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Wusa Kendaraan Mobilitas Pribadi Listrik by Anri Sugihara

Wusa Kendaraan Mobilitas Pribadi Listrik by Anri Sugihara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Perak in Desain Tetumpakan, Mobilitas lan Transportasi Competition Category.


PerakTetumpakan· 2021

Wusa Kendaraan Mobilitas Pribadi Listrik

by Anri Sugihara

Client: RDS Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Tetumpakan Category

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The Design

About Wusa Kendaraan Mobilitas Pribadi Listrik

Wusa yaiku sepeda motor listrik cilik sing uga bisa dadi unit daya kanggo kursi roda manual. Kendaraan sing kompak iki digawe kanggo lelungan ing kutha lan kanggo santai. Rangka baja sing kuwat nyekel baterai lithium-ion sing entheng, dipasang ing ngisor lan ing sisih pinggir, saengga unit iki bisa digunakake bareng karo kursi roda. Panggerak roda mburi ngidini kacepetan paling dhuwur 35 kilometer saben jam, lan suspensi mburi kanthi stroke sing dawa nambahi kepenak. Suku cadang sepeda motor sing wis ana bisa dipasang, saengga kendaraan iki bisa disesuaikake. Wusa dirancang supaya narik kawigatèn kabeh pengendara, ora mung kanggo pangguna kursi roda.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

Wusa Kendaraan Mobilitas Pribadi Listrik menang A' Design Award Perak, pangenalan sing prestisius banget sing diparingake marang desain tingkat dhuwur, endah lan nggumunake. Pemenang Perak iku karya sing sumunar banget lan kreatif banget sing nggambarake kaprigelan, bakat lan kaweruh para desainer. Wusa Kendaraan Mobilitas Pribadi Listrik dikarepake dadi karya sing nggumunake, conto teladan, profesional banget lan inovatif banget. Desain sing menang A' Design Award Perak iki iku panemuan sing luar biasa banget lan dikagumi sing paring manfaat lan nyurung maju wates seni, sains, desain lan teknologi. Wusa Kendaraan Mobilitas Pribadi Listrik iku ciptaan sing akeh sing ngirenake sing nggugah kekarepan, nggawa perasaan positif lan nuwuhake gumun lan kagum.

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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