GM EN-V Revealed as the Future of Urban Mobility
GM and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. have joined forces to introduce the future of urban automotive mobility. With their EN-V urban concept, the two companies hope traveling from one end of a city to another, or commuting to work on a strict schedule, will become easier and cut down on traffic. EN-V is a small, two-seat/two-wheeled vehicle meant for shuttling people around urban settings; a real life production model will be introduced at 2010′s Shanghai Motor Show in May.
With 20 million residents in the metropolitan area, Shanghai has the largest amount of people living in the city than any other place globally. GM’s EN-V will be shown with a system meant to clear up Shanghai’s traffic jams. GPS and vehicle-to-vehicle communication pilot these vehicles, cameras and sensors around the EN-V allow it to react to changing environments.
Electric motors built into the wheels are powered by lithium-ion batteries with a 40 km range, and can recharge with your average home plug-in. Developers used acrylic, carbon fiber and Lexan to keep vehicle weight at 1102 lbs.
EN-V (Electric Networked-Vehicle) is also under development for other metropolitan areas worldwide, where 60% of the world’s population is expected to live by 2030.
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