e.GO Life

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e.GO Life at the Geneva Motor Show 2019
e.GO Life at the Geneva Motor Show 2019
e.GO Life
Production period: since 03/2019
Class : Microcar
Body versions : Station wagon
Engines: Electric motor :
20–60 kW
Length: 3348 mm
Width: 1748 mm
Height: 1581 mm
Wheelbase : 2200 mm
Empty weight : > 1150 kg

The e.GO Life is an electrically powered , four-seater small car from e.GO Mobile AG from Aachen , which has been in production since 2019.

history

The managing director of e.GO Mobile AG is Günther Schuh , who was already involved in founding Streetscooter GmbH . The development of e.GO vehicle models can be found on the campus of Aachen RWTH place is at the shoe Professor of Production Engineering. The e.GO Life was originally planned as a light electric vehicle , later the concept was further developed into a passenger car of vehicle class M1 . The final look of the vehicle, for which the Italian designer Paolo Spada is responsible, was presented in March 2017 at the CeBIT in Hanover.

In April 2017 it was announced that the production plant in the east of Aachen, on the former Philips site , is to be built and that construction work has already started. On September 16, 2017, the company announced that there were already 1200 pre-orders and that the e.GO Life, after exchanging ideas with customers, should come onto the market in three performance variants from summer 2018. Originally, production was supposed to start in May 2018 and delivery in October 2018. The first factory was opened in July 2018.

The production model of the vehicle was presented to the public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2019. In addition, the Concept Sport, a performance-enhanced concept vehicle for the vehicle, was presented.

The e.GO Life has been available for pre-order since May 18, 2017. Initially, 1,000 vehicles in the First Edition version were to be produced in 2019; For technical and legal reasons, these vehicles should be throttled to 53 kW and delivered without recuperation .

Series production began in March 2019. On April 26, 2019, all homologation tests required for a European small series approval of the e.GO Life First Edition were passed after passing the last test . The first series vehicles were then delivered on May 8, 2019. On July 1, 2019, the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) put e.GO Life on the list of eligible vehicles. A total of 126 funding applications for an e.Go Life had been submitted by December 1, 2019.

540 vehicles were sold in 2019. The e.GO Life should be offered in three performance levels from 2020. As of 2019, the list price of the basic model with 20 kW (27 PS) should be 17,900 euros. In November 2019, however, it was announced that the prices of the models will increase from 2020 compared to the prices announced in 2019 due to special editions and the higher environmental bonus.

  • e.GO Life Concept Sport at the Geneva Motor Show 2019

  • Rear view

  • e.GO Life offers in Konstanz (2020)

description

The e.GO Life is designed as a city car and a second car. The vehicle has rear wheel drive and is a 2 + 2 seater. The empty weight of the e.GO Life 20 with battery is 1150 kg. The car has a skeleton body . The spatial frame of the car is made of aluminum profiles and sheets, reinforced in some places with steel and planked with colored plastic panels. The front wheels are individually on MacPherson struts and transverse links suspended behind a rigid, shaped as "U" is tiller axis running De Dion tube installed. Disc brakes are installed on all wheels.

  • Front view

  • Side view

  • Rear view

  • dashboard

technology

Motor and battery technology

The e.GO Life was initially supposed to have a 48-volt drive system from the automotive supplier Robert Bosch GmbH . However, following customer requirements, a high-voltage system was rescheduled. Bosch supplies the electric motor, the control unit, the charger as well as the display and the traction battery. The after - sales service is to be carried out by the Bosch Car Service companies.

Load capacity

The e.GO Life can be charged at the household socket with a normal Schuko plug. The maximum charging power is 2.3 kW (230 V, 10 A). In order to be able to charge the battery faster, the e.GO Life is equipped with a type 2 plug . When the battery was launched, however, the maximum charging power was limited to 3.7 kW (230 V, 16 A, single-phase). This means that enough energy can be charged in one hour for approx. 24 km of additional travel distance with standard consumption.

e.GO offers the “Wallbox home” wall charging station for at home at a price of 549 euros (as of November 2018) to charge the battery with a type 2 plug (a 5-meter cable is included). The "Wallbox" charging station has a maximum charging power of 11 kW (according to the manufacturer "for future vehicle generations of the e.GO family").

Technical specifications

The manufacturer's information as of September 16, 2017, March 2019, January 2020 and June 2020:

e.GO Life First Edition e.GO Life 20 e.GO Life 40+ e.GO Life 60
Construction period March 2019 - January 2020 planned from 2020 since May 2020 since January 2020
Max. power 53 kW (72 PS) 20 kW (27 hp) 41 kW 57 kW (77 hp)
Continuous output 25 kW 20 kW 24 kW 29 kW
Acceleration, 0–50 km / h 3.5 s 7.7 s 4.7 s 4.7 s
Acceleration, 0-100 km / h 35.0 s 12.0 s ?
Top speed 132 km / h 112 km / h 120 km / h 130 km / h
Power consumption over 100 km
( combined according to WLTP ) 		24.2 kWh 14.5 kWh 15.5 kWh 15.5 kWh
Battery capacity 21.5 kWh 14.5 kWh 17.5 kWh 21.5 kWh
Range (WLTP Combined) 89 km 100 km 113 km 139 km
Range (WLTP City) 104 km 124 km 206 km
Charging time AC 2.3 kW 100% (Schuko)

Charging time AC 3.6 kW 100% ( type 2 )

Charging time DC up to 80% ( CCS )

9.6 hrs
6.0 hrs
- 		5.4 h
3.8 h
- 		7.3 h
4.5 h
- 		9.6 hrs
6.0 hrs
-
Empty weight 1,231 kg 1,150 kg 1,170 kg 1,231 kg
List price (including VAT) € 24,650 € 17,900 € 23,289 € 25,689

Registration numbers in Germany

According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority, the first e.GO brand vehicle was registered in May 2019. In the period from May to November, a total of 103 vehicles of the type e.GO Life First Edition were registered in Germany.

Web links

Commons : E.GO Life  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  2. ^ Raise the curtain on the electric city car "e.GO Life" from Aachen . In: Aachener Zeitung . March 20, 2017 ( aachener-zeitung.de [accessed April 14, 2017]).
  3. ↑ Alexander Barth: e.GO-Elektromobil will in future be built on the old Philips site . In: Aachener Nachrichten . April 25, 2017 ( aachener-nachrichten.de [accessed April 27, 2017]).
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  8. ↑ This is what the production version of the Ego Life looks like for 16,000 euros! Retrieved March 9, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Press release: e.GO with two world firsts at the Geneva International Motor Show 2019. In: e-go-mobile.com. February 19, 2019, accessed March 17, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Another delay in the launch of the e.GO Life. electrive.net, May 2, 2019, accessed May 2, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Aachener Elektrowagen e.Go is now in series production. WDR, April 5, 2019, accessed on May 11, 2019 .
  12. ^ Communication from e.GO Mobile AG of April 30, 2019.
  13. ↑ e.GO Life: Aachen-based company delivers first electric cars. In: faz.net , May 9, 2019, accessed on November 7, 2019 (source: dpa ).
  14. ↑ e.GO Life receives an "environmental bonus" of 4000 euros. July 2, 2019, accessed July 16, 2019 .
  15. ↑ BAFA - Energy - Interim balance on the application status from December 1, 2019. Accessed on December 16, 2019 .
  16. ↑ e.GO Mobile plans to build 5,100 electric cars this year. In: ecomento.de. January 27, 2020, accessed January 27, 2020 .
  17. ↑ e.GO Life Elektroauto: Is delivery delayed? Retrieved November 15, 2019 .
  18. ↑ Press release: e.GO Mobile AG adjusts prices for e.GO Life - e.GO Mobile AG. Retrieved December 28, 2019 .
  19. ↑ Christian Frahm: Agreement on Auto Summit: New premium for electric cars threatened existence of small manufacturers such e.Go . In: Spiegel Online . November 10, 2019 ( spiegel.de [accessed November 18, 2019]).
  20. ↑ a b Website of the manufacturer. e.GO Mobile AG, accessed on March 9, 2019 .
  21. ↑ Manufacturer's brochure . (PDF) e.GO Mobile AG, accessed on July 31, 2019 .
  22. ↑ Three models presented: Elektrokleinwagen e.Go increases the tension - Golem.de . ( golem.de [accessed October 2, 2017]).
  23. ↑ Podcast Episode 40: Exclusive interview with Prof. Dr. Schuh / CEO of e.GO - cleanelectric. Retrieved October 2, 2017 .
  24. ^ Christoph M. Schwarzer: e.Go Mobile AG of RWTH Aachen. heise.de, April 13, 2017, accessed on April 14, 2017 .
  25. ↑ Bosch and e.GO Mobile sign a cooperation agreement for e-mobility services. Robert Bosch GmbH, November 10, 2016, accessed April 14, 2017 .
  26. ↑ charging infrastructure. Retrieved on November 4, 2018 (German).
  27. ↑ e.GO Wallbox home. Retrieved November 4, 2018 .
  28. ↑ charging infrastructure. Retrieved on November 4, 2018 (German).
  29. ↑ charging infrastructure. Retrieved on November 4, 2018 (German).
  30. ↑ Price list - E.go Life. (PDF) Retrieved December 28, 2019 .
  31. ↑ Technical details - E.go Life. (PDF) Retrieved December 28, 2019 .
  32. ^ Life. Retrieved June 5, 2020 .
  33. ↑ E.go Life First Edition: The electric car revolution from Aachen. Spiegel Online , May 10, 2019, accessed on May 10, 2019 .
  34. ↑ Press release: e.GO Mobile AG adjusts prices for e.GO Life - e.GO Mobile AG. Accessed December 28, 2019 (German).
  35. ↑ manager magazin premium: e.Go Mobile AG: Günthter Schuh loses the street fight. Retrieved December 23, 2019 .