Material E4U
The ‘E4U,’ exhibited at the 2013 Seoul Motor Show, is one of the winners of the ‘IDEA festival 2012,’ Hyundai Motor Group R&D Center’s internal contest, aimed at discovering fresh ideas on future mobility. Hyundai engineers can voluntarily suggest and realize new ideas of future transportations during the festival.
· Weight: 80kg (including a battery)
· Hemisphere: voltage 24V/power 500W/max. speed 30km/h/degree of freedom 2
Key Features · The E4U, which has an egg-shaped, streamlined body, is a new concept of future mobility for one person. · The name E4U embraces 4 Es; Egg, Evolution, Electricity and Eco-friendliness. · It is designed to be driven at low speeds on narrow roads in urban areas. · Both its speed and steering can be controlled with one electric motor in the hemisphere structure, which simplifies the system and makes it light. · A driver can control the pivot of the hemisphere structure, which spins in one direction. · Its speed and steering can be controlled depending on which direction he/she turns and how much he/she tilts the hemisphere. · Its rear legs can be folded, and the side parts are also detachable, which minimizes required parking space. |