detela and Gorazd Lampič, longtime CEO now sitting in Advisory Board, joined forces and founded Elaphe in 2006.
Since 2006, we have invested heavily in numerous development areas, achieving the development and validation of scalable radial-flux in-wheel electric motor design integrated into over 50 different vehicle applications. We helped co-define industry testing standards for in-wheel motors and established a dedicated cutting-edge testing facility and small-scale motor manufacturing line.
Forged with newcomer OEMs, we commercialized our in-wheel technology with world-first homologated production vehicles in 2020. Since 2023, our focus has shifted to delivering value to legacy OEMs and developing proprietary high-speed motion control enabled by our direct-drive in-wheel motor technology.