UK's Motability Operations demos prototype of wheelchair-friendly EV

Call to ensure wheelchair users are not left behind by the transition to electric vehicles - AT Today - Assistive Technology

Motability Operations has unveiled a pioneering passenger wheelchair-accessible electric demonstrator car to encourage car manufacturers to seize an opportunity to ensure that the transition to electric vehicles does not leave behind wheelchair users. The car, named eVITA, was designed and assembled in Britain in collaboration with design studio CALLUM, using unique insights from disabled people to address the obstacles wheelchair users face wit…

Motability Operations unveils a passenger wheelchair accessible electric demonstrator car - THIIS Magazine

Motability Operations has unveiled a pioneering passenger wheelchair accessible electric demonstrator car to encourage car manufacturers to seize an opportunity to ensure that the transition to electric vehicles does not leave behind wheelchair users. The car, named eVITA, was designed and assembled in Britain in collaboration with design studio Callum using unique insights from disabled people to address the obstacles wheelchair users face with…

Motability Operations' eVITA wheelchair accessible EV concept hits the road

Motability Operations has unveiled an all-electric wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) named eVITA to challenge the automotive industry to consider accessibility in their vehicle design. The eVITA has been created by the mobility provider and design studio CALLUM as a demonstration vehicle for the innovation that can ensure wheelchair users aren’t left behind in the EV transition. Designed and built in Britain, the eVITA features a reconfigured …

UK's Motability Operations demos prototype of wheelchair-friendly EV

Motability Operations, the UK’s largest car leasing company, has presented a wheelchair-accessible electric demonstration vehicle to encourage manufacturers to ensure that wheelchair users are also included in the transition to EVs. Plans to market such an electric wheelchair-accessible vehicle (eWAV) are not yet concrete. But in cooperation with South Korean auto giant Kia, Motability Operations developed a wheelchair-accessible variant of the …

Motability unveils wheelchair accessible electric demonstrator car

Motability Operations has unveiled a passenger wheelchair accessible electric demonstrator car. It aims to encourage car manufacturers to seize an opportunity to ensure that wheelchair users are not left behind by the transition to electric vehicles. The car, named eVITA, was designed and assembled in Britain in collaboration with design studio Callum, using insights from disabled people to address the obstacles wheelchair users face with existi…

Motability Operations creates EV to demonstrate accessibility issues

Motability Operations has created a passenger electric vehicle (EV) to demonstrate wheelchair accessibility to manufacturers. The eVITA vehicle was designed and assembled in Britain in collaboration with design studio CALLUM, using insights from disabled people to address the obstacles wheelchair users face with existing EVs.  Traditionally, ICE vehicles would be converted to make them wheelchair accessible. But with the rapid growth of EVs, and…