Hailing from Poland, the Triggo EV is an
urban mobility electric vehicle with a slight twist. Designed with a variable
front wheel track, the Triggo EV is able to extend its front wheels to provide
stability at cruising speeds or draw the wheels in for maneuverability in
traffic and for parking.
For what Triggo calls cruise mode, the
width of the front wheels of the Triggo EV is 1.48 metres, giving stability at
its governed top speed of 90 km/h. With the wheels pulled in, speed is limited
to 25 km/h but the Triggo EV measures just 86 centimeters wide with a turning
radius of just 3.5 metres.
To put things in perspective, the Smart
Car has a turning radius of 6.94 metres while the Perodua Axia takes 4.5 metres
to turn around. This makes moving the Triggo EV around on tight city streets
easy, along with parking and negotiating tight corners in parking spaces,
something that can be a problem in old cities in Europe. Seating is in tandem
and the roomy glasshouse interior affords the driver and passenger great views
of the outside. An electric door slides back to allow access into the cockpit
and the instrument panel is an LCD display which we assume has smartphone
connectivity, as is becoming the standard these days.
No word on the power of the electric motor
or battery capacity but the Triggo EV uses a swappable battery system, letting
the user swap and replace batteries as necessary. The Triggo EV is also drive-by-wire
which lets the Polish electric vehicle be ready for autonomous driving
capability as well as platooning, where the lead EV has a driver and the rest
follow automatically.
Triggo says the Triggo EV is designed for
use in crowded urban centres, specifically for services like small item
delivery or ride sharing. Pricing for the Triggo EV is not available at time of
publication, neither is availability, but enquiries are welcomed on the Triggo
website.
