b'Engineer Innovation | AutomotiveElectra MeccanicaElectric automotive manufacturer uses Simcenter and NX to move from concept to finished product in 18 monthsRevolutionizing productivity Now theyre working with Chinese For nearly 50 years Intermeccanica mademanufacturer Zongshen to produce custom sports cars. Then owner Henry75,000 SOLOs in three years.Reisner met Jerry Kroll, a passionate environmentalist who also happened toThere truly is a revolution in productivity love sports cars. The two decided to fusebecause of the Siemens software that their passions. They sketched an idea for awere using, says Kroll.three-wheeled, single-commuter electric vehicle. The goal was to marry their loveTo top it all off, Electra Meccanica was of driving with their mission to save theuplisted to the NASDAQ Capital Market planet and transform mobility in the(under the ticker symbols SOLO/ SOLOW) process.in August 2018. To mark the occasion, Kroll rang the NASDAQ opening bell on The result was a new company calledAugust 30.Electra Meccanica, located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and a new carPersistence pays offcalled the SOLO. Reisner, co-founder andKroll met Reisner by walking into the Inter president, and Kroll, co-founder, chairmanMeccanica office one day: Jerry was an and chief executive officer (CEO), knewadamant environmentalist, convinced they had to move fast with their concept,that electrification of vehicles was the so they transformed a napkin sketch intofuture 15 years ago, says Reisner. I didnt a digital NX software design in a mattershare that vision and on several occasions of days. Then they used Simcenterushered Jerry out of my shop so I could software to optimize and validate theget some work done. But his persistence performance of the all-electric SOLO.knows no bounds, so he kept coming Finally, using NX CAM and 3D printing,back and we became friends. When he Electra Meccanica built its dream car. brought the concept of a single-passenger, three-wheeled commuter It took just 18 months to go from conceptelectric vehicle to me, I thought it was a and digitalization to a road-ready vehicle.brilliant idea.24'