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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018   
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Another week, another "home grown" product...
 Click image to enlarge A prototype for a zero-emissions all-terrain vehicle has been manufactured by Devonshire-based company EMotive. The fully-electric Scarab ATV is soon to go into mass production under license following an initial investment of £2m to get the project off the ground. With 2035 carbon emissions targets looming in the not-so-distant future, EMotive claims its prototype will be the answer to the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, which details the phasing-out of sales of ICE vehicles in the 3.5-26t category. Agricultural and off-road industries are likely to be lumped into this category, and the company claims the electric ATV will be a direct challenger to the likes of the Mercedes-Benz Unimog, which is yet to be available in an electric model. While exact details are a bit thin on the ground, we do know that the Scarab’s six-wheel chassis is customisable to suit a number of functions, includuing agriculture, forestry, adventure tourism and moving personnel, and the smart power delivery system can be configured to two-, four- or six-wheel drive. It will weigh between 10-12t, with a 4-6t payload. The Scarab can also be fitted with a modular fuel cell, including hydrogen, for carrying out tasks with a higher power demand. A crowdfunding page has been started to raise the remaining £180,000 needed to take the EMotive prototype to the final stage of development, which is set to be completed within the first quarter of this year." https://www.fwi.co.uk/machinery/atvs/briti...ent-stages |
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17th Jan 2022 12:35pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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A few more images:
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Although the vehicle has been developed by the Devon-based company, it will not be producing them. Instead, it will be licensing production to other manufacturers who will then pay a royalty fee for each example made. By following this business model, it is anticipated that already established sales and services networks can be utilised to distribute and service the vehicle, greatly accelerating its global uptake. Current vehicle manufacturers will have the opportunity to buy an EV design that is ready to go, saving themselves the research and development costs, while being able to swing into production almost immediately. The company intends to team up with the University of Exeter and a regional utility company to record and analyse the operation of vehicles in the field to identify normal drive cycles. https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/emoti...he-unimog/ |
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19th Jan 2022 9:10am |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2637  
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Your a nasty man SC
I want one now……  |
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19th Jan 2022 9:19am |
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