When industrial innovation enters the museum: Syklo exhibits at Arts et Métiers

A welcome recognition

Seeing your product exhibited at the Musée des Arts et Métiers is a particularly satisfying experience. For Syklo, this selection by the “Batteries” exhibition to embody the battery axis of electric bicycle mobility goes far beyond the usual commercial spin-offs.

This institutional recognition goes deeper than mere technical validation. The objects exhibited in this temple of French innovation join a prestigious lineage that stretches from the first steam engines to the latest digital innovations. For a start-up, this is an unexpected and particularly gratifying form of legitimization.

The RoadDrive 45, with its three components – motor, battery and control screen – thus becomes a witness to our times. This heritage dimension of innovation brings a different kind of pride from that of commercial success: that of contributing to French technical history.

Embodying a vision of re-use

This is all the more satisfying given that the exhibition has chosen Syklo to illustrate a specific approach: showing that there are systems adapted to reuse. This selection validates years of work on a particular industrial philosophy.

The parallel drawn with automotive retrofitting – transforming combustion-powered cars into electric ones – positions Syklo’s approach within a broader process of transforming the existing. Seeing one’s work put into perspective with these societal challenges provides obvious professional satisfaction.

This recognition confirms that the “electrify existing rather than buy new” approach resonates beyond the simple circle of users. It resonates with contemporary concerns about sobriety and the circular economy.

From mine to factory: a validated approach

The exhibition adopts a systemic vision that goes “from the mine to the factory, from uses to societal debates”. For Syklo, this global approach validates a way of thinking that goes beyond the simple manufacture of technical products.

Seeing one’s kit used as a pretext to address broader questions about our energy model provides a form of intellectual satisfaction. It confirms that the work accomplished contributes to collective reflection on the future of mobility.

This broader perspective also illustrates Syklo’s ability to take part in major societal debates, going beyond the technical framework to address environmental and social issues.

On the road: we’re delighted to be on the move

The exhibition begins in Paris before embarking on a tour of France. We’re particularly excited about this stopover in Cappelle-la-Grande, in the Hauts-de-France region, until February 2026.

This touring approach enables us to reach a wide range of audiences, and to anchor the debate on electric mobility in local communities. For us, this geographical spread extends the reach of our approach far beyond our usual market.

The kit thus becomes an ambassador for our vision of sustainable electric mobility. This dimension of raising public awareness is very important to us, and brings a level of satisfaction that differs from purely commercial success.

Rewarding institutional support

We are particularly honored by the support of France 2030 and the École de la Batterie for this project. This institutional validation confirms that our approach is in line with national energy transition priorities.

France 2030, the government’s investment plan for the technologies of the future, includes our exhibition in its approach. This official recognition confirms that we are contributing to France’s strategic objectives in electric mobility.

The École de la Batterie adds an educational dimension that is very important to us. Its support illustrates the importance of raising public awareness of the technical challenges of this transition, a mission we share.

From laboratory to museum: entrepreneurial pride

The RoadDrive 45’s journey from our development workshops to the showcases of the Musée des Arts et Métiers is a source of particular pride for us. This museum recognition validates years of effort and conviction.

For a team of entrepreneurs, seeing their work recognized by a prestigious cultural institution brings a different kind of satisfaction from commercial success. It confirms that our innovation goes beyond the simple economic framework to become part of a cultural and societal approach.

This exhibition also confirms our vision that industrial innovation can make sense and contribute to collective questioning about the future of our mobility.

An encouraging milestone

This museum recognition encourages us to pursue our approach. It confirms that our vision of reuse in electric mobility resonates beyond our direct users.

The exhibition also gives us a different perspective on our work: we’re not just making products, we’re contributing to a collective reflection on the future of mobility. This is a particularly motivating aspect for us.

It remains to be seen whether the RoadDrive 45 will find its place in the Musée Grévin… In the meantime, we welcome this recognition, which validates years of commitment to more sustainable mobility.