Iveco Bus inaugurated E-BENCH testing facility in Europe
E-BENCH allows testing of both individual components and complete vehicles in real driving conditions, simulating all types of missions and climates.
Vénissieux, France- Iveco Bus., a manufacturer in sustainable mobility, is constantly innovating to offer clean and efficient transport solutions. To maintain its technological lead, Iveco Bus has chosen to equip its R&D center in Vénissieux with a testing and validation facility called E-BENCH, unique in Europe. Extremely versatile, E-BENCH allows testing of both individual components and complete vehicles in real driving conditions, simulating all types of missions and climates.
Mr. Stéphane Espinasse, Head of Iveco Bus Commercial Operations and Product Management, said that, We are pleased to announce the completion of this special and creative project, which will enable us to hasten the development and release of our innovation technology-equipped and propelled vehicles. It proves to our clients that they are getting clean, sustainable, and effective mobility solutions for their pressing energy transition issues.
With a rolling dynamometer, climatic bench, bench for individual components, complete HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) bench for testing all components together, and compatibility with electric and hydrogen propulsion vehicles, E-BENCH provides a wide range of testing capabilities and has been fully operational since July 2023.
The E-BENCH consists of interconnected cells that allow testing of vehicles and, most importantly, functional models called SKATE. The main test cell can simulate the dynamics of the vehicle via two loading machines while simulating extreme climatic The E-BENCH consists of interconnected cells that allow testing of vehicles and, most importantly, functional models called SKATE. The main test cell can simulate the dynamics of the vehicle via two loading machines while simulating extreme climatic
The new E-BENCH project (facility and development) represents a total investment of 6.2 million euros for Iveco Bus. The development phase of the project was co-funded by the French Government through the France 2030’ Future Investment Program, operated by ADEME, the French Agency for Ecological Transition.
