teenage engineering designs first-ever electric moped with vässla

teenage engineering’s first electric moped, epa-1

For the first time, Teenage Engineering designs a customizable electric moped with the Swedish brand Vässla. Named epa-1, the acronym stands for ‘En Passar Alla,’ or ‘one fits all.’ The design teams say that the name refers to the electric moped being customizable and easy to update depending on the preference of the rider. They can choose to add different accessories onto the base of the ride, including a front rack, a passenger seat, a helmet box, some floor decals, and even a cargo basket. Around Teenage Engineering’s first-ever electric moped is a series of small screw holes, all of which are for custom mounts, accessories, upgrades, and decal kits.

‘The moped is meant to be used,’ the design teams say, and so they’ve considered a robust frame and set of covers, lights, and screws for epa-1, so the entire ride can weather tears and wear over time. ‘For example, the covers are colored through and not just painted, so you don’t have to worry about scratches,’ they add. The two-wheeler is also visibly bare of any vivid design elements, and even if there are models with bright colors, these shades only appear in some of the parts and not throughout the entire body, mainly around the front headlights and the sides.

all images courtesy of Vässla

All-black model to launch in the summer of 2025

Teenage Engineering and Vässla’s customizable electric moped epa-1 comes with an alarm for theft security, and it uses LED lights for the front and rear. It is also NFC-ready, and riders can use the two-wheeler as a power bank when they plug in their smartphone and use the USB mobile charging. The motorcycle is also keyless, and its range depends on the kind of battery it has: +100 km with the 50Ah battery and 60 km with the 30Ah one. Riders can cruise up to 45 km/h on the road and even 25 km/h on a bike path, depending on the class they’ll choose.

Either way, the Swedish electronics and brand both have the options available and authority-approved. In front of the the rider, they find a small screen flashing the ride’s information. So far, there’s no news yet whether Teenage Engineering and Vässla’s customizable electric moped epa-1 has a dedicated app where the riders can monitor the battery percentage, cruising speed, and more. At the present time, the design teams are gearing up to launch a special edition, which comes in black, from the frame down to the screws, in the summer of 2025.

view of the front headlights