auto motor und sport congress 2011
09.03.2011
F For Professor Markus Lienkamp, Head of the Chair of Vehicle Technology at the Technical University of Munich, the mobility of the future has four letters: Mute. Behind it is the electric car of the Technical University of Munich. Above all, it should be one thing: inexpensive. 'The basic idea was to develop an affordable e-car concept,' says Lienkamp.
Mute does not skimp on ideas: 20 professors, 30 doctoral students and a total of almost 200 students are working flat out on the project initiated by Lienkamp. Mute is to celebrate its premiere at the IAA in Frankfurt in autumn and then be further developed by industrial partners into a marketable offer. At the auto motor und sport congress will give Lienkamp some insights.
The two-seater Mute will be a pure city car with a range of no more than 100 kilometers, because the lithium-ion battery was designed for cost reasons Deliberately kept small: Lienkamp: 'Our lithium-ion battery will cost around 3,000 euros; the other e-cars, where they are larger, are estimated at 10,000 to 15,000 euros on average.' An additional zinc-air battery is provided for emergencies. The driver can fall back on them when the range is limited. But only once. Then it has to be recycled.
Professor Dr. Ing.Markus Lienkamp has been Head of the Chair for Vehicle Technology at the Technical University of Munich since the end of 2009. He also heads the Electromobility Science Center there and advises the Bavarian state government on all aspects of electromobility. Lienkamp is also the scientific director of the CREATE research project Electromobility in Megacities in Singapore.
Before he started teaching, the engineer with a doctorate held various managerial positions in VW Group Research.
