Wusa Elektrisk personligt mobilitetskøretøj by Anri Sugihara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award i Sølv in Køretøj, Mobilitet og Transportdesign Competition Category.
SølvKøretøj· 2021
Wusa Elektrisk personligt mobilitetskøretøj
Client: RDS Co., Ltd.
A' Design Award i Sølv Winner in Køretøj Category
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About Wusa Elektrisk personligt mobilitetskøretøj
Wusa er en lille elektrisk motorcykel, der også fungerer som en drivenhed til en manuel kørestol. Det kompakte køretøj er beregnet til bytransport og fritidsbrug. En robust stålramme holder et letvægts lithium-ion-batteri placeret lavt og til siden, så enheden kan bruges med en kørestol. Baghjulstræk giver en tophastighed på 35 kilometer i timen, og en baghjulsophængning med lang vandring giver ekstra komfort. Eksisterende motorcykeldele kan monteres, så køretøjet kan tilpasses. Wusa er designet til at appellere til alle kørere, ikke kun til kørestolsbrugere.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Sølv
Wusa Elektrisk personligt mobilitetskøretøj er vinder af A' Design Award i Sølv, en usædvanligt prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles designs i topklasse, som er pragtfulde og imponerende. Sølvvinderne er enormt geniale og overordentlig kreative værker, der illustrerer deres designeres fremragende ekspertise, talent og skarpsindighed. Wusa Elektrisk personligt mobilitetskøretøj forventes at være et vidunderligt udstillingsværk, der er bemærkelsesværdigt professionelt og dybt innovativt. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Sølv, er en højst bemærkelsesværdig, beundret opfindelse, som gavner og flytter grænserne for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi. Wusa Elektrisk personligt mobilitetskøretøj er en skabelse, som mange misunder, og som vækker begær, bringer positive følelser og antænder forundring og undren.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- WUSA is a small electric motorcycle that you can easily ride. It is a vehicle with two sides, It isn't only a motorcycle but also a combined with a wheelchair to be used as electric mobility, and is intended for use in urban areas and leisure activities. It can also be docked with WF01, which won the Platinum Award at the A'Design Award in 2020, and is a proposal for a new means of transportation regardless of the rider, with a wide range of users with various usages.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- size:950 x 500 x 600
weight:25kg
max motor power:500W(to resister as a moped to ride on public road in japan) - Tags
- eMoto, Movility, Wheelchair, SDGs, Inclusive Design, EV
- Production Technology
- A sturdy steel frame with a lightweight, high-capacity lithium-ion battery placed low and sideways for use in wheelchairs. Existing bike and mini bike parts can be used, and you can customize it as you like. Its rear-wheel drive up to 35 kph maximum and does not lose traction with wheelspin uphill with wheelchair use. Equipped with a rear suspension with a large stroke, riders can enjoy comfort ride and the difference of turning with acceleration and braking that is fun as a motorcycle.
- Design Challenge
- RDS Co., Ltd. has been engaged in R&D of various motor sports products for years and has been an official partner of F1 racing team Scuderia AlphaTauri recently. RDS have also developed competitive equipment for parasports with athletes. They live in wheelchairs and have limited mobility, but love vehicles and speed. The technology cultivated in racing field can create a vehicle enjoy together. “Cool thing is justice” is the philosophy of RDS, and we aim to create products that embody it.
- Inspiration
- Japan is a leading country of issues. One of the typical issue is the progressing of the aging and depopulation especially in local sites, causing how to keep daily moving as a issue. Some public transportation is being closed due to reduced demand. In addition, there are wheelchair users as existing vulnerable. Any transportation that fills the middle between a car and a wheelchair will help a lot yet for only limited demand for welfare use, it is often hard to solve it in reasonable price.
- Project Duration
- The project started in September 2019 in Japan and keep on going.
- Operation Flow
- WUSA is a vehicle with two sides, It isn't only a motorcycle but also a power unit for a wheelchair. This compact mobility won't separate user by their body ability. It can be enjoyed by both manual wheelchair users and able-bodied people for their own usage. By not to be a pure welfare product, an attractive design that everyone wants and be able to ride, RDS want to add a new way of the welfare mobilities should be.
- Team Members
- RDS Ltd., Co., exiii design Inc. Yoshihiro Hirata R2, MAGNET Inc., makesense Inc. and quod, LLC
- Image Credits
- RDS Co., Ltd.
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