Grants and Contributions:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

Nodresa Inc. is developing a new generation of battery electric medium-duty trucks for urban or suburbanx000D
environments with a novel type of body made of a layered composite material. The proposed concept requiresx000D
original and unique approach to research and analysis of stress and strength properties, formulation of differentx000D
load cases, and analysis of the reaction of the novel architecture to dynamic impacts. For the behavior analysisx000D
of the composite body a mathematical model needs to be developed, implemented, and validated.x000D
The goal of the research is to analyze layered composites in a truck unit-body architecture, with the target ofx000D
finding balance between flexibility for good driveability and rigidity for better responding to the dynamicx000D
impact from the road.x000D
In the long term, the new generation of more efficient trucks from Nordresa will replace existing electric andx000D
fossil fuel trucks in the delivery fleets, municipal service vehicles, and specialized public transportation,x000D
including school buses and vehicles for people with reduced mobility. This research will aid the developmentx000D
of a technology that will be profitable to all communities while increasing the use of renewable energy sources,x000D
decreasing thus negative environmental impact. The research findings will be disseminated publicly; therefore,x000D
the research will benefit the whole of Canada and contribute to offering transportation solutions that are robust,x000D
economically viable and environmentally benign.