Static analysis of two seater extended range electric vehicle

Electrical driven vehicles are becoming an attractive alternative to combustion engine cars. Electric vehicles will play quite an important role in reducing emissions in the future. One of the most effective ways for reducing fuel consumption and emissions can be achieved by reducing weight of the vehicle. The vehicle chassis is one of the most important components of vehicle structure because of its versatile role on the dynamic behavior of the vehicle. There is a great potential for weight reduction of the chassis. This study presents the design and development of a two-seat prototype electric vehicle chassis. The main objectives are designing a battery module that can be easily attached and detached to the battery module compartment of the chassis, designing a new chassis model and ultimately evaluating the chassis for deformation based on static analysis of the entire structure. Vehicle designs and analyzes were done with Catia V5 R20 software. AL6061, ST-37 and carbon fiber materials are preferred for chassis.