Abstract
A battery powered Electric Vehicle named 「Eliica」 was developed, based on the Integrated Chassis including Component Built-in Frame and 8 In-wheel Motors. Eliica has demonstrated the remarkable potential, maximum speed 370km/h as a passenger vehicle for 4 adults. Styling design has surely played important role for the achievement. This paper focuses on the styling design development of Eliica. After selection of 「Catamaran」 theme, plenty of wind tunnel tests were carried out. As the result for the final prototype, CD 0.19 was achieved. Also It contributes to image enhancement and promotion of the Electric Vehicle greatly.
