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GREEN MOBILITY CONCEPTS ARE A CHALLENGE
FOR THE FUTURE. WE ARE DOING OUR BIT.
Given current growth expectations, electric vehicles
are crucial to future mobility, particularly in urban
areas of emerging markets. To achieve a widespread
market penetration, alternative vehicle concepts need
to be safe, suitable for daily use and have to offer
acceptable performance. As an experienced e-mobility
consulting partner, DEKRA benefits from a wide spectrum
of expertise. DEKRA engineers across Germany
conduct practical tests that subject the electric cars
currently available to everyday conditions, with criteria
including range, required charge cycles and charge
times and their impact on the availability of electric
vehicles, particularly in low temperatures. Of course,
electric cars need to meet the same safety requirements
as conventional vehicles, and DEKRA’ s experts carry
out corresponding assessments at the company’s crash
test centre in Neumünster. The new technology also
benefits from DEKRA’ s motorsport expertise: DEKRA
has teamed up with the French company Formulec and
other big-name partners to bring the fastest purely
electric formula racing car currently in existence to
production readiness. DEKRA is advising on safety
aspects of the electric racer in particular, and assisting
with drafting the rules.
01 In conjunction with RWTH Aachen, DEKRA is investigating key operating parameters such as acceleration, cruising speed and braking.
02 Developed by Formulec, the electrically-powered “EF01” accelerates from 0 to 100 in three seconds and has a top speed of 250 kph.
03 High-tech: SAFT developed the special battery, Siemens supplied the electric motors, and Michelin provided the energy-optimised tyres.