Heavy-duty vehicles account for about 25% of EU road transport CO₂ emissions and about 6% of total EU emissions. To be in line with the Paris Agreement and achieve the goals of the Green Deal zero emission vehicles need to be developed also for the heavy-duty sector. Therefore, the ESCALATE consortium has brought together the collaborative efforts of 37 partners from 13 countries to not only increase component efficiency (up to 10%), but also to develop highly standardizable, ingenious, scalable, and modular eco-designed electric powertrain components and flexible platforms for battery, fuel cell and range extender trucks (up to 44t).

This is complemented by the development of data-driven algorithms (energy and thermal management), tools and interfaces (fleet management and PdM), and high-speed charging and refueling solutions to bridge the physical and digital worlds (5 modular digital twins) and to enable EU manufacturers and logistics companies to evaluate and quickly respond to changing conditions with cost-effective solutions (10%) to increase market penetration of innovative technologies faster than market forces alone.

DIN supports the project of the funding measure regarding all questions of standardization.

Project website: https://www.escalate-eu.com/

Project duration:

01/2023 – 06/2026

Project coordinator

FEV EUROPE GMBH (GER)

Poject partners

• FEV FRANCE (FR)
• DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV (GER)
• MERCEDES-BENZ TURK AS (TUR)
• INEGI - INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA E INOVACAO EM ENGENHARIA MECANICA E ENGENHARIA INDUSTRIAL (PRT)
• RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN (GER)
• BMC OTOMOTIV SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI (TUR)
• TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY (FIN)
• ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS (GRC)
• ENGIE ENERGIE SERVICES (FR)
• COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES (FR)
• FEV TR OTOMOTIV VE ENERJI ARASTIRMAVE MUHENDISLIK LIMITED SIRKETI (TUR)
• AI4SEC OU (EST)
• BRUSSELS RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTER FOR GREEN TECHNOLOGIES (BEL)
• BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS EUROPE AS (DNK)
• KEMPOWER OY (FIN)
• VIRTUAL VEHICLE RESEARCH GMBH (AUT)
• HYDROGEN EUROPE (BEL)
• ERGTECH SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Poland
• PBX GMBH (AUT)
• PRIMAFRIO CORPORACION, S.A. (ESP)
• RELIABILITY AND SAFETY TECHNICAL CENTER (BEL)
• TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA KURUMU (TUR)
• BSA INNO & TECH GMBH (GER)
• OY SISU AUTO AB (FIN)
• VALMET AUTOMOTIVE EV POWER OY (FIN)
• ORTEM ELEKTRONIK AS (TUR)
• POLIS (BEL)
• DHL LOJISTIK HIZMETLERI AS (TUR)
• DIN DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FUER NORMUNG EV (GER)
• KULJETUS JA MUUTTO O. JYLHA OY (FIN)
• OY M RAUANHEIMO AB (FIN)
• TEKFEN MUHENDISLIK AS (TUR)
• FORD OTOMOTIV SANAYI ANONIM SIRKETI (TUR)
• COVENTRY UNIVERSITY (UK)
• UNIVERSITY OF SURREY (UK)
• ELECTRA COMMERCIAL VEHICLES LIMITED (UK)
• ADVANCED ELECTRIC MACHINES LTD (UK)

Project funding

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.