The StreetScooter designed by 50+ companies offers a range of 80-miles and only costs $6,000. The interesting thing is that it is not actually a real "scooter". The companies took a modular approach to co-design, engineer and fabricate this German-made EV. "The problem with the traditional approach is that there are huge additional amounts of innovatie ideas in the supply chain that could not be followed, " says Achim Kampker, professor of Production Engineering at RWTH Aachen University, and Managing Director of the StreetScooter Consortium. "Collaboration with established OEMs was intentionally avoided to minimize the impact of existing theories and legacy processes."
To read more about this EV, due out in the German market in 2013, see here for more details.
Source: FastCompany 2012
5 comments:
It looks nice. Well, my son would love to have this kind of car. Great finish. Problem is, he's into stunt scooter sports. I'm afraid he just might scratch it before it gets any mileage.
One thing that should be tested with this kinds is the razor scooter battery - its durability and length of run and on-time.
A lot of car dealers now issues electric vehicles; it’s part of their list for new models. I just do wonder if they can also produce electric motorcycle vehicles.
A lot of car dealers now issues electric vehicles; it’s part of their list for new models. I just do wonder if they can also produce electric motorcycle vehicles.
One would think of a two-wheel or three-wheel bike when one speaks of a street scooter - one which you can use for exercise or leisure. It is surprising to see this car and call it a street scooter.
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