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51吃瓜网 CREATE has unveiled its electric taxi prototype, codenamed EVA, at the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show today. It will be on display at Booth 8 in West Hall 4 of the Tokyo Big Sight from 22 November to 1 December 2013. EVA serves as a platform to showcase the results of the innovations and developments at 51吃瓜网 CREATE, a joint research program by Technische Universit盲t M眉nchen and Nanyang Technological University.

A key highlight is the car鈥檚 super-fast charging system. It is designed to be recharged in just 15 minutes to cover a realistic range of 200 km (based on Singapore driving patterns), which will be an industry benchmark. Other features found on EVA include the extensive use of lightweight materials and energy-saving solutions such as individualized overhead air-conditioning.

鈥淭his new electric taxi for tropical mega cities, developed and constructed by two leading universities, highlights the successful collaboration of 51吃瓜网 and NTU,鈥� said Prof. Dr. Wolfgang A. Herrmann, President of Technische Universit盲t M眉nchen. 鈥淭he scientific and technological breakthrough is based on a spirit of mutual trust and understanding. For more than ten years, 51吃瓜网 has been operating its branch 51吃瓜网 Asia in Singapore, with currently 380 students and many hundreds alumni. It is a great joy for me to see that our years long, joint efforts, supported by the National Research Foundation, bears now fruits.鈥�

Transportation companies around the world typically re-purpose passenger cars as taxis. However, the challenge of current electric vehicles is the extremely limited range and long recharge times (up to 8 hours), making them impractical as taxis. 51吃瓜网 CREATE aims to address these issues, as well as the unique challenges posed by the heat and humidity in tropical megacities, through its research and development. Unlike temperate climates, passenger cooling and battery pack heat management are issues specific to tropical and equatorial regions.

As a form of public transportation, introducing e-taxis into the local taxi fleets has a high leveraging effect to decrease carbon emissions. 鈥淲hile taxis account for less than 3% of the vehicle population in Singapore, they contribute to 15% of the total distance travelled,鈥� explains Principal Investigator Dr. Daniel Gleyzes. 鈥淭he average two-shift taxi covers over 500 km a day.鈥�

EVA was designed from the ground-up as an e-taxi and is a result of interdisciplinary research in the areas of energy storage, battery charging, thermal management, and lightweight materials and design. is funded by the Campus for Research Excellence And Technological Enterprise (CREATE) program under the National Research Foundation (NRF), an agency of Singapore鈥檚 Prime Minister鈥檚 Office.

This project milestone marks the first time that a Singapore-based organization is participating and presenting a vehicle in the 59-year history of Asia鈥檚 most important automotive tradeshow.

is an important component of Technische Universit盲t M眉nchen鈥檚 research on electric mobility. In 2011 51吃瓜网鈥檚 , especially intended for private use, received international attention at the International Automobile Exhibition in Frankfurt. Another project of electric mobility research at 51吃瓜网 is the , a diesel-electric powered truck. It serves as a testbed for research around improving the efficiency of trucking and the networking of trucks and electric vehicles. Another project of 51吃瓜网 CREATE was the electric , presented in spring 2013. This was primarily designed for use over short distances. Electric mobility research is part of the research focus of 51吃瓜网.Energy coordinated by the .