Objective
Hybrid-EVs and Full-EVs on the market are products where the Internal-Combustion-Engine (ICE) is supplemented by an electric-motor (HEV) or replaced by an all-electric power-train (FEV). Neither approach address lightweight or modularity inheriting the same disadvantages as conventional ICEV - Electrification of mobility must face a conceptual rEVOLUTION! This project breaks the paradigm of current Body-in-White (BiW) by delegating the whole structural function to a novel BiW archetype made up of a central cell, including Multifunctional-Rolling-Chassis (MRC) enabled by a new generation of highly-hybridized structural components and complemented by a severe-crash-dimensioned front end plus a modular rear end. This concept will be the common basis for a family of user friendly vehicles differing by changing only the rear end according to the customer demand. Advanced materials will enable the development of novel super-lightweight hybrid components complying with safety standards and recycling constraints, and enable the design of the innovative MRC for FEV leading to a further weight reduction of 40% over that achieved using the current state of the art in the SuperLIGHT-CAR project. The EVolution goal is to demonstrate the sustainable production of a 600 kg weight FEV by the end of 2015. To this end EVolution addresses the whole vehicle by prototyping, assembling, and disassembling, the most representative components (MRC, crash cross-beam, crash box, suspension sub-frame, side-door, A-pillar, and a multifunctional-hard-top) made from raw polymers and aluminum alloys commonly used in the automotive industry, to ensure compliance with EC Directive 2000/53/EC ‘End-of life vehicle’ which imposes stringent requirements on the disposal and recycling of motor vehicles. Guaranteeing the safety and regulatory compliance, with a weight saving of 50%, each component chosen will prove, mutatis mutandis, the revolutionary potential of the EV solution in all components employed today in current high volume production.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecycling
- social sciencessocial geographytransportelectric vehicles
- social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical transitionsrevolutions
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringautomotive engineering
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
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Call for proposal
FP7-2012-GC-MATERIALS
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CP-IP - Large-scale integrating projectCoordinator
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Denmark
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Participants (24)
10100 TURIN
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20009 DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIAN (GIPUZKOA)
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060021 Bucuresti
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75272 Paris
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2630 Taastrup
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1006 Riga
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47002 VALLADOLID
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10623 Berlin
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56126 Pisa
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265 04 Rio Patras
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10043 Orbassano
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59100 PRATO
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S10 2TN Sheffield
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6041 Gosselies
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1006 Riga
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15008 A CORUNA
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47151 Valladolid
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50769 COLOGNE
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CH-8810 Horgen
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66030 SANTA MARIA IMBARO
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10143 TORINO
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48170 Zamudio
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89077 Ulm
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25460 ETUPES
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