Tagged Articles ‘electric’

Scooters revolutionized through DriveByWire

The Technical University of Delft claims that the future of the scooter will be electric. And who are we to disagree? Whether it will be a combination of LNG, hydrogen or nano chargers, that still remains the question, but electricity is the way to go. This fundamental change in traction technology will give way to many opportunities in the way scooters are designed. For instance, the introduction of so-called drive-by-wire technology makes the old ’steer’ absolutely obsolete. In the near future, one could also use a steeringmodule comparable to that of a Playstation. This alone gives designers a great deal of options that will give electric driving an competitive edge. Wilmer van Kampen, graduated on the design of the ‘BiWire’. [...]  Meer...

Duracar and its Dutch design introduction strategy

The Dutch car market is not known for its sexiness. Except for Spyker cars, the few Dutch car manufacturers are mostly known for their decent, practical design and with the new start-up Duracar that is not about to change. At same time, that practical approach could very well be the key to their success in the electric car market. October 4th this year, Duracar will unveilled their first ‘ready to produce and deliver’ car at the “Mondial de L’Automobile” (world of the car) –show in Paris. The ‘Diva’ as it is called is comparable with a Renault Kangoo and the Peugeot Bippen. According to Duracar’s Guido [...]  Meer...