Electromobility research project at international trade fair MobileTec

The public and press can see the latest progress in a unique, ongoing electromobility research project during the international trade fair MobiliTec, which takes place April 23-27 at the Hannover Messe. Embodied in a Colani-designed tractor-trailer that looks more like a spaceship than a truck, the project "Diesel Reloaded" aims to demonstrate how paradigm shifts in automotive, energy and information technologies can help to address major societal trends and needs. The research group, based at the Technische Universität München, is led by Prof. Dr. Gernot Spiegelberg. With regard to energy, the researchers see the vehicle both as a small-scale "smart grid" that can be optimized for cost reduction and as a vital element in stabilizing regional-scale energy networks that will rely increasingly on fluctuating input from renewable sources. Rethinking the human-machine interface, they see a path toward making the vehicle a "mobility partner."