Result description
The European EU-LIVE consortium developed a new L5e-category electrified mobility solution. Positioned between the two-wheel and four-wheel segments, it is equipped with a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) powertrain, two electric in-wheel motors and a petrol internal combustion engine.
• Suited to both roads and motorways, all it requires is a driving licence.
• Its tilting mechanism offers superior handling, making the vehicle as easy to drive as a three-wheel scooter. The system notably makes use of hydraulic components and hydropneumatic suspension.
• The vehicle runs in zero-emission mode at speed of up to 70 kilometres per hour using two rear electric in-wheel motors. The 48-volt electric battery can be recharged using regenerative braking technology. When driving on inter-urban roads at speeds of between 70 and 130 kilometres per hour, the 31-kilowatt single-cylinder petrol engine takes over the propulsion. The light vehicle has a total range of 300 kilometres and a top speed of 130 kilometres per hour.
• The vehicle’s small footprint (2.4 metres x 0.85 metres) and rotating doors facilitate perpendicular parking and free up road space. As well as an enclosed, heated cabin, the vehicle also features seatbelts and an airbag, making helmets, gloves, waterproof jackets and other protective gear unnecessary.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
- To raise awareness and possibly influence policy
- Incubators / Accelerators
- Expanding to more markets /finding new customers
- Collaboration
- Fellowship to advance my/our research
- Others/ No specific audience
- Public or private funding institutions
- EU and Member State Policy-makers
- Other Actors who can help us fulfil our market potential
- Research and Technology Organisations
- Academia/ Universities
- Private Investors
R&D, Technology and Innovation aspects
Result submitted to Horizon Results Platform by CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
