Overview
Accelerating the development and deployment of zero-emission road mobility will pave the way for improved quality of life, economic growth, and new business opportunities for all EU Member States. This is the aim of the EU-funded PowerDrive project. It is developing an optimised electric vehicle (EV) powertrain to significantly reduce transport emissions and tackle the issues of air quality and noise pollution in urban areas. POWERDRIVE will draw on the experience and expertise of the project partners to develop technologies for the deployment of zero-emission road mobility. An optimised EV powertrain will significantly reduce transport emissions and tackle the issues of air quality and noise pollution in urban areas.
The concept of POWERDRIVE is that all the experience and expertise of the project partners in the development of electric drivetrain components will be leveraged and lead into the integration of advanced power electronics solutions for an optimised powertrain. This concept brings additional opportunities to strengthen Europe’s supply chain in electromobility for road transportation and to achieve zero-emission road mobility.
POWERDRIVE intends to implement innovative strategies to improve the efficiency and power density as well as to reduce the cost of electric powertrains while keeping performance high and reliable. The technologies developed in POWERDRIVE will accelerate the development and deployment of zero-emission road mobility which will deliver concrete benefits including improved quality of life, economic growth, and new business opportunities for all the EU member states. An optimised EV powertrain will significantly reduce transport emissions and tackle the issues of air quality and noise pollution in urban areas.