EV Magazine March 2023 | Page 43

Having spoken to AEHRA ’ s Chief Design Officer , Flippo Perini at the launch of the company ’ s first ever EV , he told us a lot about the sustainable composition of the car and it plays to localised production methods , sourcing sheet moulded carbon material from Europe for its monocoque chassis build .

Joining us at EV Magazine LIVE , Perini brings a new level of detail to the conversation with the AEHRA SUV in front of him for reference . Like the AEHRA team , the car travelled across borders to be with us for its first UK appearance and grabbed the attention of our in-person attendees .

Perini speaks about the difficulties he faced when designing the car to meet the needs of the Italian car scene while transitioning his design methods to the modern world . WATCH

“ I was asked by Hazim Nada to translate this passion into a new recipe for an electric car ,” says Perini .

Taking principles from automotive , the team understood that the absence of an internal combustion engine meant that a significant space had to be filled — the ‘ male ’ emotion in the vehicle , so to speak .

“ Our goal is to evolve our discussion , our concept , to something that is emotional enough to fill this lack of content .”

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