The Development of the Community Vehicle - SV 250 Japan Small Vehicle Association

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Ekuan, Kenji, author.

Conference Name:

4th International Pacific Conference on Automotive Engineering (1987-11-08 : Melbourne, Australia)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1987

Summary:

In a land-scarce country like Japan, space is a vital resource whereby even the smallest of space is cherished. This attitude led to the concept of finding beauty, value and richness in smallness- not "despite", but "because of" smallness. Designed to human scale and the scale of the city, the community vehicle SV 250 was developed with such a concept of aesthetics.There are various means and levels of transportation, each having its own characteristic advantages and disadvantages, which together form a complementary transportation network. But there has always been a lack of a human-scale vehicle positioned between a motorcycle and an automobile. What we might call a new species of vehicle which fills this need will improve the environment. Utilizing size, maneuverability, fuel efficiency and state of the art technology, small vehicles like the SV 250 are certain to have a evolutionary effect on the urban environment

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Publisher Number:

871278

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license