Wusa Véhicule de mobilité personnelle électrique by Anri Sugihara

Wusa Véhicule de mobilité personnelle électrique by Anri Sugihara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award d'Argent in Design de Véhicule Competition Category.

ArgentVéhicule· 2021

Wusa Véhicule de mobilité personnelle électrique

by Anri Sugihara

Client: RDS Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Véhicule Category

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The Design

About Wusa Véhicule de mobilité personnelle électrique

Wusa est une petite moto électrique qui fait également office de bloc motorisé pour un fauteuil roulant manuel. Ce véhicule compact est destiné aux déplacements urbains et aux loisirs. Un cadre en acier robuste accueille une batterie lithium-ion légère, placée en position basse et latérale, afin que l'unité puisse être utilisée avec un fauteuil roulant. La traction arrière permet d'atteindre une vitesse de pointe de 35 kilomètres par heure, et une suspension arrière à grand débattement accroît le confort. Des pièces de moto existantes peuvent y être montées, ce qui rend le véhicule personnalisable. Wusa a été conçue pour séduire tous les conducteurs, et non uniquement les personnes en fauteuil roulant.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Wusa Véhicule de mobilité personnelle électrique est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent, une reconnaissance énormément prestigieuse décernée à des designs haut de gamme, superbes et impressionnants. Les lauréats Argent sont des œuvres tout à fait brillantes et extrêmement créatives qui illustrent l'expertise, le talent et la perspicacité remarquables de leurs concepteurs. Wusa Véhicule de mobilité personnelle électrique est censé être une œuvre merveilleuse, une vitrine de savoir-faire, remarquablement professionnelle et profondément innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent est une invention très notable et admirée, qui sert l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. Wusa Véhicule de mobilité personnelle électrique est une création très enviée qui éveille les désirs, apporte des sentiments positifs et suscite émerveillement et étonnement.

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.