© Paul Wilkinson
© Paul Wilkinson

LEVS showcase latest vehicle technology

The first Light Electric Vehicle Summit (LEVS) takes place in Barcelona, Spain, over 20-21 September and will provide a platform for developing synergies between players in the field.

The LEVS aims to provide a high quality global platform for the exchange of views and the development of synergies.

The Ricardo Group are among those presenting at the LEVS and will outline key challenges including: proving that autonomous light electric vehicles are sufficiently safe for highway operation; crafting the right noise signature for operational and brand expectation requirements; and creating new electrical/electronic architecture.

The company’s presentations at the LEVS conference include ‘How to prove autonomous electric vehicles are safe enough’ and ‘the potential for over-the-air updates, connectivity and enhanced cyber-security to open the way for a completely new electrical/electronic architecture for light electric vehicles’.

Ricardo will also present Range of Electric Solutions for L-category Vehicles (RESOLVE), a new vehicle architecture for urban mobility. A consortium of companies and universities have worked together to develop a cost effective, energy efficient and comfortable Electric Light Vehicle (ELV’s), a project funded by the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.

Dr Robert Hentschel, managing director of Ricardo Germany and head of the company’s activities in the motorcycle and urban mobility sectors, said: “Ricardo is pleased to be able to make such a wide range of very strong contributions to the first LEVS.

“With cities struggling to cope with the challenges of increasing populations, congestion and air quality, the requirement for light electric vehicles to meet urban mobility needs is likely to increase significantly.

“As our papers and presentations demonstrate, Ricardo is in the forefront of meeting these challenges, and is ready to assist manufacturers in the light electric vehicle market deliver the products that customers require to build a more sustainable urban transportation future.”