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=TUM CREATE Limited= Established in 2010, TUM CREATE is a joint research programme between Technische Universität München (TUM) in Germany and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore with funding by the National Research Foundation of Singapore. TUM CREATE is developing innovative technologies, future transportation concepts and the application of electric vehicles (EVs) to match the challenging requirements of fast-growing tropical megacities. Working on the scale of the molecule to the mega-city, over 120 scientists and engineers from more than 20 countries are working in ten research areas including new battery materials, EV design, computer modelling and simulations, and transportation systems design. Scientists and engineers are exploring cutting-edge concepts including solar-powered parking lots, high-speed battery charging, wireless charging and other radical technologies.

Research
TUM CREATE's scientists and engineers carry out cutting edge research and development to seek answers and solutions for future urban mobility challenges under four clusters in ten different research projects.

Cluster A: Energy Storage
Energy Storage is one of the most critical aspects of developing an electric vehicle as it accounts for almost 50% of the price. Also, in our everyday life, reliable energy storage systems, including batteries, are gaining importance. The continuously increasing performance of electrical devices requires an optimized adaptation of the battery's characteristics to its needs. Cluster A is divided into the three individual research projects, or RPs: RP 1 - Electrochemistry & New Materials, RP 2 - Energy Storage Systems, and RP 6 - Energy Storage Engineering.

Cluster B: Communication, Computation & Stimulation
It is projected that most innovations in electric vehicles, like advanced driver assistance systems, battery management systems, or Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) communication, will be realized by information and communication technology (ICT). To master the challenges of electromobility, novel concepts for computation, communication, and simulation become necessary. As such, Cluster B features two individual research projects, or RPs: RP 3 - Embedded Systems and RP 5 - Modelling & Optimisation for Architectures and Infrastructure.

Cluster C: Electric Vehicles
To provide visual insight into the research work of TUM CREATE and to provide a testbed for new technologies, a demonstrator electric taxi will be realized in 2013. Cluster C will combine both research and engineering to build the demonstrator vehicle. Cluster C consists of three Research Projects, or RPs: RP 4 - Interdisciplinary Development of Vehicles, RP 7- Air Conditioning and Power Management, and RP 9 - Prototyping and Testbedding. The electric taxi integrates the electrical storage system provided by TUM CREATE's Cluster A and the computation and communications systems provided by Cluster B while integrating into the urban infrastructure and transportation system, which is the research topic of Cluster D.

Cluster D: Infrastructure & Transportation
The goal of the "Infrastructure and Transportation" Cluster is the overall design of a future transportation system for regional areas, larger cities and megacities to include electromobility as part of a suitable and sustainable infrastructure. Cluster D comprises two research projects, or RPs: RP 8 - Energy Management and RP 10 - Transportation and Traffic Engineering.

VOI: Multi Purpose Scooter
VOI is a two-wheel concept vehicle jointly developed by students from Germany’s Technische Universität München (TUM) and Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and was built in Singapore. The design brief for the VOI was to develop a two-wheel transporter that is as agile and affordable as a scooter and, at the same time, as safe and comfortable as a car. With its compact size and manoeuvrability, the two-wheel electric scooter is designed as a transporter for densely populated megacities in mind, and offers a comprehensive solution to metropolises where congested traffic is a major problem. The VOI is not only a more efficient mode of transport; it also reduces pollution within a metropolis with zero tailpipe emissions. Thanks to its lightweight design, the VOI is capable of reaching a nominal range of 80 km and has a maximum speed of 45 km/h.