Electra Commercial Vehicles Ltd

ECOHYDRO aims to develop a new energy efficient filament winding process of hydrogen storage tanks using recyclable materials. We will improve the thermoplastic acrylic resin for in-situ polymerization, which has been used for wind energy and marine applications so far, for the high-speed filament winding process by optimizing the UV polymerization of the...

The Hydrogen Vehicle Ecosystem (HYVE) project is accelerating the UK's transition away from fossil fuels and towards zero-emission fuel cell vehicles. The HYVE consortium is building a large, multi-vehicle-type hydrogen mobility hub in the Tees Valley: a network of hydrogen stations and fuel cell vehicles in daily operations with many vehicle operators. T...

Heavy-duty vehicles account for about 25% of EU road transport CO2 emissions and about 6% of total EU emissions. In line with the Paris Agreement and Green Deal targets, Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 setting CO2 emission standards for HDVs (from August 14, 2019) forces the transition to a seamless integration of zero-emission vehicles into fleets. In line wit...

The "Road to Hydrogen" is a demonstration project undertaken in the Teesside hydrogen valley to trial the first 19t GVW rigid truck powered by hydrogen fuel cells in the UK. Lessons learnt in this project will generate the insights required to improve the confidence of regional stakeholders, contribute to the long-term success of the Teesside Hydrogen Hub...

**Problem** The range of zero-emissions vehicles (ZEV) for road freight and the initial up-front cost of ownership are widely cited as the most common reasons why fleet operators are not transitioning to ZEVs. In the case of battery-electric HGVs (eHGV), a subset of ZEVs, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) simply increase the number of battery cells ...

Project EPIC is an industrial manufacturing project developing a next-generation integrated electric powertrain (IEPT) for commercial vehicles up to 44 tonne GVW. The consortium comprises Meritor, Danfoss, and Electra. Meritor leads in global axle and drive system engineering, Danfoss develops advanced electric motors, and Electra specialises in electric ...

Electric vehicle batteries need replacing when the usable capacity decreases to a level where the range is significantly impacted, this typically happens when only 80% of the original capacity remains. At this point the lithium batteries can be recycled or re-purposed to another industrial application. The problem when attempting to reuse a battery is det...