Over the last 3 years me and my design-agency SAUER CREATIONS developed a three-wheeled electric car. That was a great experience to see things growing on the paper to a real driving vehicle. The most important point on this project I have learned was NEVER GIVE UP and NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE.
First we got a Briefing with al important facts and limitations. Low cost, low weight and a magnificent appearance. After this we started with a lot of sketches and Photoshop-work. The family of the bees was our muse. For this reason, we chose the bee for the COMMERCIAL-Car, HORNET for the race-version and the BUMBLEBEE for the work-version.
After this we did a lot of CAD and a tape rendering to get a feeling of proportions. That was also a lot of fun.
Facts:
- 3 wheels
- L 284 x B 154 x H141
- 500 kg
- 1 chassis for 3 vehicle variants (commercial, work, race)
- 100 km/h
- 100 km range
- 2,1 Mio € development costs
- ca. 10.000€ per car
- 2 electric motors (3,2 kw per motor)
