BASF, Germany’s leading textile chemical company, and Floatility, the world’s leading electric transport provider, have partnered for the development of an ultra-lightweight and solar-powered electric scooter.
Weighing less than 12 kilograms and consisting of more than 80 per cent composite and plastic materials from BASF, the scooter is expected to give commuters the sensation of floating and has been named as ‘e-floater’.BASF, Germany's leading textile chemical company, and Floatility, the world's leading electric transport provider, have partnered for the development#
BASF is expected to provide versatile plastic materials and support the project with its extensive development capabilities. Moulding multiple parts to create complex shapes with plastic materials enables design freedom and the streamlined construction of the ‘e-floater’. Various grades of glass fibre reinforced Ultramid Polyamide will be used for most of the e-floater’s structure, BASF informs in a statement.
The surface-improved Ultramid B3G10 SI offers high surface quality to the parts despite its high fibre content. The reinforcement for front body and deck will be made with the new Ultracom composite materials to ensure stability.
Together with Ultralaminate B3WG13, a thermoplastic laminate and the adapted overmoulding compound Ultramid B3WG12 COM, BASF also offers its processing and designing support for the development of continuous fibre reinforced parts. Tires and handlebars made with BASF’s TPU Elastollan will provide a good grip and smooth floating.
Andy Postlethwaite, senior vice president, Performance Materials Asia Pacific, BASF said, “The e-floater combines stability, durability, and safety with an exciting, functional design.”
Oliver Risse, founder and CEO of Floatility said, “The cooperation with BASF enables us to develop a state-of-the-art short distance urban mobility solution to provide mobility-on-demand for the future. In this way the e-floater will play a key role in making short journeys more convenient, quick, affordable and sustainable.”
Floatility is the easiest and most convenient short distance urban mobility solution. (GK)
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