EDAG, worldwide provider of engineering services, is to present the latest technical advances in the development of its highly acclaimed concept car, the "Light Car - Open Source", at this year's 80th International Motor Show in Geneva. Last year saw the world premiere of the "Light Car" which, with its innovative exterior design and novel lighting concept, is an independent design concept for the electric-powered car of the future.

In the words of Jörg Ohlsen, Spokesman of the Executive Board of the EDAG Group, "The electric drive system offers designers and developers huge potential for the realisation of truly novel vehicle concepts, to provide the consumer with an unmistakable type of vehicle, namely electric cars. As the next stage, we have developed a special vehicle concept which makes use of the potential of an electric motor, implementing it in our technology carrier in the sense of a purpose design car. Parallel to this vehicle project, the EDAG Group has also worked out a proposal for an innovative production concept which takes into account the specific demands of electric vehicle production."

The EDAG Group will be presenting another world premiere at Geneva, namely a space frame structure combining the latest in lightweight materials, semi-finished products and state of the art joining concepts. The result - the development of a scaleable platform for small to medium volumes, involving minimal investment costs for tools and manufacturing equipment, and not exceeding an overall weight of 1,200 kg (including a battery pack to cover a range of 150 km).

This trend-setting vehicle concept has been implemented with the support of eight industrial open source partners. So far, a unique approach. "With the idea of uniting specific technologies provided by specialists in a vehicle that was quite independent of any car manufacturer, it was our intention to create a technology carrier that would show what could be done now and in the future in electric car concepts, explains EDAG CEO, Jörg Ohlsen. With this approach, we can also effectively demonstrate the integrator function we have as complete vehicle developers. We achieve the integration of various technologies in a fully functioning vehicle concept that satisfies all legal and customer-specific requirements."

With its extremely unusual exterior featuring adjustable lighting elements and a space frame structure specially designed for electric drive, the EDAG Group presents one possible solution for an independent electric car designed for potential low volume production.