ASSURED
2017 - 2022

ASSURED

ASSURED aimed to boost the electrification of urban commercial vehicles and their integration with high-power fast charging infrastructure, evaluating several infrastructures in different cities across Europe.

The shift to electric vehicles is well underway. However, despite the growing popularity of electrification, issues remain around infrastructure to support this shift, particularly for charging.

ASSURED developed and tested high-power solutions for full-size, urban, heavy-duty applications. The fundamental goal was that each of these solutions will be able to charge various types of vehicles and can be designed to supply energy for a whole fleet of buses.

The project tested six public transport buses, two garbage trucks, one delivery truck, and one light commercial delivery vehicle with automatic fast charging, which means that there is no human interaction during the charging process. The charging solutions tested by ASSURED included different types of pantographs, plug-ins and wireless charging. The goal was to charge different vehicles using the same infrastructure, which is why ASSURED was so innovative: this was the first time a project sets out to test the interoperability of the charging solutions applied.

ASSURED partners included fast charging suppliers, electricity suppliers, grid operators, engineering and technology organisations, research institutions (POLIS, Volvo, Siemens, Rupprecht Consult and others) and cities including; Helmond, Gothenburg, Munich and Turin.


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