Image: Teijin/Applied Electric Vehicles Teijin and Applied Electric Vehicles have teamed up to develop an energy-efficient, low-speed EV that consumes roughly the same amount of energy as a pedestrian. Teijin Ltd. and Applied Electric Vehicles (Applied EV) have teamed up to develop an energy-efficient, low-speed electric vehicle (LS-EV) prototype for autonomous driving systems and other applications that are expected to help realize zero-emission mobility. The four-seat LS-EV embodies a well-to-wheel zero-emission approach that combines Teijin’s expertise in strong, lightweight materials and processing and molding technologies and Applied EV’s new mobility vehicle platform. Called Blanc Robot, the platform is built entirely from first principles, integrating a new high-efficiency driveline and full drive-by-wire technologies.