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BOmobil – 
that’s the name of the electric minivan presented by Bochum University of Applied Sciences in collaboration with its industrial partners Composite Impulse, Delphi, Scienlab and TÜV NORD. Supported by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, this outstanding vehicle has been developed to series-production readiness. It incorporates the needs of small and medium-sized businesses for urban mobility of the future. The BOmobil is a remarkable combination of electric mobility and attractive design.

With the prototype of the BOmobil, a team of young engineers has set out in a new direction: from conventional automobile design concepts towards an intelligent thermal management and wheel hub motors replacing a centralized drive unit. An intelligent electronic system distributes the energy between the battery and the motors making the need for a transmission, a differential or drive shafts redundant. This allows an interior which offers enough space for two seats and a standard wire mesh container. The BOmobil reaches a maximum speed of 120 km/h at a range of more than 150 kilometers – that is electric mobility for everyday use!  

Basic data:

• 	Electric minivan for the intra- urban area
•	Range >150 km, NEFZ cycle
•	Max. speed >120 km/h
•	Net weight 1200 kg
•	Gross vehicle weight 1700 kg
•	Length 4,13 m, width 1,85 m, 
	height 1,65 m
•	Modular construction of the skateboard
•	Lightweight aluminium construction
•	Thermal management with a focus on energy saving

Suspension:

•	Front McPherson
•	EHPS
•	Twist-beam rear axle
• 	Tires front 225/40-18“, 
	back 225/35-19“

Drive line:

•	2 wheel hub motors, 
	rear wheel drive
•	2 PMSM
•	Diameter 439 mm
• 	Motor lenght 89 mm
•	Driving torque 1200 Nm
• 	Continuous rating 40 kW
•	Liquid- cooled

Battery:

•	Li-FePo
•	Batterie energie: 30 kWh	
•	Nominal voltage: 360 V
•	Discharging power: 70 kW
•	Total weight: 380 kg
•	Dimensions: 1583 mm x 1300 mm x  
	183 mm
•	Air- cooled