The Centre for ECO2 Vehicle Design: Resource efficient vehicles for a sustainable society
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Coordinator | Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan - Farkost och Flyg |
Funding from Vinnova | SEK 39 000 000 |
Project duration | July 2017 - June 2024 |
Status | Ongoing |
Venture | Competence centre |
Purpose and goal
ECO2 Vehicle Design 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 Vehicle Design is unique worldwide, engaging in multi-disciplinary and multi-vehicular research with focus on cross-functional conflicts that exist at many levels of the broader vehicle system. Resolving these conflicts is critical to achieving resource efficient vehicles and a sustainable Sweden.
Expected results and effects
The Swedish vehicle industry is of vital importance to the national economy, society and the environment. The development of resource efficient vehicles set within a holistic view of society’s transport needs is a central challenge for economic, environmental and social sustainability in Sweden, requiring availability of skilled researchers, engineers, industrialists and policy makers, as well as their involvement in the innovation process. ECO2 Vehicle Design provides an environment for such collaboration and development.
Planned approach and implementation
New design approaches, taking into account disruptive technologies (such as autonomous vehicles and electrification), and new societal and business models (such as integrated product and service offerings) will be researched. ECO2 Vehicle Designs multi-disciplinary research challenges the organisational structures of all the partners involved and promotes a dynamic innovative environment where multi-vehicularity forces a focus on joint development of pre-competitive solutions.