Trainee project at Audi Neckarsulm. NSU Prinz with e-tron power
It all began with a knitting machine factory in Riedlingen on the Danube. After the move to Neckarsulm, bicycles followed, then motorcycles – and finally, in 1906, the start of […]
Reusable open source kit for e-vehicles
The switch from automobiles with internal combustion engines to models with electric drives has not only fundamentally changed the technical design of the vehicle architecture. Since the production of an […]
MIT study finds huge greenhouse gas emissions for self-driving cars
It is well known that data centers and server farms produce large quantities of climate-damaging greenhouse gases. Electric mobility, on the other hand, has so far been seen as a […]
Electromobility: Design meets elegance and high-tech
In the future, more and more goods and people will be transported with electric engines. Electromobility is not only spreading rapidly in everyday life, but is increasingly fascinating design and […]
ICE designer Alexander Neumeister turns 80. Design on a large scale
He shaped the ICE, worked on the design of the Transrapid, brought a new travel culture to life at Deutsche Bahn and helped design a Shinkansen in Japan: On 17 […]
“A brand name doesn’t have to please everyone” – Interview with name developer Manfred Gotta
Porsche Cayenne, Renault Twingo, Smart, Evonic: Manfred Gotta and his agency “Gotta Brands” have been developing brand name s for car models, consumer goods and companies for over 30 years. […]
Re:Move: Polestar, Konstantin Grcic and VCo have developed an electric cargo vehicle
“To remove something” simply means to transport things, to bring them or take them away. Re:Move is also the name of a sustainable multifunctional concept of an electric transporter for […]
Ducktrain and Trailerduck. Electric cargo trailers
The idea was born at RWTH Aachen. It consists of bicycle trailers that are fitted with electric engines and able to be used flexibly. They transport bulky and heavy goods […]
E.ON and Graft Architects have presented a modular charging station
Suppliers of power for electric vehicles (EVs) not only need to build up a network of rapid-charging stations, but also must respond to the changes in customer expectations that longer […]
CargoKite. Autonomous container ships pulled by kite sails
The idea and the start-up company wishing to make it a reality are the products of a master’s thesis at the Technical University of Munich. Underlying them is the recognition […]
FutureCar Forum. Digital conference and workshop on automotive transformation design
Vehicle design is changing. Discussion around the mobility of the future has long since progressed from being only about how we get from A to B and has turned towards […]
VanMoof-CEO Taco Carlier: “The bike is never finished”
Dutch industrial designer Taco Carlier founded the legendary e-bike brand VanMoof with his brother Ties. We talked to him about his vision for urban mobility. VanMoof was founded in 2008 […]
Design is successful when it lets us make a difference together
Designit was founded in Aarhus, Denmark, in 1991 as an agency for industrial design. Today it is a company with studios across the world, working internationally for design-led innovation. We […]
Flush-mounted, subsurface EV charging points
Do charging points for electric vehicles really need to look like boxy petrol station pumps? Or are there less voluminous and more practicable solutions for cities that are notoriously short […]
New auto. Volkswagen lays out its group strategy for the future
The EU commission recently revealed its recommendations for better climate protection in a package of measures entitled “Fit for 55”. One of the measures included is that cars built from […]
Harley-Davidson launches sub-brand for electric motorcycles
Harley-Davidson was and still is a cult for many motorcyclists. Nevertheless, the American motorbike manufacturer has been suffering from a somewhat dated image and an older, conservative customer base for […]
Velomobiles: more than just a bike with a roof
An innovative way to bridge the gap between bicycles and microcars, velomobiles are human-powered vehicles with an enclosed shell. With the addition of an electric motor, the latest models promise […]
Jet Packs: Straight out of Q’s lab
Ideal for rescuers and fans of extreme sport, but perhaps less so for 00 agents, jet packs are being perfected all the time, allowing the user to take off at […]
Real-world laboratories for autonomous public transport planned in Mannheim and Friedrichshafen
Autonomous driving will play a role for more than just individual transport in the future. When it comes to climate neutrality and multimode/intermodal transport, it is even more relevant to […]