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是一款窄倾汽车（NLV），旨在满足M类（“普通”汽车）的分类，并通过技术创新提供舒适和熟悉的驾驶体验。CURVE将加速实现零排放：直接地，通过使电动汽车更实惠，对关键市场更有吸引力，增加采用率；间接地，通过减少拥堵。城市地区的拥堵已被证明会使排放量增加一倍。学术研究和主要的OEM研究（如丰田，PSA集团）已经确定电动nlv是通过最大化道路空间利用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，但由于几个原因，它们尚未取得商业上的成功。技术上的限制，在实施倾斜，转向，悬挂行驶和处理已经降低了以前的nlv的吸引力。由于复杂的驱动和控制，那些已经投入生产的产品过于昂贵。此外，由于整个细分市场都是新的，如果能够克服上述技术和成本障碍，那么利基制造商就有机会交付第一个成功的NLV。CURVE将提供操控性、舒适性和价位，通过以下技术创新打开NLV市场：一种新颖的混合动力转向机制，可以通过精益转向实现高速转向，也可以通过独立的轮速控制实现低速直立转向。这使得车辆可以在交通和开阔的道路上有效地操纵。一个倾斜机构，增加倾斜角度（因此速度）的车辆，同时保持悬挂在全倾斜。这提高了性能和舒适度。一种激进的动力传动系统技术，可以通过单个小型化的电动机实现完全可变的差动转向，从而降低复杂性、重量和成本。CURVE之所以能在商业上取得成功，是因为它最初将作为一种利基产品出售，由在英国充满活力的利基汽车行业中成功运营的小型企业组成的财团生产。史赛克和PPSI带来了专利技术，并与经验丰富的小众汽车设计师DEE合作，提供工程和市场知识，以实现我们的愿景。这项可行性研究将验证我们的技术和商业战略，使我们能够充满信心地进入示范车的开发。一旦成功商业化，我们将创造每年1600万英镑的利基汽车机会，加上技术许可，并为实现英国的“零排放之路”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.