Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design SOL Pocket Rocket Urban Commuter Vehicle by Manuel Messmer Manuel is the creator of the Pocket Rocket, founder of SOL Motors, and a passionate bike rider with a soft spot for motorcycles. He is an industrial designer with experience in product design and product development for international brands, who believes the future of transportation should be based on sustainable resources and designs that incorporate them. He came up with the idea for the Pocket Rocket out of his dissatisfaction with existing designs for electric vehicles and his enthusiasm for further progress in this area, design and performance wise.