NEWS SECTION – FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW
Welcome new member: EFFEREST
We are very honored to introduce to you another new member of the E-VOLVE Cluster, the Horizon Europe project EFFERST: EFFicient user-centric EneRgy managEment SysTems for optimized EVs
EFFEREST aims to advance energy-efficient electric vehicle designs by novel use of data and matching enhanced user acceptance with efficient vehicle operation. Real fleet behavior knowledge will be used to make significant enhancements. Users will benefit from personalized data and the option to choose vehicle performance, encouraging energy savings during regular usage. The project involves 10 partners from industry and research, covering the entire EV value chain.
Ultimately, EFFEREST seeks to enhance Europe’s competitiveness, strengthening industrial leadership in digital, enabling, and emerging technologies to make EVs more appealing to the global mass market.
The EFFEREST project represents a significant step forward in the journey for greener transportation solutions.
Supported by CINEA – European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency, the project is contributing to the goals of 2Zero .
If you want to find out more about the project visit their website or follow EFFEREST on LinkedIn.
E-VOLVE Cluster Newsletter 06/24
Here it is: the next edition of the E-VOLVE Cluster Newsletter. We are proud to introduce two new members and have had many projects at the TRA 2024. Also, the cluster member RHODaS has released two deliverables. Have fun with this issue and we hope you have a nice and relaxing summer!
May we introduce … the MINDED project
MINDED addresses in full the “expected outcome” and “scope” of the HORIZON-CL5-2023-D5-01-01 topic by delivering a battery electric IVECO eDaily minibus with 20% improved range at 0°C against the 2023 baseline. This is achieved by introducing a highly efficient heating system based on infrared (IR) panels, controlled by a novel user-centric HMI, embedding an optimised thermal and energy management strategy (TEMS) for improved comfort and reduced energy consumption. These activities are complemented with the demonstration of a new HVAC unit based on a heat pump, capable of reducing the vehicle’s cooling energy requirements by 15% against the baseline, while leveraging the efforts made on the HMI and TEMS. To do so, MINDED encompasses 10 Technology Bricks, organised in three AREAs:
- AREA I: Heating and Cooling System, including (1) IR heating panels, (2) thermal cabin insulation, (3) a thermal mannequin for evaluating passenger comfort, (4) the optimised HVAC unit featuring an e-compressor with gas bearings, (5) the required ECUs, and (6) the user-centric HMI.
- AREA II: Digital Twin and Control Strategy, including (7) a new digital twin model, (8) an AI-based algorithm for predicting driving behaviour, (9) the TEMS, and (10) a comfort control strategy for determining optimal settings.
- AREA III: Demonstration and Performance Evaluation, demonstrating the IVECO eDaily minibus on the dynamometer at TRL7 and the HVAC unit on the ThermoLab testbed at TRL6.
Beyond the range improvement, MINDED demonstrates a cost reduction of 5% at vehicle level from simplified systems’ installation and reduced battery requirements, and a development time reduction of 30% achieved using the digital twin model and AI. The project generates its primary impact in the bus and minibus vehicle segments, with the MINDED Technology Bricks expected to equip 75% of the IVECO bus fleet by 2035, while delivering technologies exploitable in the medium/heavy commercial electric vehicles market.
Welcome to the Cluster! We’re very much looking forward to the cooperation.
