2024-05-07T01:58:23-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150188261/amo-and-volkswagen-team-up-to-develop-electric-tractor Sean Joyner 2020-03-06T09:14:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/63/639ecc8c0ee05842e2f0c985ce02ec8b.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Led by Samir Bantal, AMO, the think tank founded by Rem Koolhaas has announced a new partnership with Volkswagen to focus on the development of rural mobility. As a first step in the partnership, the team has begun a study for an electric tractor that will be developed for sub-Saharan Africa "to facilitate small-scale agriculture and increase the productivity of subsistence farmers." The project is currently on display at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York as part of the&nbsp;<em>Countryside, The Future"</em> exhibition by AMP and Rem Koolhaas.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b1/b174819d31f5832bb82b7526f5cd80af.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b1/b174819d31f5832bb82b7526f5cd80af.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>The VW e-tractor in the Guggenheim, Image by Philipp Gladsome. </figcaption><p><br></p><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/41/4112af6184b102f5d3a3c027c29defd4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/41/4112af6184b102f5d3a3c027c29defd4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><p>Being in the conceptual phase, the project's next steps will be to set up partnerships with local collaborators, universities, and stakeholders to further develop strategies and knowledge surrounding the new technological ambitions.</p></figure></figure><p>AMO and Volkswagen hope to use this research to explore how different concepts of mobility can address challenges with aging population and decreased popul...</p>