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General Motors (GM) will show a 2-seat EN-V Electric Networked-Vehicle concept car, whose body and canopy are made in a combination of carbon fibre composite, tinted transparent acrylic (PMMA) and Sabic's Lexan polycarbonate, at the World Expo 2010 fair in Shanghai.
GM says the car is designed for the driver of tomorrow, representing a vision for future urban mobility that “redefines automobile DNA”.
GM says that “the ability to work with such innovative materials provided a learning opportunity for GM’s design teams to study the feasibility of future traditional automotive applications”.
More than 60% of the world’s 8 billion people live in urban areas by 2030 and this “will put tremendous pressure on a public infrastructure that is already struggling to meet the growing demand for transportation and basic services”, says the company.
The EN-V is 1.5m long, weighs less than 500kg and is one third the length of a typical present-day car.
GM is working with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) in exploring several solutions for tomorrow’s drivers. Laugh, Magic and Pride versions of the EN-V car will be shown during the World Expo 2010 in the SAIC-GM Pavilion, designed by GM Holden in Australia, GM’s Advanced Design Studio in California and GM Europe.
The EN-V platform drive train has evolved from the PUMA Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility prototype that was developed by Segway and features electric motors powered by lithium ion batteries.
The World Expo 2010 fair will take place in Shanghai between 1 May and 31 October this year.
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