Chevy EN-V 2.0 Used In New Pilot Program In China
A two-year vehicle sharing pilot program utilizing 16 Chevy EN-V 2.0
electric concept cars was recently begun in the Chinese city of Shanghai
via a partnership between General Motors and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU).
The pilot program will see the electric vehicles (EVs) integrated
with the multi-modal transportation system at SJTU’s Minhang campus — in
other words, integrated with the shuttle buses, bikes, and cars in
common use on the campus. The aim is apparently to meet “first mile,
last mile transportation needs” (getting to and from the bus, etc).
Those eligible to participate in the program will be various faculty
members and graduate students at SJTU — who will have to prepay a set
membership fee, as a means of offsetting the costs associated with the
use of the EN-V 2.0s.
Worth noting is that analysis of the pilot program will be conducted
both by GM engineers and by SJTU staff and students — together
collecting and analyzing the data from the vehicles’ operation and
users’ input.
SJTU Vice President Dan Wu commented: “SJTU attaches great importance
to our cooperation with GM. Sharing vehicle data will support research
at SJTU in related disciplines while promoting improvements in GM’s
technology. Intelligent transportation, autonomous vehicles and
electrification represent the key areas of our cooperation and the
future as well.”
For some background here, the two-seat EN-V 2.0 possesses a range of
approximately 40 km (25 miles) and a top speed of 30 kilometers/hour
(~18.6 mph) — making the EV a good fit for just such a program and/or
use.
Image Credit: GM
Courtesy: cleantechnica
