The agreement will see KWSP’s carbon composite vehicle platform used for the vehicle build, chosen for its lightweighting, thermal management, and structural advantages.
KWSP’s carbon composite chassis vehicle platform, dubbed ToPCat, offers an alternative to more conventional carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) thermosets, traditionally seen in motorsport programmes. ToPCat is also fully recyclable and has been proven to shorten engineering cycle times by 83%. Independent tests have also shown financial savings in both tooling costs and unit costs when ToPCat has been used as an alternative to other methods.
Kieron Salter, managing director at KWSP, commented: “Uniti One is a really exciting project which will demonstrate the lightweight and structural advantages of ToPCat when compared with alternative methods of chassis design and manufacture. Made possible by co-funding from the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, ToPCat was key to attracting Uniti to the UK, where the company hopes to take advantage of Britain’s expertise in materials development and lightweighting.”
