History

Oxygen S.p.A. was formed in 2000 and is an outgrowth of  Atala, the Italian Company which had it’s origins in the bicycle industry as far back as 1921.

With the mission of developing, manufacturing, sales and distribution of environmentally friendly, technologically advanced pure electric powered lightweight vehicles, (LEV) Oxygen started its operation in 2000 with the first b2c LEV  “Lepton”.

Under new management in 2004, the strategic direction was focused on the fleet market and in the same year Oxygen developed the CargoScooter with a Ni-Zn technology batteries.

In October 2006, the Company changed its battery technology from Nickel-Zinc to Lithium-Ion and built an all-electric CargoScooter for the postal delivery market. This vehicle, featuring a proprietary Direct Drive Propulsion System, has been designed to reduce energy costs and slash maintenance expenses, increase efficiency and driver safety, eliminate pollution and reduce noise. The CargoScooter is the result of four years of development and two years of comprehensive testing in cooperation with postal organizations. Oxygen won the international tender with Belgium Post (De Post/La Poste) with 50 CargoScooter delivered in 2007.

In 2008 Oxygen supplied with 250 CargoScooter the Swiss Post. Again, the quality of the product and the unimpeachable after sales service, tested for almost 1 year, convinced the postal organization to invest in our product. The new fleet was the starting point for a profitable collaboration. In the same year Oxygen CargoScooter was sold to the Spanish Post, Correos, in the Cantabria region and its govern. The 30 CargoScooter was the first step of the nation in the e-mobility direction.

At the end of 2009 and during the 2010, Swiss Post has decided to increase the fleet reaching a grand total of more than 1.000 CargoScooters, and will now allow Swiss Post to call its electric scooter fleet the largest one in the world. The Swiss managers were not only convinced by the great environmental benefits of electric vehicles for the environment, but also by their exceptional technological capabilities.

In recognition of the Company’s achievements, Oxygen was nominated at the 2007 World Mail Awards in the Corporate Social Responsibility category for its CargoScooter initiative, in May 2009 has been selected for the Dialogue Session at EVS24 Symposiums in Norway and in the same year the Italian Minister for the Environment Land and Sea has mentioned Oxygen and the CargoScooter into the “Italian Design for Sustainability” book.

Today, our products are industry state-of-the-art and demand is strong, putting us in an ideal position. Oxygen’s headquarters, including finance, production, engineering and testing facilities and are located in Padua, Italy. Oxygen is certified ISO 9001