UK-based D2H Advanced Technologies, a specialist engineering and technology company, is developing a new, low cost electric vehicle chassis that it hopes will become a replacement for the traditional Tuk-Tuk. Back in June, D2H released the first details of the project, including several renderings of its chassis. Now we get to learn more about the electric Tuk-Tuk rival and see what it will actually look on the street thanks to new images that reveal the body concept.
The company has shown two low cost options
for the modular platform, namely flat-bed and box-van variants which, according
to D2H, will cater to a range of uses. It also describes the body as durable
and lightweight thanks to the use of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polymer.
D2H says its Tuk-Tuk alternative will be
able to deliver up to 12 hours of continuous use on a single charge. The
electric drivetrain is still in the design stages, so no specs have been
released. Depending on the configuration, the front-wheel drive chassis will be
driven by a front-mounted motor with battery packs either between the rear
wheels or mounted mid-chassis.
The vehicle is expected to weigh 480 kg without the batteries. D2H says it is currently in talks with a
number of potential partners in order to progress to prototype stage. The
company stresses that the final design, although exempt from crash test
assessment as it has L7E Heavy Quadricycle EU classification, will provide
“significantly enhanced safety standards when compared to traditional
alternatives”.
