Rinspeed – electric car to fit into a train

New electric car which will be presented on Geneva’s auto salon.

It reaches a top speed of 110 km/h and has an operating range of 120 kilometers. Enough to drive at the Reunion Island… Because you hardly need to drive more than 100km a day… and the speed limit on the roads here is just 110KM/h…

The car’s name is strangely UC?. It is only 2.5 meters long, so to park in the center of the city it’s just great… No need to struggle to find a place.

Rinspeed is proposing special train cars that would allow the car to be driven straight on and off for travel between cities where the 75 mile nominal plug range would be impractical. Since most European trains are electric, it’s even conceivable that the car could be plugged in during the train trip.

The car should be presented at Geneva Auto-salon at March 2010.

Press release:

A Clever E-Speedster to Fight Gridlock

Automobile, Train and the Web Form a New Kind of Symbiosis at the Geneva Motor Show 2010 (March 4th – 14th, 2010)

For the first time in its long history of developing groundbreaking concept cars the Swiss automobile and concept powerhouse Rinspeed is creating not just a car but a entire mobility concept. The highly likeable two-seater is powered by an electric motor and is aptly named “UC?”, which stands for “Urban Commuter” or “You see?”. It was designed for possible future series production.

Nomen est omen: The little speedster measures just 2.50 meters in length and is intended to help avoid gridlock in the inner cities. At the same time an advanced railcar loading system will add the option to cover long distances by train, comfortable, without traffic jams and stress-free. The desired mobile carport with integrated battery charging station is conveniently booked via the internet.

Rinspeed boss Frank M. Rinderknecht: “UC? – it’s a new and highly emotional web-based car world that interweaves individual and public transport in an intelligent way. We want to create a community of people who are open for a new definition of mobility.”

The lightweight “lovebug” is operated with a central joystick and delivers 124 Newton meters of torque. It reaches a top speed of 110 km/h and has an operating range of 120 kilometers. But the most important aspect of the vehicle is that there is a good chance that it will be built in series production. The concept is designed be easily adapted and integrated by volume manufacturers. Intensive dialogues at the highest levels are already well underway.

The partners and suppliers in the “UC?” project are:

Absaar GmbH – www.absaar.com

AEZ Leichtmetallräder GmbH – www.aez-wheels.com

AkzoNobel Car Refinishes – www.akzonobel.com

A.T. Kearney Global Management Consultants – www.atkearney.com

Carl F. Bucherer – www.carl-f-bucherer.com

Coop Genossenschaft – www.coop.ch

Die Agentur, Werbeagentur GmbH – www.dieagentur-group.com

J. Eberspächer GmbH & Co. KG – www.eberspaecher.com

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich – www.ekz.ch

Esoro AG – www.esoro.ch

Harman/Becker Automotive Systems – www.harmanbecker.com

Li-Tec Battery GmbH – www.li-tec.de

Motorex Bucher Langenthal AG – www.motorex.com

Paravan GmbH – www.paravan.de

Pirelli Tyre (Europe) S.A. Swiss Market – www.pirelli.ch

Rafi GmbH &Co. KG – www.rafi.de

Rehau AG & Co. – www.rehau.com

Sellner GmbH – www.sellner.de

Sibu Design GmbH & CoKG – www.sibu.at

Ticona GmbH – www.ticona.de

VDO – Continental Automotive Switzerland AG – www.continental-corporation.com

Special thanks to:

Xmobil Design + Marketing GmbH – www.xmobil.de

Dominic Wuffli + Cédric Facchin

Forward-Looking Statements – This news release contains forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by the Rinspeed management. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given here. The company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments.

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