E-mobile Motors GmbH

About E-mobile Motors

E-mobile Motors GmbH, based in Rosenthal in Hesse, is active in the development, production and distribution of electrically driven vehicles. The company developed the three-wheeled vehicle TW4XP, which combines electric drive with a pedal mechanism (muscle power) and took part in the Progressive Automotive X Prize competition in the USA. As part of the publicly funded project 'Development of a load-bearing and chassis structure in lightweight design for an electric vehicle' (Hessen ModellProjekte, HA project no. 176/09-06, duration 01.06.2009–30.11.2009), the company, as consortium leader, together with the University of Kassel, designed and implemented a lightweight, mass-production-suitable vehicle frame structure for electric drives. The aim of the project was to develop cost-effective, lightweight-optimized body construction techniques for operation with electric drives and their energy storage systems such as battery or fuel cell systems. A second project phase provided for the development of a safety-optimized, production-ready passenger cell using new techniques.

Site

Rosenthal

Processes

Development, production and distribution of electrically driven vehicles, Lightweight vehicle structures (load-bearing and chassis structure), Hybrid propulsion combining electric and muscle power (pedal mechanism)

Employees

2–10

Industries

Vehicle manufacturing, Electromobility, Light vehicle construction

Locations

History

1. 2009

   Funded project 'Development of a load-bearing and chassis structure in lightweight design for an electric vehicle' as part of Hessen ModellProjekte (HA project no. 176/09-06, duration 01.06.2009–30.11.2009); consortium leader E-mobile Motors GmbH, project partner University of Kassel

2. 2010

   The competition vehicle TW4XP is admitted to the Final Race of the Progressive Automotive X Prize in the USA and competes in the Final Race; the vehicle is shipped to the USA in early April 2010