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Mass production platform for L-EVs

Objective

Tuk Tuks are already a well-known charming means of 3-wheeler transportation in many countries, especially in Asia, with
many different applications. At the moment, the Tuk Tuk Holding company (TTH) is the only OEM in the world that produces
eTuks with 6 passenger seats. The market is growing fast: in 2015 more than 210 eTuks were sold in almost 30 countries,
and the eTuks are so successfully exploited in various niches and in various ways. The company’s total volume has grown
over 240% over the last 2 years and the 2016 turnover is projected at over 4MEUR, with an EBITDA of over 750kEUR.
Recently, TTH has crafted a highly innovative version of the successful 6 year old technology platform. This novel platform
“KTX-20” is lighter, more efficient, modular, has a lower TCO, and can host either 4 or 3 wheels. It allows modular sizing and
scaling of batteries, and fits the upcoming European and Asian legislation for road vehicle approval. Hence, this platform
allows ultimate modular scalability to support a mere endless variation of “L-category” vehicle models and has great potential
for upscaling KTX-20 electric cars on a global level.

However, this unlimited freedom represents an inherent risk to invest the limited TTH development budgets in the wrong
business opportunities. Hence, this calls for an in-depth market research to explore the most promising business applications and related risks in this SME-INSTrument Phase 1 proposal.

Specific objectives in this H2020-SMEINT Phase 1 feasibility study are:
• Explore at least 5 (up to 10) promising business cases for the KTX-20 platform.
• Evaluate the required specifications and characteristics of these applications with potential partners and/or clients.
• Elaborate on a detailed business plan (D1).

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SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

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(opens in new window) H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017

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Coordinator

TUK TUK HOLDING BV
Net EU contribution

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€ 50 000,00
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VERRIJN STUARTWEG 22 P
1112 AX DIEMEN
Netherlands

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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Total cost

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€ 71 429,00
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