Niobium-Enhanced Vehicle Chassis
Developing a niobium-enhanced, novel vehicle chassis that pioneers the arrival of the innovative metal in the automotive industry.
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The Network provides collaborative funding for research and development activities within niche vehicle manufacturing, with an emphasis on vehicle electrification, zero emissions, and light-weighting. Success stories of recent projects can be found below.
Developing a niobium-enhanced, novel vehicle chassis that pioneers the arrival of the innovative metal in the automotive industry.
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This project was to develop, prototype and prove (on a test bench and in a HVAC test unit) an advanced high temperature solid state Phase Change Material (PCM) heater core integrated into the electric vehicle HVAC air handling system, to provide a more efficient solution to electrical heating, to speed up the immediate cabin heating and to demist the windscreen giving drivers improved comfort and safety.
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VO VOXI is a solar taxi for 2 people and cargo for city travel with 100 – 140 mile zero emission range and removable, domestic mains chargeable battery that requires no new charge point road infrastructure.
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Taxis are responsible for 17.7% of transport CO2 emissions in our city centres. Their drivers are mandated to switch to electric vehicles, but they are not given enough affordable choices. Further, scrapping purpose built vehicles and replacing them with new ones every 12 years is costly, both in terms of money spent and overall carbon footprint.
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The EV HEARSE project built upon previous feasibility and proof of concept projects to deliver an affordable light body panel system for a fully electric hearse based on the Nissan Leaf. By improving manufacturing methods for Recycled Carbon Fibre Composite panels the project was able to demonstrate new markets for this valuable UK derived feedstock.
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RIFT64’s novel e-motor design offers performance advantages over competitor e-motors while being significantly lower cost to manufacture and using vastly fewer rare-earth materials. Advantages include: - 85% less copper and ~85% reduced magnet volume - 50%+ less weight - Reduced manufacturing cost - Flatter and improved efficiency - IoT functionalities
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