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A little video of the etrans, Designskolen Kolding and Tongji University collabo in Shanghai October 2011, and a teaser for the upcoming etrans event on December 15 where the resulting electric car service concepts and interior models will be on display.
Pierre Fauré’s Electra from 1941, one of the many electric cars which were built in France during WW II to combat the almost complete absence of petrol.
Found at mrscharroo flickr account, where he has impressive collection of old microcars that I have never seen before.
At etrans we recently launched an open competition looking for app ideas that can make the electric car smarter, safer and more fun.
One of the strategic areas I have had my focus on since I started as innovation consultant at etrans was ‘Smart Data’, investigating how the intelligent e-cars can become more attractive than the gasoline driven ones by looking into the possibilities when combining the e-car with traffic data, navigation, wifi, smart phones etc.
The competition appsogelbiler.dk (apps & ecars) is rewarding the 3 best ideas in 3 categories with 25.000 DKK - and before you click through let me just say it’s all in Danish (etrans is working to get the Danes to love the e-cas).
I am hoping we get a bunch of creative and innovative concepts before the 1st of december deadline that our very competent jury can evaluate. The jury consists of:
Henrik Werdelin, Managing Partner at Prehype with a background from MTV Intl. Joost and Hotpotato and specialized in innovation and digital startups and focusing on user experience
Morten Just, Interaction Designer at Google. Previously worked with Adobe, Vodaphone and ZYB and develops new quirky apps in his sparse free time.
Christiane Vejlø, Digital trend expert and editor at Electronista.dk after having worked for 10 years with innovation in broadcasting and telephone industry.
Bo Borbye Pedersen, myself, innovation consultant and sr. designer at etrans with a background in user centered design and innovation, etc…
Please help spread the word to anyone you know who might be interested - and can understand Danish!
This pic shot today is from a small exhibition I have planned and coordinated at EBST (The Danish Enterprise and Construction Authority) in time for Copenhagen Design Week 2011 This morning I hooked up the last displays and made sure everything was up and running.
The exhibition is called ‘The Danes Must Learn to Love the Electric Car’ and features some of etrans main findings and 6 of our projects. Check the UK flyer for more info or view some more shots of the exhibition.
I just recently stumbled upon this french/german produced electric microbus called Mia Electric, which I find quite appealing, probably thanks to former VW designer Murat Gunak. But it’s a bit too small to fit in the whole family….
This video shows the BMW evolve app, which helps you figure out what impact an EV would have on your daily life. At etrans, one of our focus areas in our work in our effort to create an attractive infrastructure around the electric car is what I at one point called ‘Smart Data’. Basically that just means apps, an obvious area where the EVs has a born advantage as they are all intelligent and most of them online.
Currently we have a competition in the works which this as the main aim, but we are also looking at apps to race awareness about the EVs. We have made an edutainment app for DONG Energy (for children) and also had a concept around creating a tamagothci like app, which would act as if you had a electric car and compare it to your current driving habits. But BMW beats us with the EVolve Mobile App, which is more or less the exact same concept. And I most say that BMW are really doing some cool stuff when it comes to the future of mobility (see earlier post).
In 1967 the Ford Comuta concept vehicle was used to demonstrate the potential of the electric vehicle, with a top speed of 40mph and a total range of around 40 miles on a full charge.
I just watched the first 2 of 4 short documentaries that form the BMW sponsored Activate the Future of Mobility series. From Jet packs to EV’s to spaceships. The last 2 coming within the next week will cover ‘how technology will change mobility…’ and give ’ a look at things to come and a future of possibilities’
Above pic shows the dashboard of the Nissan Leaf. As part of my work at etrans, I am looking into how we can make the experience of the electric car better, more convenient and all around attractive. One of the potential areas we have identified and currently working with is what we have called ‘Smart Data’. App’s such as the
carwings feature implemented in the Leaf dash, which ranks the car and drivers ability to drive economically and awards the best with Gold or Platinum. And it seems like a feature some drives find fun and motivating.
Also of interest is that Ford has chosen to present their Ford Electric tomorrow at CES along side Consumer Electronics, instead of at the Detroit motor show the following week.
Above is a shot of the dashboard of the Nissan Leaf. As part of my work at etrans, I am looking into how we can make the experience of the electric car better, more convenient and all around attractive. One of the potential areas we have identified and currently working with is what we have called ‘Smart Data’. App’s such as the carwings feature implemented in the Leaf, which ranks the car and drivers ability to drive economically and awards the best with Gold or Platinum - and it seems like a feature some drives find fun and motivating.
Also of interest is that Ford has chosen to present their Ford Electric tomorrow at CES along side Consumer Electronics, instead of at the Detroit motor show the following week. Via.
Official Trailer: Revenge of the Electric Car follows four men and their dreams of electric vehicles. There is Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, as well as Bob Lutz, former product developer for GM (and the man behind the Chevy Volt). Then there is Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan-Renault, and “Reverend Gadget,” of Left Coast Electric Conversions.
A 2004 concept car from Opel now seems it will make it way to the market as an electrical car. The interior is a bit too tool like to me, but otherwise looks pretty fresh. Check out the details of the Opel Trixx over at Designboom
On a side note: I didn’t expect that I would blog this much about cars.…
Just finished reading the cover story of the october Wired, which tracks the latest ups and downs of Tesla. Interesting and well written piece on how Tesla almost didn’t make it off the ground but then turning it around and taking over Toyotas huge Californian factory at a fraction of the price. Recommendable.
Doing some desk research on the maturity on electric transportation in relation to my work at etrans. Kia’s concept for an urban electrical verhicle (EV) the fun Kia Pop was just presented in real live scale model at the Paris Motor Show. Going all in with the design! More at Wired.
I’m on my way to Kolding to start on a 3 month project for etrans. The video here should explain the overall goal of etrans:
The aim of the project is to provide the methodological basis for the development and design work which will help the electric car become both an environmental and commercial success in Denmark.
More on my part in the project will follow as I get started.
