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SOFTCAR - sustainable vehicle

Juin 2011

Presented by CEO SOFTCAR Jean Luc Thuliez THINK TANK MINNOVARC, 5 ème session Neuchâtel 14 décembre 2012

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The use phase of a classical car contributes only about 1/3 of its environmental impact

Production

1/3 1/3 1/3

Use End of life

Primary focus of automotive industry

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Quelques chiffres d’aujourd'hui:

•100 Milliards d’humains on vécu sur notre planète jusqu' à ce jour

•Nous sommes 6.8 Milliards d’humains

•3 milliards d’entre nous habitent en ville

•Nous consommerons 92 millions de barils de pétrole par jour

•Pour 6 barils utilisés, un seul est découvert, le « peak oil » est derrière nous!!

•1 milliard de véhicules thermiques sont utilisés

En Suisse

•34,4 g CO2 /kWh pour le mix de production

•112 g CO2 /kWh pour le mix de consommation (ce chiffre "très théorique" comprend un pourcentage moyen d'importation d'électricité

de l'UE à 407 g C02 /kWh)

* Calculé sur données ALPIQ Quality of electricity in Switzerland

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méthode de production automobile

d’aujourd'hui:

Basée sur l optimisation des châssis coque acier qui est la plate-forme universellement

utilisé depuis 1940 en fabrication d’ automobile de grande série

Cette méthode châssis coque acier n est pas utilisable pour des véhicules légers

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The use phase of a classical car contributes only about 1/3 of its environmental impact

We have already produce 1 billions car on this principle

We produce every year 60 Millions of car including 200 kg of non

recyclable Polyurethane

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Thanks to its ecodesign approach, the Softcar offers the lowest achievable environmental footprint

Material production Production

Use End-of-life

Lifecycle

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SOFTCAR – Precursor of the paradigm shift in car conception and manufacturing?

Production

• No Paint

• No chemical treatment

• Reduced # of parts

End of life

• Only degradable materials

• Large single-material parts

• Towards 100% recyclable

Use

• Zero direct emission

• Ultra high efficiency

• Ultra-light (480 kg)

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The ecodesign approach provides breakthrough economic added value

Production

• No Paint

• No chemical treatment

• Reduced # of parts

End of life

• Only degradable materials

• Large single-material parts

• Towards 100% recyclable

Use

• Zero direct emissions

• Ultra high efficiency

• Ultra-light (480 kg)

Highly competitive cost

< € 12’000 High recycling value

Very low capex

< € 18 million

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SOFTCAR– A Swiss story based on 48 cumulated years of experience in electrics vehicles development

SWATCH Mobile 1995

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SOFTCAR– A Swiss story based on 48 cumulated years of experience in electrics vehicles development

SWATCH Mobile 1995 Designing a car with reduced number of component . On SOFTCAR , we reduced from 40 000 to ………….1800

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CREE 2000

SOFTCAR– A Swiss story based on 48 cumulated years of experience in electrics vehicles development

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CREE 2002

SOFTCAR– A Swiss story based on 48 cumulated years of experience in electrics vehicles development

Courtesy of Cree sa

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SOFTCAR– A Swiss story Bio Polymer vehicle development

Sugar beets

Castor plant

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Courtesy of Cree sa

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SOFTCAR– A Swiss story Bio Polymer vehicle development

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The TOTAL CAR 2011 First car in Bio Polymer

SOFTCAR– A Swiss story based on 48 cumulated years of experience in electrics vehicles development

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SOFTCAR 2013 Mass production design in Bio Polymer

SOFTCAR– A Swiss story based on 48 cumulated years of experience in electrics vehicles development

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The consumption of UPGO is 10kWh for 100 km For 10 000 kms / year, makes 1000 kWh/year We have only 900 hours of sun / year in Switzerland X 0,15kW= 135kWh/ m2

1000kWh/year : 135kWh/ m2 = 7.4 m2 of solar panel

cutting edge technology ? Global synergies between home and mobility SOFTCAR OFFICE

Collecteurssolaires

Cellulesphotovoltaïque

Éolienne

Chauffage

Gasliquéfié

ConsomateurDC

230 V / 50 Hz

Réseauélectrique

Batteries

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SOFTCAR TEST BENCH cutting edge technology

using the same recipe SOFTCAR, we imagine BIORACE

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Classical engine car : 22 % efficiency on motorway 15% in city driving

The race for energy efficiency

Carnot cycle in the Clapeyron diagram. AB: isothermal expansion, BC: adiabatic, CD: isothermal compression, DA: adiabatic compression

90% efficiency (motor controller + motor)

Electrical, 400volts, 230 Kg, 1400 Nxm torque rear wheel, 60 000 rpm

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Success is not a goal, it is a consequence !

imagine the races of the future cutting edge technology

bio polymer body