Ligier EZ-10
| EZ10 Easy Mile | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ligier |
| Also called | EZ10 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Autonomous shuttle |
| Powertrain | |
| Electric motor | Propulsion engine (electric asynchronous) |
| Transmission | Single gear |
| Battery | 8 kWh Lithium LiFePO4 on 48V tension |
| Electric range | Up to 14 hours |
| Plug-in charging | onboard charges, 7-hour charging time on average |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,80 meters |
| Length | 4 meters |
| Width | 2 meters |
| Height | 2,75 meters |
| Curb weight | 2750 kg (fully loaded) |
Ligier EZ10 EasyMile is a battery-powered autonomous electric vehicle designed by Ligier and marketed by EasyMile. It seats up to six people and allows six more passengers to ride standing or can accommodate a wheelchair, with the aim of helping to bridge the last mile of a trip, as a sort of "horizontal lift".
EasyMile SAS develops and markets the autonomous vehicles, and is a joint venture formed in June 2014 by Ligier and Robosoft Technology PTE Ltd (France). The joint venture is the result of the CityMobil2 project co-funded by the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development (FP7).
As of end of 2015, the Gelderland county in the Netherlands, plans to put it to use on a 7 km long route between Ede-Wageningen station and the campus of Wageningen University and Research Center. In September 2016, a pilot consisting of a short public transport route served by two EZ10 vehicles started in the village of Appelscha.
In December 2016, the EZ10 began use in the first autonomous vehicle passenger shuttle route in North America, looping through Bishop Ranch Office Park in San Ramon, California, operated by First Transit.
In 2017, EZ-10 was introduced on the grounds of National Taiwan University in Taipei, and in Tallinn, Estonia.
In conjunction with Estonia's presidency of the EU Council, the minibus was presented in Tallinn on 14 July 2017 by EasyMile, and the tech companies in Estonia that co-financed the month-and-a-half-long project to bring the shuttle bus to the country. The two buses serve one line officially since July 29, including a stretch of tram line under reconstruction, and run in in the city until the end of August. The line in Tallinn is the first one, where EZ10 buses connect and interact with live traffic.
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