e.GO Mobile

Next.e.GO Mobile SE
Company typePublic company
IndustryAutomotive
Predecessore.GO Mobile AG
Founded19 March 2015
FounderProf. Günther Schuh
Headquarters
Aachen, Germany
Key people
Number of employees
400
Websitewww.e-go-mobile.com
e.GO Life "sport concept" at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show

Next.e.GO Mobile SE is a German manufacturer of electric vehicles and sustainable mobility systems based in Aachen. It was founded in 2015 as e.GO Mobile AG by RWTH Aachen-professor Günther Schuh.[1] Schuh co-founded the electric van company StreetScooter in 2010, which was acquired by Deutsche Post AG in 2014.[2] The company has announced a merger with Athena SPACs and intends to go public on the NYSE.

History

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In March 2017 the first prototype of the electric four-seater city e.GO Life was presented to the public at the expo CeBIT in Hannover.[3] Since May 2017 reservations for the e.GO Life were possible and reached a volume of 3.200 pre-orders in April 2018.[4] The factory for the e.GO Life was opened in July 2018 with an expected output of 10.000-30.000 vehicles per year.[5] The delivery of the first cars started in May 2019 where Armin Laschet, Minister-President of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Prof. Ulrich Rüdiger, rector of RWTH Aachen University, and Marcel Philipp, lord mayor of the city of Aachen, were among the first to receive an e.GO Life.[citation needed] Since then and up until Q1 2020 over 500 e.GO Life First Edition were delivered to customers.[6]

Due to supply chain and financing problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the e.GO Mobile AG had to file for a self-administered insolvency in April 2020.[7] This process was successfully completed in September 2020 as nd Industrial Investment B.V. joined as a majority shareholder in the newly founded next.e.GO Mobile SE.[8] On September 1, 2020, Next.e.GO Mobile SE took over the entire business of e.GO Mobile AG including all subsidiaries. The restart of the production is expected in early 2021.[9]

In December 2020 Enterprise Greece, the Greek state investment and trade promotion agency, and Next.e.GO Mobile SE have reached initial agreement on establishing an electric vehicle production facility in Greece.[10] This second production facility serves as a next step in the internationalisation plans of e.GO and the full project is expected to be finished within 24 months.

On July 10, 2021, the Bulgarian Minister of Economy Kiril Petkov and e.GO Mobile SE CEO Ulrich Hermann have signed an investment agreement for a Bulgarian production line. The electrical car plant will be built with technical expert support from the RWTH Aachen University. Planned capacity is to exceed 30 000 units per year of the e.GO Life 70, e.GO Life Sport and the e.Go Life Cross models.[11] Local partner of the project is Kiril Domuschiev, the owner of the factory location in Lovech, the Balkan factory. According to Minister Petkov three other countries in the region were contenders for the manufacturing location, offering greater stimulus to the German company, but what the factors, which lead to Bulgaria winning the investment were the record time of the negotiations and Bulgaria's ever-growing car manufacturing supply sector.[12] The negotiations were started and concluded in the span of five weeks. Most of the components for the electric vehicles will be sourced in the country, with major subcontractors being the Bulgarian divisions of ETEM (aluminium bodywork), Robert Bosch GmbH (software) and Yazaki (electrical wiring).[13]

Models

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Lux
Mover

e.GO Life

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The first generation of the electric four-seater city car, in production since April 2019,[14] has a range of 140 km [WLTP] and a battery capacity of 21,5 kWh. The aluminium space frame chassis and thermoplastic outer skin makes it not only very durable but also sustainable.[15] The production for the e.GO Life started in 2019 and the first cars were delivered to customers in May 2019.

e.GO Mover / Lux

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The electric city bus for up to 15 passengers was developed as a Joint Venture of e.GO MOOVE GmbH, a former subsidiary of Next.e.GO Mobile SE, and ZF Friedrichshafen.[16] The e.GO Mover is able to operate the automated driving levels 0 to 4 and will be produced in Aachen starting 2021. The luxury version of the e.GO Mover is the e.GO LUX which was revealed at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show.[17] The shares of ZF at e.GO MOOVE GmbH were transferred to Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG from Bergisch Gladbach at the end of 2020.[18]

Life Sport

e.GO Life Sport

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The e.GO Life Sport is the sports version of the e.GO Life and was presented at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show for the first time as a concept car.[19] The derivative of the standard e.GO Life offers a more dynamic design, sportier chassis and higher performance in combination with a high-quality interior and a panorama glass roof.[20] The near-series version of the e.GO Life Sport was planned to be revealed during the 2020 Geneva Motor Show but the motorshow was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The replacement press release listed an 80 kW powertrain, a battery size of 30 kWh, 17-inch aluminium rims and sports seats as the specifications for the e.GO Life Sport. The final price and production date were not yet released.[21]

e.GO Life Cross

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Simultaneously to the presentation of the e.GO Life Sport in 2020, the e.GO Life Cross was revealed as the next concept car of e.GO. The e.GO Life Concept Cross is referred to as a CUV – a City Utility Vehicle. The standard e.GO Life serves as a basis but is extended by larger tyres, changes to the chassis and some add-on parts. The concept car is 1.66 metres high, 1.82 metres wide and 3.41 metres long – around seven centimetres more than the standard model. The Life Concept Cross's powertrain will have an output of 72 kW and a larger battery size. The final price and production date were not yet released.[21]

References

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  1. ^ Aachener Start up: E-Mobilität soll auch preiswert gehen. Deutschlandfunk Nova, Sendung Hielscher oder Haase, 2 August 2017, retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. ^ "DHL ending StreetScooter EV production due to "global economic uncertainties"". Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  3. ^ "e.GO Life auf der CeBIT 2017: Endlich Elektro fürs Volk?". Motor1.com (in German). Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  4. ^ "e.Go Life ab 15.900 Euro: In Serie ab März, Auslieferung ab Mai". eMobilServer (in German). Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  5. ^ Craig, Michael (2018-07-15). "e.GO Mobile opens factory in Aachen". electrive.com. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  6. ^ "e.GO Mobile baut 500stes Elektroauto". ecomento.de (in German). 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  7. ^ "Autoindustrie: Insolvenzverfahren für Elektroautohersteller Ego gestartet". www.handelsblatt.com (in German). Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  8. ^ www.juve.de, JUVE- (11 September 2020). "Aus Insolvenz: Aachener e.Go-Hersteller geht mit Oppenhoff und Baker an Niederländer « JUVE" (in German). Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  9. ^ "Press release: Independent German Electric car manufacturer e.GO Mobile takes off again - Next.e.GO Mobile SE". mediacenter.e-go-mobile.com (in German). Archived from the original on 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  10. ^ Chang, Siting; Li, Hongyang; Nahrstedt, Klara (December 2014). "Charging facility planning for Electric Vehicles". 2014 IEEE International Electric Vehicle Conference (IEVC). IEEE. pp. 1–7. doi:10.1109/ievc.2014.7056077. ISBN 978-1-4799-6075-0. S2CID 2062773.
  11. ^ "Германска компания инвестира в последно поколение завод за производство на електрически автомобили в България - Министерство на икономиката". www.mi.government.bg. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  12. ^ "Automotive Cluster Bulgaria". Automotive Cluster Bulgaria. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  13. ^ Capital.bg. "Германският електромобил от Ловеч ще ползва много части от местни заводи". www.capital.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  14. ^ "Auslieferung des e.GO Life verzögert sich weiter". 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  15. ^ "e.Go Life: Produktion soll 2021 wieder anlaufen | ADAC". www.adac.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  16. ^ Gregor Soller: e.GO Mover soll 2019 in Serie gehen. In: Vision Mobility, 12 October 2017, retrieved 18 February 2018.
  17. ^ "e.GO Mobile zeigt Serien-Elektroauto in Genf". ecomento.de (in German). 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  18. ^ "Die Gesellschafter der GmbH & Co. KG", Besteuerung der GmbH & Co. KG, Wiesbaden: Gabler, pp. 74–118, 2007, doi:10.1007/978-3-8349-9305-2_4, ISBN 978-3-8349-0416-4, retrieved 2021-02-11
  19. ^ "e.GO Life Concept Sport: Die sportliche Alternative zum e.GO Life". Elektroauto-News.net (in German). 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  20. ^ "e.GO presents series version of e.GO Life in Geneva". electrive.com. 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  21. ^ a b "e.GO Mobile presents 2 Life derivatives in Geneva". electrive.com. 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
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