CURVE -- Compact URban VEhicle

Curve将评估一种全新的零排放电动汽车的可行性。Curve是一款窄倾斜汽车(NLV)，旨在满足M类(普通汽车)分类，并通过技术创新提供舒适和熟悉的驾驶体验。CURVE将加速推动零排放：直接，通过使电动汽车更负担得起，对关键市场利基市场更具吸引力，增加采用率；以及间接，通过减少拥堵。城市地区的拥堵已被证明是排放量的两倍。学术研究和主要的原始设备制造商研究(如丰田、PSA Groupe)已确定电动NLV是通过最大限度地利用道路空间和允许车道分割来克服拥堵的理想车辆。尽管NLV的好处广为人知，但由于以下几个原因，它们尚未在商业上取得成功。在实施倾斜、转向和悬挂乘坐和操纵方面的技术限制降低了以前的NLV的吸引力。由于复杂的驱动和控制，那些已经投产的产品过于昂贵。此外，由于整个细分市场是新的，如果上述技术和成本障碍能够被克服，利基制造商就有机会推出第一款成功的NLV。CURVE将提供机动性、舒适性和价格点，通过以下技术创新打开NLV细分市场：一种新颖的混合动力转向机构，可以通过独立的轮速控制在高速转向和低速垂直转向之间切换。这使得车辆可以在交通和开阔道路上有效地操纵。一种倾斜机构，在保持悬架完全倾斜的同时，增加车辆的倾斜角度(从而增加速度)。这提高了性能和舒适性。这是一种激进的传动系统技术，允许从单个缩小尺寸的电动马达进行完全可变的差速转向，降低了复杂性、重量和成本。CURVE能够在商业上取得成功，因为它最初将作为利基产品销售，由在英国充满活力的利基汽车行业成功运营的一个小企业联盟生产。Stryker和PPSI带来了专利使能技术，以及经验丰富的小众车辆设计师Dee，提供了实现我们愿景的工程和市场知识。这项可行性研究将验证我们的技术和业务战略，使我们能够满怀信心地进入示范车辆的开发。在成功商业化后，我们将创造1600万GB的年产量。利基汽车机会，加上技术许可，并为实现英国的零增长战略做出贡献。

CURVE will assess the feasibility of a radically new zero-emission electric vehicle. CURVE is a Narrow Leaning Vehicle (NLV) designed to meet category M ('normal' car) classification and provide a comfortable and familiar driving experience through technical innovations.CURVE will accelerate the drive to zero emissions:directly, by making EVs more affordable and attractive for key market niches, increasing adoption; andindirectly, by reducing congestion. Congestion in urban areas has been shown to double emissions. Academic studies and major OEM research (e.g. Toyota, PSA Groupe) have identified electric NLVs as the ideal vehicle to overcome congestion by maximising road space use and allowing lane splitting.Despite the well-publicised benefits of NLVs, they have not yet achieved commercial success for several reasons. Technical limitations in the implementation of leaning, steering, and suspension ride and handling have reduced the appeal of previous NLVs. Those that have reached production have been too expensive due to complex drives and controls. Moreover, because the entire market segment is new, there is an opportunity for a niche manufacturer to deliver the first successful NLV if the technical and cost barriers above can be overcome.CURVE will provide the manoeuvrability, comfort, and price point that will open the NLV market segment through technical innovations as follows:A novel hybrid steering mechanism that can switch between high-speed steering through lean and slow-speed upright steering through independent wheel speed control. This allows the vehicle to manoeuvre effectively in traffic and on the open road.A leaning mechanism that increases the lean angle (and hence speed) of the vehicle, whilst maintaining suspension at full lean. This improves both performance and comfort.A radical drivetrain technology that allows fully variable differential steering from a single downsized electric motor, reducing complexity, weight and cost.CURVE can succeed commercially because it will be sold initially as a niche product, produced by a consortium of small businesses operating successfully in the UK's dynamic niche vehicle industry sector. Stryker and PPSI bring patented enabling technologies, with experienced niche vehicle designer, DEE, providing the engineering and market knowledge to realise our vision.This feasibility study will validate our technology and business strategy, enabling us to move with confidence into the development of a demonstrator vehicle. Upon successful commercialisation, we will create a £16m p.a. niche vehicle opportunity, plus technology licensing, and contribute to achieving the UK's Road to Zero strategy.