Volkswagen introduced the electric minivan MOIA with a power reserve of 300 km, intended for carp fishing in large cities

Volkswagen introduced the electric minivan MOIA with a power reserve of 300 km, intended for carp fishing in large cities

The German startup MOIA, which belongs to a major automaker of the Volkswagen Group, presented at the TechCrunch Disrupt event in Berlin the concept of an electric six-seater minivan specially designed for use in carpelling services (joint trips). It took the startup less than a year to develop the model, and it intends to launch test tests of the service in Hamburg at the end of 2018.

If the design of the MOIA model seemed suspiciously familiar to you, then you are right - this is not a concept created from scratch, but a deep redesign of the popular Volkswagen T6 Multivan minivan. The startup used 20 copies of this model for the initial testing of the service in Hanover, during which he gathered impressions and wishes of users, which eventually embodied in his own model MOIA.

The electric car received a power reserve of 300 km along the WLTP cycle, while the batteries can be charged at 80% capacity in just 30 minutes. The assembly is carried out at the facilities of the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles division in Osnabrück (Germany).

Four passengers will receive separately standing comfortable seats with ample legroom, at the end of the cabin there is also a double sofa for passengers traveling in pairs. Each place is equipped with individual illumination for easy reading and USB ports for recharging gadgets, and high-speed Wi-Fi will be available during the trip. For luggage is provided a separate fenced area next to the driver's seat, the door in the cabin is automatic, which will allow you to enter without problems even with bags in hand.

To order an electric vehicle, a mobile application will be used to select the route, order the nearest one to the user and divide the cost of the trip with other passengers if a group, rather than an individual order, is selected. The system on the side of the service and the application for drivers will be able to optimize orders and routes so that the electric vehicles do not stand idle and were loaded to the maximum (note that this expression does not mean the presence of standing places in the minibuses, it will not be possible to collect more than 6 passengers).

The main goal of the MOIA development is to reduce the amount of personal transport in large cities by using inexpensive and convenient "electric minibuses". Thus, the authors of the project hope to reduce the number of traffic jams, noise and harmful emissions that have long become a scourge of the world's megacities.

Source: MOIA