Objective To improve deployment of electrical vehicles in Europe, large scale production processes for Rack, cells and electrical components need to be developed. The OPERA4FEV project aims to develop a cost effective innovative thermoplastic battery rack, able to integrate any type of cylindrical cells. The solution proposed by OPERA4FEV project, adaptable to any Full Electric Vehicle model, will indeed integrate electrical, hydraulic connections and component housing to reduce cost assembly. In order to show the relevance of the solution and meet strong industrial benefits, the rack will be integrated on two functional demonstrators.The whole value chain will be addressed, including the eco-design (dismantling and recycling of critical materials), assembly/integration and production of cells and electrical components. As safety of the on-board battery in electric, hybrid, and plug-in vehicles is of paramount importance to the international automakers, OPERA4FEV will pay particular attention to the evaluate the effects of the rack characteristics regarding vehicle crash safety, and will focus on the potential risks for the vehicle and its occupants in case of failure of one or more batteries. To sum up, the main innovations of the OPERA4FEV project are : Thermoplastic rack integrating the electrical and hydraulic connections ; use of thermoplastic pultruded reinforcements, infrared welding for plastic part assembly ; improved regulation and heat transfer ; use of recycled material ; recycling and End of Life ; weight reduction ; Life Cycle Assesment ; reduction of number of components ; maintain the cells in the rack reversibly and lighter with robust tightness ; establish fast connections. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecyclingsocial sciencessocial geographytransportelectric vehicles Programme(s) FP7-TRANSPORT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics) Topic(s) GC.SST.2011.7-7. - Advanced eco-design and manufacturing processes for batteries and electrical components Call for proposal FP7-2011-GC-ELECTROCHEMICAL-STORAGE See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project Coordinator MECAPLAST SA EU contribution No data Address AVENUE ALBERT II 4-6 98014 MONACO Monaco See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Philippe Azemar (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES APPLIQUEES DE LYON France EU contribution € 348 089,00 Address 20 AVENUE ALBERT EINSTEIN 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex See on map Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Rhône Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Françoise Martin (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL Belgium EU contribution € 340 078,00 Address PLEINLAAN 2 1050 Bruxelles / Brussel See on map Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Vereeken Maria (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data EVE SYSTEM SAS France EU contribution € 486 707,00 Address CHEMIN DES ERABLES ZA DE LA RONZE 56 69440 TALUYERS See on map Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Rhône Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Frédéric Meniere (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FAM AUTOMOBILES SAS Participation ended France EU contribution No data Address ALLEE HENRI HUGONIOT 115 25600 BROGNARD See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Bruno Courtalon (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data OLESA - INDUSTRIAS DE MOLDES SA Portugal EU contribution € 453 236,00 Address RUA MANUEL COSTA CORREIA JUNIOR 3720 SANTIAGO DA RIBA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact José Maria Leite Pinto (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT SCPA Italy EU contribution € 516 020,00 Address STRADA TORINO 50 10043 Orbassano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Massimo Casali (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data REPOL SL Spain EU contribution € 218 312,60 Address CALLE A POLIGONO INDUSTRIAL EL MIJARES 12550 ALMAZORA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Götz Winter (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data MECACORP France EU contribution € 930 538,40 Address avenue de verdun 143/143 bis 92130 issy les moulineaux See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Anthony Alves (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID Spain EU contribution € 438 623,00 Address CALLE RAMIRO DE MAEZTU 7 EDIFICIO RECTORADO 28040 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Gonzalo León Serrano (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MIA ELECTRIC SAS Participation ended France EU contribution No data Address RUE DES PIERRIERES 45 79143 CERIZAY See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Didier Maignant (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data