JODIMACO-EVOLVE - Evolution for Electric Vehicle Advancement

Purpose and goal

The objective is to facilitate more flexibility in using more sustainable material combinations in vehicle design, while considering their entire life cycle. This will be achieved by delivering reliable and quality-tested methods for joining advanced material combinations, e.g. cast aluminium to high-strength steel. The goal is to provide joining solutions that are adapted and implemented, from a design for circularity perspective. The joining solutions will fulfil requirements for production robustness, performance and longevity as set by the automotive industry.

Expected effects and result

The effect of enabling joining of climate-neutral solutions (e.g. cast aluminium) is fewer components (reduced material usage, reduced transportation, and fewer joints) and reduced environmental impact from a life cycle perspective through easier recycling (larger component of the same alloy). Flexibility and interchangeability at the design stage is achieved by joining different types of materials (e.g., aluminum components and recycled steel) where the strengths of the different materials are maximized. The reuse of components and sub-components is studied at an early stag

Planned approach and implementation

The work packages are described below: WP1 - Determination of test cases, criteria, and demonstrators WP2 - Assurance of robust production WP3 - Assurance of joint properties WP4 - Quality assurance and NDT-methods WP5 - Disassembly techniques and after-market repair solutions WP6 - Project management and dissemination