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SpeedE
Research Platform
The SpeedE project funded by the Hans Hermann Voss-Foundation focuses on the innovation potential of electrically powered vehicles in order to enhance the driving experience beyond today’s state of …
E-Jet
Innovation driver for sustainable and future-oriented mobility
The E-Jet research vehicle is an innovative example of alternative mobility concepts for the future and was initially funded as a concept study by the Hans Hermann Voss-Foundation. In the conceptual space …
ESCALATE
Powering EU Net Zero Future by Escalating Zero Emission HDVs and Logistic Intelligence
Heavy-duty vehicles account for about 25 % of EU road transport CO2 emissions and about six percent of total EU emissions. In line with the Paris Agreement and Green Deal targets, Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 …
eTestHiL
Development of test methods for electrified heavy-duty powertrains based on multiphysics hardware-in-the-loop test benches
One focus of the eTestHiL research project is to explore the possibilities of purpose design in the development of electric drives for heavy commercial vehicles (HDV). For this purpose, the eTestHiL starts …
BEV Goes eHighway
BEE
At the beginning of January 2022, the project "BEV Goes eHighway - BEE" was launched. The aim of the project is to further develop overhead line technology for heavy-duty road transport in order to establish …
Post graduate program mobilEM
Integrated Energy Supply Modules for Roadbound E-Mobility
The challenge to drastically reduce worldwide greenhouse gas emissions despite growing energy demand requires decisive changes in energy supply, conversion and storage technologies. For the transport sector, …
ZETT - Zero Emission Terminal Tractor
System Solution for Battery-Powered Internal Transport
The German sea and inland ports represent a central interface for the national and international transport of goods and are therefore indispensable for the entire German economy. The container transport …
Concept ELV²
Concept Electro-Truck for heavy-duty distribution traffic
At the beginning of October 2017, the project "Concept electric truck in heavy distribution transport - Concept-ELV²" was launched. The aim of the project is to integrate an electric drive train in distribution …
ModulED
Modular Electric Drivetrains
In October 2017, the project ModulED (Modular Electric Drivetrains) started with the target to develop an innovative electric drive module for the third-generation electric vehicles. The three-year, €7.2 …
DOMUS
Design OptiMisation for efficient electric vehicles based on a USer-centric approach
Range anxiety is one of the main barriers to EV adoption by the broader customer pool; moreover, the ambient conditions (e.g. extreme hot or cold weather) profoundly affect the actual driving range which …
DUETT
Hybrid Vehicles in Physical and Virtual Environment
Scope of this research project is the optimization of diesel-hybrid powertrain configurations as well as operating strategy by implementing a newly developed methodology that allows investigating different …
ADVICE
ADVancing user acceptance of general purpose hybridized Vehicles by Improved Cost and Efficiency
In the light of climate change and global warming the European Union tries to decrease the CO2 emissions of passenger cars by setting respective limits. Therefore the automotive industry extends its portfolio …
IMPERIUM
IMplementation of Powertrain control for clean and Economic Real driving emIssion and fuel ConsUMption
The reduction of real driving emission and fuel consumption of heavy duty road haulage is one of the main challenges in the transport sector. A necessity exist to measure the impact of innovative solutions …
OPTEMUS
OPTimised Energy Management and USe
Optimised energy management and use (OPTEMUS) represents an opportunity for overcoming one of the biggest barriers towards large scale adoption of electric and plug-in hybrid cars: range limitation due …
ECOCHAMPS
European COmpetitiveness in Commercial Hybrid and AutoMotive PowertrainS
The Ecochamps project focuses on the development of efficient, compact, lightweight, reliable and above all cost-efficient hybrid drive components and electrified auxiliary units for powertrains in passenger …
HELD
Hamburger Elektrobus Demonstration
One major challenge of individual mobility is the mitigation of negative environmental effects. Tightening of ecological and legislative boundary conditions leads to the development of new technologies …
COnVENienT
Complete Vehicle Energy-saving Technologies for Heavy-Trucks
The CONVENIENT project targets a 30 % reduction of fuel consumption in vehicles for long-distance freight transport by developing an innovative heavy-truck archetype featuring a suite of innovative energy-saving …
EFBEL
Erweiterte Forschungsbegleitung für den Einsatz von energieeffizienten Linienbussen im Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr
Within the EFBEL project, city buses with hybrid and alternative power trains are subject to examination. Based on the experience gathered in a preceding project, the following topics will be covered …
qOpt
Optimized Operation of a Latent Heat Storage System in Electrified Vehicles
The project qOpt focuses on developing a latent heat-storage unit and incorporating this together with a heat led operating strategy into an electrified vehicle at ika. Its goal is to save the occurring …
DELIVER
Design of Electric Light Vans for Environment-impact Reduction
The DELIVER project serves the purpose of exploring and identifying conceptual design options for fully electric light commercial vehicles in urban areas. The project partners, which bundle different …
CNG-Downsizing
New downsizing drive train concept in an optimized vehicle for reduction of CO₂-emissions down to 69 g/km
As a main target of this project, an energy efficient vehicle of the supermini class has been equipped with a CNG-powered two-cylinder-downsizing engine, developed by Meta. In combination with a piston …
eMoSys
Modular power-train and chassis system for an electric vehicle
Within the framework of the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung’s (BMBF) competition “Key Technologies for Electomobility (STROM)” the project “eMoSys” was developed with partners from …
e performance
Holistic development approach of an electric vehicle
In October 2009 the research project „e performance“ started, that followed a holistic development approach towards electric mobility. The cooperating partners in the project were the Audi AG …
