StreetScooter is a university-driven, multi-partnership venture to develop a next generation electric vehicle for Europe and beyond.
Named after the popular auto scooter that children and adults enjoy at fairs all around the world, the StreetScooter is a new way of approaching future mobility. It is designed to operate in inner cities, delivering a compact yet roomy car that runs on electricity, with virtually no pollutants to the environment. It also runs quietly.
The project is being supported by Goodyear as it is fully aligned with its vision of developing a sustainable future for mobility.
StreetScooter is not the product of a single firm, but the result of a venture partnership between about 20 companies: auto parts suppliers, technology companies, software developers, university researchers and others. Each partner provided its own advanced technologies to help deliver the vehicle.
The result is a modular vehicle with parts that can be added, removed and reused depending on customer preference. The modular approach gives the car an additional edge as it can be built quickly and inexpensively.
"The StreetScooter fills the gap that lies today between two-wheel and existing cars and serves the needs of daily urban mobility from 45 up to 130km and 15 000km per year at a top speed of 105km/h with an optimal price-performance ratio, says Professor Achim Kampker, CEO at StreetScooter GmbH. It can seat 2 or 3+1 passengers and offers up to 850L in the trunk."
The StreetScooter was born in Aachen, Germany. But it soon became international with the involvement of specialists from different companies. Each company involved in the project brings its expertise and manufacturing capabilities, according to Achim Kampker. "For Goodyear the challenge was to develop a tyre for the specific needs of electric vehicles which often provide a relatively constant torque, even at very low speeds.
This increases the acceleration performance of an electric vehicle in comparison to a vehicle with a similar internal combustion engine."
The StreetScooter will launch in several European markets later this year.
The StreetScooter is the result of cooperation between about 20 companies. Goodyear developed special tyres for the concept.
