arirangnews2013.8.17---韩国折叠型电动车

arirangnews2013.8.17---韩国折叠型电动车
A group of engineers from one of Korea's leading technology schools has developed the country's first foldable compact electric car.
You heard that right: a foldable car.
The high-tech vehicle hopes to tackle various transportation problems, such as reducing pollution and cutting back on the nation's dependence on foreign oil.
Our Paul Yi reports. This state-of-the-art vehicle provides a glimpse into the future of transportation here in Korea and perhaps even the world.
The eco-friendly car aims to minimize its footprint environmentally as well as on the streets, with purely electric motors and a body that's able to fold in half.
Dubbed the Armadillo-T after the animal it mimics, the vehicle weighs less than 500 kilograms and measures just over 1-point-6 meters in length when folded, which allows for three of them to occupy a typical parking space.
The ultra-compact car was developed by Professor Seo In-soo and his research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, or KAIST.
Seo claims that the vehicle can reach up to 60 kilometers an hour and travel 100 kilometers on a single charge.
"We designed a structure that would be able to fold once without lifting the main battery. In addition, we set out to create a design that minimizes the use of energy while maximizing the mileage of the vehicle."
Utilizing cutting-edge technology, the so-called armadillo car is remotely folded and can even be controlled via a smartphone application.
In order to make room for two passengers, the central engine was re-engineered into four independent in-wheel motors and the side-mirrors were replaced with surround-view cameras.
"One of the core technologies we developed was equipping the motors in the wheels in order to make room inside the car."
The Korean homegrown foldable car hopes to advance similar electric car efforts in the United States and Europe, while ways to efficiently mass produce the vehicles are being studied.
Pending a revision of current traffic laws, Professor Seo hopes to see the cutting-edge vehicle make its first public appearance on local roads in the near future.
Paul Yi, Arirang News

一组从韩国领先的技术学院之一的工程师开发了全国首个可折叠的紧凑型电动车。 你听说过这一权利：一个可折叠的汽车。
高科技的车辆，希望能解决各种交通问题，如减少污染，减少对国家的石油对外依存度。
我们的保罗·易报告。这个国家的最先进的车辆提供窥见到未来的交通在韩国，甚至世界。 生态友好型的汽车，旨在尽量减少其的足迹环保以及街道上，纯电动马达和一个机构，能够折叠一半。
名曰犰狳-T，它模仿了动物后，整车重量小于500公斤和措施刚刚超过1点6米，折叠后的长度，这使得他们三人占据一个典型的停车空间。
SEO在洙教授和他的研究小组在韩国高级科学技术研究所，KAIST开发的超紧凑型轿车。 徐声称的车辆可以达到每小时60公里，一次充电行驶100公里。
“我们设计了一个结构，将能够不抬高主电池折叠一次。此外，我们创建一个设计，最大限度地减少能源的使用，同时最大限度地提高车辆的行驶里程。”
利用尖端技术，所谓的犰狳汽车遥控折叠，甚至可以通过智能手机的应用程序来控制。 为了使两名乘客的空间，中央引擎被重新设计成4个独立的轮毂电机和侧镜环绕视摄像头取代。
“我们开发的核心技术之一是装备在车轮电机，以使车内的空间。”
韩国本土的可折叠的汽车，希望推进类似的电动车在美国和欧洲的努力，同时正在研究如何有效地大规模生产的车辆。
目前的交通法规修订之前，徐教授希望看到尖端车辆的首次公开亮相，在不久的将来对当地的道路。
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