Swiss company unveils green concept car for airports
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Green Airport Transportation and Technology are increasingly becoming a reality. Airports in the Middle East region would benefit from Dragonfly, a green high-tech urban vehicle for runways and tarmacs, when its commercial production starts.
Henri-Philippe Sambuc, CEO of Catecar, the Swiss company developing the prototype for launch at the Geneva International Airport in September this year, said Dragonfly has been designed to be inexpensive while maintaining a focus on local production.
”Dragonfly will enable getting rid of the logistical nightmare of transporting people within busy airports,” he added.
The vehicle has been named Dragonfly named after the insect which reduced its anatomy from nearly 77 cms to just 7 cms in several million years. Dragonfly is all set to hit the world’s key airports in its first phase of manufacturing, and depending on demand, can start with minimum investments of about five million Swiss Francs.
The vehicle (350 kg) has an autonomy or ‘free movement’ of up to 500 kms, Sambuc said, adding that new technologies to enhance mobility, the motor – that is currently manufactured by other companies – and green concepts will be incorporated as part of ongoing R & D efforts.
“We are introducing the concept to the Middle East region which offers immense future growth potential for the aviation industry. Apart from airports, Dragonfly could also be ideal for ports, military bases, oil and gas installations and other large organizations which handle high volume of people movement,” he said.