Development of a Fully Electric Light Duty Vehicle – The DELIVER Project

The DELIVER project aims to explore urban light duty vehicle (LDV) concepts intended for larger scale production by executing a broad scope conceptual design study which will start by establishing initial design specifications and continue to a detailed prototype-based and virtual performance assessment and a running concept demonstrator vehicle.The project is focusing on the rules of the design of fully electric light duty vehicles to be launched by 2020. It will build upon the progress made and foreseen in each of the subsystems or main components that are to be integrated into the fully electric LDV through networking with complementary R&D projects, as well as with the support of a multi stakeholder advisory board consisting of high level representatives of Europe's cities, large urban delivery fleet owners and others.This paper summarises the starting point of the project given by a comprehensive state-of-the-art analysis for light duty vehicles and drivetrain electrification aspects. The research and development phase of the project, which is outlined in the second part of the paper, has started in November 2011.