In Phase 1 of the »EleNa« project, a Mercedes Sprinter aggregate carrier for the testing and optimisation of the installed components and systems was built. Using this vehicle, the overall functioning of the hybridisation developed could be proven and the first drive and consumption analysis carried out.
In Phase 2 of the »EleNa« project the further industrialisation of the electric drive retrofits developed in »EleNa I« is therefore being advanced with the following aims for the retrofit-equipped vehicles:
- To achieve small-scale series approval.
- To develop a level of maturity that enables an initial test with a total of 8 vehicles (of which 2 are development vehicles, 3 for customers and 3 for the suppliers) within Phase 2 of the »EleNa« project.
- To bring the costs of the retrofits to a level that facilitates entry into commercialisation from 2013.