ECO2 Vehicle Design
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| Coordinator | KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HÖGSKOLAN - KTH Centre for ECO2 Vehicle design |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 14 000 000 |
| Project duration | October 2014 - September 2017 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
ECO2 explores new ways to radically change the incorporation of ECOlogical and ECOnomic aspects in design of resource efficient vehicles, including ecologically, economically and technically efficient vehicle solutions. ECO2 has established itself as a unique worldwide research environment, engaging in multi-disciplinary and multi-vehicular research in cross-functional conflicts that exist at many levels of the broader vehicle system. ECO2 has transformed the vehicle research and development paradigm through a cross-functional conflicts based research collaboration.
Expected results and effects
The Swedish vehicle industry is of vital importance to the national economy, society and the environment. Thus, the development of vehicles set within a holistic view of society’s transport needs is a central challenge for economic, environmental and social sustainability in Sweden. This requires skilled researchers, engineers, industrialists and policy makers, and involvement in the innovation process. ECO2 has paved the way for radical improvements in vehicles of future transport systems, by transforming people, collaboration models and original research results.
Planned approach and implementation
ECO2 started 2003 as a research environment where industry, public agencies and academia together could explore new ways of addressing considerations related to vehicle sustainability in the early stages of the design process. ECO2’s partners are the Swedish based vehicle industry as well as specialist SMEs. Together the partners has created and environment where the development of the next generation of vehicles has been challenged with new perspectives that pave the way for radical improvements in vehicles of future transport systems.