地産地活型の次世代モビリティシステムの構築

摘要

低炭素社会の実現に向け，環境に配慮した自動車の技術開発が国内外で活発に行われている．将来的には，ガソリンエンジン車，ディーゼルエンジン車，ハイブリッド自動車，電気自動車等の各車両の性能向上に関する技術開発や用途の棲み分け等が進展し，いわゆるベストミックスによる環境負荷削減を実現していくことが現実的なシナリオといわれている．%This report summarized the development of Ultra Lightweight Vehicle, a energy-saving super-light weight small vehicle. ULV is a small vehicle for one person developed by Nagata and Onoda laboratory of Waseda University: its engineering concept is "more than a bicycle but not a car". This report introduces the history of ULV development, demonstrations conducted in Sumida ward, Tokyo and Honjo city, Saitama and their results, and the outcome of commercial development efforts for "local production for local utilization". Moreover, its future prospect as one tool of the mobility infrastructure in a smart community is also described.