Valmet Automotive has released the first sketch of their latest concept - the Valmet Eva. The Valmet Eva is 2+2 seat electric city car that will have its global premiere at the Geneva Auto Show next month. Valmet is not new in the electric city car business as last year put into production the THINK City model. The company says the Valmet Eva will have a range of around 160 km on a full charge.
The Valmet Eva has been developed in collaboration with Fortum - a specialist in recharging systems. Nokia is also involved in the Valmet Eva concept, as the car features a pioneering Human Machine Interface through mobile handset connectivity.
More in-depth details regarding the technical specs of the Valmet Eva will be released at the time of its premiere.
Valmet Automotive Press Release:
The new electric concept vehicle of Valmet Automotive gets its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show on March 2–14th. "Eva" represents the company's latest know-how in new ecological vehicle technologies.
The concept vehicle is a 2+2 seat electric city car with a range of up to 160 km per one charge. In engineering the vehicle, lightweight and safe body structures have been combined with innovative electric and recharging systems.
Fortum, a leading energy company focusing on the Nordic countries, Russia and the Baltic Rim area, brought to the project its extensive know-how in recharging systems. Thanks to the cooperation with Nokia, the car is equipped with a pioneering Human Machine Interface through mobile handset connectivity. The booth will also showcase a demo based on NAVTEQ's high-quality map data and
content which enables green routing and driving functionality use cases.
Valmet Automotive is a forerunner in engineering and manufacturing electric vehicles. Already last year the company started the series production of one of the world's first urban electric vehicle, the THINK City, as well as the luxury Golf Car Garia. Valmet Automotive is also an engineering and manufacturing partner of the world's first premium plug-in hybrid electric vehicle Fisker Karma. The production of the Karma will start later this year.
The manufacturing of Porsche Boxster and Porsche Cayman represents Valmet Automotive's experience and recognized know-how in the production of premium vehicles.
In line with its new strategy, Valmet Automotive today offers to its automotive customers a large portfolio of services from product and process engineering up to series manufacturing and business services.
