Infrastructure & Components: Electric car manufacturer Optimal Energy adopts Dassault Systemes V6 PLM solution

摘要

According to South African car manufacturer Optimal Energy Chief Mechanical Engineer Anton Greeff, the company will develop Joule, Africa's first battery-powered vehicle, with the DS V6 solutions. "Optimal Energy will rely on Dassault Systemes CATIA and ENOVIA V6 for product design and data management. Joule boasts ample room space, a top speed of 135 km/h and a nominal range of 300km on a single charge… There are not many electric cars on the market at the moment, but most of the concepts that have been seen are quite small cars. Ours is built to be an urban driving solution that's comfortable with a distinctive and attractive design." Several prototypes of Joule are already on the road, and the car will be available for sale to the public end of 2012.