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Local product life-cycle management (PLM) specialist CNC Design Consultants (CDC) has teamed up with vehicle producer Optimal Energy in the design of the first South African electrical car, the Joule. The plug-in electric vehicle was conceived by Optimal Energy and has been refined by automotive and design company Zagato’s Total Design Centre. “CDC is working closely with Optimal Energy to ensure a quality design,” says CDC MD Igal Filipovski. The car will reportedly go into production in 2013 and is on display this month at the Geneva Motor Show, in Switzerland.

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CDC’s Managing Director, Igal Filipovski, and Advanced Material Technologies Magazine recently discussed the release of CATIA V6 and what this could mean for the relationship between South African manufacturers and OEM’s. CATIA V6 was developed in response to continuous pressure from OEM’s to shorten time to market and reduce costs. South Africa’s very own electric vehicle manufacturer, Optimal Energy, will use the system to enter into production of it’s much-talked-about Joule.

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