Renault Developing Twizy Delivery Concept

Renault presented at the Innovations@Renault event its VELUD (Electric Vehicle for Sustainable Urban Logistics) concept, which is one of automaker's research projects.

VELUD is an electric light commercial van based on Twizy.

Renault already has a cargo version of the Twizy on the market (with trunk instead of a second seat).

Twizy Delivery Concept, for a change, has some platforms and modules, which makes it more suited for city deliveries.

Soon we shall see, as there is a pilot project planned in Paris.

"The central focuses of this project are the following:

• Experimenting in the sphere of new uses for ‘final kilometres’ logistics.
• Testing the adaptive potential of modular cargo zones in accordance with the goods on-board.
• Defining an intelligent management of the fleet to achieve optimum activity and an efficient delivery service. This project should make it possible to establish the blueprint for a future system of urban logistics, incorporating the criteria of the towns and cities with the changing demands of transport linked to the development of e-commerce (home shopping deliveries...).

This project should make it possible to establish the blueprint for a future system of urban logistics, incorporating the criteria of the towns and cities with the changing demands of transport linked to the development of e-commerce (home shopping deliveries...).

HOW IT WORKS:

The prototype innovates through its specification – a small electric-powered vehicle to which is attached a trailer, which is capable of holding up to 15 adjustable containers depending upon the load in a total space of one cubic metre.

PARTNERS:

Industrial Systems Engineering School (EIGSI, La Rochelle), AIRPARIF, La Petite Reine Groupe Stars Service, City of Paris

FINANCE: ADEME"