The main objective of this call is to deliver new urban optimized light commercial
zero-emission vehicles with a focus on goods transport, that are affordable, safe, sustainable
and reliable and with a strong engagement from freight services users and fleet owners in the
definition of requirements and testing. The focus will be to identify and overcome the main
barriers for the development of new LCV concepts for urban and sub-urban logistics and
freight mobility. Proposals are expected to address all of the following aspects:
- Engage with users of the vehicles, define requirements, expectations and potential
developments that may influence future demand for these vehicles as well as considering
the integration of vehicles in existing and future charging infrastructures.
- Develop and demonstrate new designs, shapes and functionalities of Light Commercial
Vehicles to meet current and future needs for commercial delivery of goods, including
safety aspects.
- Demonstrate the developed vehicles and operational concepts considering current and
future demands for these vehicles in a growing e-commerce market for deliveries and
returns of parcels, groceries and refrigerated goods and addressing the challenges
holistically (i.e. by demonstrating the concepts in actual current or new logistics
operations including charging and addressing requirements in cities with extended zero
emission zones).
- Establish synergies and links with new logistics concepts developed in R&I projects
focused on logistics operations and innovative concepts (such as the Physical Internet).
- Demonstrated vehicles and operational concepts are expected to target important markets
with the potential for the largest environmental impact.
- Optionally and additionally, concepts for demonstration of the combined usage of people
and freight vehicle operation, fleet utilisation optimisation in dense-urban areas might be
included.
- Development of appropriate operational and control strategies during acceleration and
braking to reduce secondary brake and tyre particle emissions, optimise energy
recuperation and further reduce environmental impact in urban environments.
