Mr. Dekker presented an overview of the TNO project activities within the HCV (Hybrid Commercial Vehicles) project run under the 7th EU framework program. HCV is an EU-funded initiative for reducing the emission of climate gases and other emissions in urban areas. The HCV project aims to enhance the further reduction of fuel consumption and to decrease the cost of a hybrid system.

TNO will mainly contribute to the drive cycle development and validation of test procedures. Measurement data are from one city bus and two distribution trucks and are analyzed with a cycle generator. The resulting cycle is intended for chassis dyno testing.