Electric cars are powered by batteries and motors, and have very little impact on the global environment, since they emit no exhaust gases at all. By changing from an internal combustion engine-based car to an electric car, a fundamental improvement of the global environment, especially a substantial reduction in the amount of carbon dioxide emitted (one of the factors causing global warming), can be achieved, and global warming prevented.

In the Eliica we have developed, we have achieved not only high performance and a smooth feel, but also a design with low environmental impact. It has a record high speed of 370 km/hr, while the time taken to reach a rate of acceleration of 0-160 km/hour is less than that of top-class sports cars by only 7 seconds. Moreover, since there is no engine and all the necessary components for operation are stored below the floor, and the motor installed inside the wheels (in-wheel motor), the floor is both flat and spacious, providing greater room within the vehicle.

Considering its potential to greatly change society through the convenience and environmental awareness it provides, we would like to put Eliica into actual use as soon as possible.

The Eliica Project
A joint academic-industrial research group was formed, comprising professors and researchers attached to Keio University and representatives of 38 companies, to develop a vehicle based on an entirely new concept. In this project, the research team is jointly developing and assembling a car body that operates using lithium batteries as the power source, with Keio University at the center of the research.