Visio M: a collaboration between BMW and Mercedes-Benz
The eternels German rivals in a bid to develop a small electric car, whose code name is Mr. Visio
In this partnership, both companies are joining the work already done by the students of the Technical University of Munich (TUM), regarding the design of a small electric car.
This German initiative, also sees Siemens, Continental and several other companies, cooperate in this ambitious project.
Visio M
Initially, the car was called MUTE. It is always considered as a small car suited to urban traffic while being able to venture into the great arteries.
Ultra mild, Visio M should not exceed 500 kg including batteries. In total, it would announce an output of about 20 horses.
A budget of around € 11 million was allocated to this project. Despite this, the two major manufacturers and their partners, the technical University of Munich and the German Ministry of Education and Research will anyway have to inject additional sums of money.