Visio.M

{{Short description|Electric car research project}}

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Visio.M is a joint research project at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) to develop concepts to produce electric cars{{cite web|url=http://www.autobild.de/artikel/e-auto-visio.m-vorstellung-4391479.html|title=Visionärer Stromer|date=21 October 2014|publisher=AutoBild|language=German|accessdate=29 December 2015}} that are efficient, safe, and inexpensive. Lead manager of the project is BMW AG. Daimler AG is also participating in the consortium.

The project has received €7.1 million funding from the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF).{{cite news|url=http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/fahrberichte/visio-m-elektroauto-fahrbericht-9255634.html|title=E-Flitzer für rund 16.000 Euro|last=Priemer|first=Birgit|language=German|date=8 April 2015|work=Auto Motor und Sport|accessdate=29 December 2015}}

The project aims to develop an electric vehicle with 15 kilowatts power and a maximum curb weight of 400 kg (without battery), meeting the requirements of the European regulatory category L7e. The aim is to have a production car by 2020.{{cite news|url=http://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/inhalt.elektroauto-visiom-tu-muenchen-entwickelt-auto-der-zukunft.48896bb2-7e33-4377-88c1-a61c9d8e4859.html|title=TU München entwickelt Auto der Zukunft|last=Kemmer|first=Verena|date=21 October 2014|work=Abendzeitung|language=German|accessdate=29 December 2015}}

Industrial partners:

• Autoliv BV & Co. KG
• the Federal Highway Research Institute (BAST)
• Continental Automotive GmbH
• E.ON AG
• Finepower GmbH
• Hyve AG
• IAV GmbH
• InnoZ GmbH
• Intermap Technologies GmbH
• LION Smart GmbH
• Neumayer Tekfor Holding GmbH
• Siemens AG
• Texas Instruments Germany GmbH
• TÜV SÜD AG