Design Contest

🚀 Trinova Global Design Challenge

Help design the future of clean, congestion-free commuting.

Are you a designer, dreamer, or builder?
This is your chance to shape the next revolutionary vehicle. Trinova is a high-speed, fully enclosed, ultra-narrow electric commuter that slices through traffic — and now, we want the public to help shape what it looks like.

🏆 What’s In It For You?
  • 💰 $1 royalty per unit sold for each module designed (see below) for the winning design.

  • 💵 Or a pre agreed on fixed rate.

  • 🛠️ Global recognition as the lead designer of the first production Trinova

  • 🌍 The chance to shape a product that could redefine urban commuting

📐 Design Criteria

Your submission must fit the following specs:

  • Width: ≤ 850mm (33.5 inches)

  • Length: ≤ 2500mm (98.5 inches) front wheel center to rear wheel center

  • Height: ≤ 1400mm (55 inches)

  • Two tandem seats (front and back)

  • Must be fully enclosed

  • Must appear fast and futuristic, but safe and approachable (target COGS $15,000max)

  • Keep in mind the rear wheels swing up by 40-45 degrees!

Or down load the 3D .step file here.

🎨 Designs required:

Please NOTE: Each segment will receive the $1 royalty per unit sold.

  • Exterior body

  • Interior cabin

  • Dashboard layout

  • Seats (ergonomic, minimal but supportive)

  • Handlebars (not a steering wheel)

  • Headlight and taillight design (must be street legal in appearance)

  • Front & rear swing arms

  • Wheels (must fit motorcycle tires:
    Rear: 200/50R18 or 200/55R17
    Front: match for balance and proportion)

  • Doors
    ‣ Must open lambo-style (either rotate forward/back or scissor up)
    ‣ Must not swing out like a regular car

  • Luggage compartment
    ‣ Must fit a standard carry-on suitcase
    Ok if only possible when carrying one passenger and rear seat if folded down.

  • Optional roof cargo box

  • Roof rack

  • Custom wheels, mud guards etc...

📥 How to Submit
  1. Upload your design files (renderings, sketches, or 3D models)

  2. Include a short description (50–200 words)

  3. Submit your entry using the form below

🎯 Deadline to submit: 07/07/2025

🧾 Legal Notes

  • You retain credit for your work.

  • Once submitted, Trinova Mobility (MLS-Engineering) gains the right to develop, modify, and commercialize your entry if selected.

  • You may submit multiple designs.

  • Top design wins a royalty of $1 per Trinova unit sold, for a target run of up to 50,000 or more vehicles in 5 years.

  • The entry is not limited to one design, if you design the interior and exterior and other modules you'll get $1 for each.

  • We reserve the right to select more than one contributor depending on value and viability

📣 Get Involved

Let’s build the future — together.
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We’re not looking for perfect.
We’re looking for visionaries.

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