A Holden designed Electric-Networked-Vehicle (EN-V) is part of the General Motors display at the World Expo in Shanghai, China, 1 May to 31 October.
GM has three EN-Vs on display - Holden’s in called Xiao and the others are called Jiao and Miao. They are pointers to future transport rends intended to improve the quality of life in congested major cities.
Produced in partnership with innovative transport manufacturer Segway, each EN-V has two electric motors powering the wheels. The electric motors provide a range of 40 kilometres between recharges and handle both acceleration and braking.
Global positioning technology within each EN-V provides live route guidance that chooses the fastest route to a destination based on real-time traffic information.
Holden’s project was the work of young designers at its Port Melbourne design studio.
“The fact that our young designers were able to run with this project and develop it to such a high level really speaks volumes for the advanced design capability in Australia,” explained Holden Design Director, Tony Stolfo. “This work has really broken the mould of the projects we undertake within the Holden design studio.”
Each EN-V features strong, lightweight materials normally used in spacecraft, military airplanes and race-cars – such as carbon fibre, custom-tinted lexan and acrylic.
