beON

Academic year

2006 - 2007

beON an environmentally friendly hybrid vehicle that combines style and technology with the goal of creating an aesthetically appealing hybrid car

It is a two-seater off-road sports car designed to move both in urban environments and in wild places such as deserts and beaches. The model features flowing surfaces, a functional structure, and a transparent roof. Propulsion is provided by a hybrid thermal-electric motor with a special hydraulic transmission in the wheels. 

The model was made in collaboration with Automotive Lighting, Model Resine, OZ Racing, Pirelli, Weiss S.p.A. (KONI shock absorbers) and built with CECOMP 

beON is a project of Jaywant Bharat Bhalla (India), Abhijeet Bhoge (India), Rishabh Chaturvedi (India), Anindya Dutta Roy (India), Pablo José Gaido (Argentina), Jesús González Torres (Mexico), Andrey Gusev (Russia), Matteo Krzanowski (Italy), Nemanja Lalicic (Serbia), Vincenzo Langella (Italy), Aldo Meli (Italy), Giorgio Olori (Italy), Emre Ozbilgin (Turkey), Jim Patané (Canada), Cagri Ahmet Selcuklu (Turkey), Gopal Tamaskar (India), Yogesh Yadav (India) and Sinan Yogunali (Turkey), students of the RSP Master's in Transportation Design - work experience in the a. a. 2005-2006, led by master coordinators Carsten Astheimer, Director of Design at Brunswick Boat Group and Luca Borgogno, Pininfarina Designer. 

Project tutors Alessio Minchella and Dario Olivero, former IED students.