Chassis Design for AWD Electrified Pick Up Truck

Ricardo Prado; Paula Pedret; Christophe Moure; Ruben Morales-Menendez

doi:10.4271/2016-01-1675

Developments of new Electric and Hybrid propulsion systems demands chassis adaptations.

The purpose of the XeV project was to develop and integrate a full suite of active chassis systems to deliver a fully electrified All-Wheel-Drive Pick-up truck. To achieve so, a new chassis frame, engine cradles and battery box were designed to bring direct drive from electric motor to wheel. On the other hand, for a four-wheelindependent-drive, a new rear suspension design was implemented, and a complex torque vectoring and traction control strategy was developed to provide optimum on and off road performance.

All systems were tuned to meet the new drivetrain configuration, weight distribution and vehicle loading conditions making it possible to achieve comparable results with respect to the original combustion engine vehicle.

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Chassis Design for AWD Electrified Pick Up Truck 2016-01-1675

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