Compact multipurpose scooter for crowded megacities
TUM CREATE has unveiled an all-new multipurpose scooter
prototype, codenamed VOI, at the 3rd Taiwan International Electric Vehicle Show
(EV Taiwan). VOI gets its name from the Vietnamese word for elephant – a symbol
of a safe and intelligent mean of transport. It is a two-wheel concept vehicle
jointly developed by students from Technische Universität Muenchen (TUM) and
Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and was built in Singapore.
The design brief for the VOI was to develop a two-wheel
transporter that is as agile and affordable as a scooter and, at the same time,
as safe and comfortable as a car. With its compact size and maneuverability,
the two-wheel electric scooter is designed as a transporter for densely
populated megacities and offers a comprehensive solution to metropolises where
congested traffic is a major problem.