The optiTruck project hosted a webinar on ‘Challenges facing predictive Powertrain technologies’ on 6th February 2018 during which the ORCA project has been presented. At the webinar examples of innovative [...]
The next ORCA presentation on the “Technical Assessment of Hybrid Powertrains for Energy-Efficient Heavy-Duty Vehicles" will take place at the Transport Research Arena (TRA) on 17 April in Vienna, Austria. [...]
The ORCA project will take part in a webinar aimed at providing information on and discussing the "Challanges facing predictive Powertrain technologies" organized by the optiTruck project. Join us at the [...]
ORCA project set several ambitious goals for its two demonstrators: an IVECO multimodal hybrid bus and a VOLVO distribution hybrid truck: extended full electric range from 10km to 30km; improved hybrid powertrain efficiency [...]
Specifications and requirements The ORCA project aims to improve the performances and reduce the total cost of ownership of European heavy-duty hybrid vehicles. Within this framework, Work Package 1 (WP1) [...]
Optimisation Framework and Methodology The ORCA Work Package 2 (WP2) (led by the Vrije Universtiteit Brussel) started in April 2017 and is still in progress. The WP objective is to [...]
On 17th October 2017, 25 experts of the ORCA consortium came together at IVECO’s premises in Turin, Italy for the 1st Internal ORCA Workshop to discuss [...]
The Second ORCA General Assembly meeting On the 17th and 18th of October 2017, the ORCA consortium held its second General Assembly meeting at IVECO’s premises in Turin, Italy in order [...]
Optimised Real-world Cost-Competitive Modular Hybrid Architecture for Heavy Duty Vehicles As part of its commitment to significantly reduce tailpipe CO2 emissions, the European Commission is funding a number of projects [...]
On October 1st the EU funded project ORCA officially started. Its ambition is to design a clear and greener yet affordable hybrid drivetrain for heavy-duty vehicles. [...]