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Read more at: The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company joins CVDC
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company joins CVDC

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company joins CVDC

13 December 2010

The CVDC is excited to welcome Goodyear to the consortium. Goodyear is one of the world's largest tyre production companies, manufacturing its products in more than 60 facilities in 26 countries. Goodyear has a strong commitment to research and innovation and will bring decades worth of experience to CVDC projects. For...

Read more at: EPSRC Project Completed

EPSRC Project Completed

13 December 2010

The introduction of Long Combination Vehicles (LCVs) to Britain could reduce losses due to traffic congestion by £2.1 billion, says a recent CVDC report summarizing three and a half years worth of research. The EPSRC project titled 'Active Multi-Axle Steering of Heavy Goods Vehicles' sought to address the three major...

Read more at: Reducing and Measuring Fuel Consumption, Without the Costs

Reducing and Measuring Fuel Consumption, Without the Costs

13 December 2010

Newly published work from the CVDC reveals that larger vehicle configurations are always more energy efficient when fully loaded. Although current trends in goods distribution are leaning towards centralised dispatch using smaller, 4-axle rigid trucks, this method of transportation was found to increase fuel consumption in...

Read more at: CVDC Work Illustrates the Balance of Competing Needs at International Conference

CVDC Work Illustrates the Balance of Competing Needs at International Conference

13 December 2010

MELBOURNE, Australia The results of CVDC-funded and other affiliated work was presented in March at the 11th Heavy Vehicle Transport Technology (HVTT) symposium in Melbourne, Victoria. Professor David Cebon and Will Goodrum presented results from work on the actively-steered B-double project, advanced pneumatics for heavy-...

Read more at: CVDC: 2009 a Successful Year for Research

CVDC: 2009 a Successful Year for Research

13 December 2010

The Steering Committee of the CVDC met on Thursday, 8 April at the new Firestone Industrial Products Technical Center (FTC) in Arnhem, Netherlands. Seven of the CVDC’s member organizations met to discuss what was a successful year for research in the CVDC. This past year the CVDC produced 11 papers published in...

Read more at: CVDC Technology Showcase 2010
CVDC Technology Showcase 2010

CVDC Technology Showcase 2010

13 December 2010

The CVDC is pleased to present a one-day event at MIRA , Nuneaton, UK. Do not miss a unique opportunity to see first-hand the recent advancements in heavy vehicle technology developed by the CVDC. The Technology Showcase will feature exhibits, vehicle demonstrations, project updates and panel discussions relating to heavy...

Read more at: CVDC Announce Opening Speaker for the Technology Showcase 2010

CVDC Announce Opening Speaker for the Technology Showcase 2010

13 December 2010

The CVDC are pleased to announce Professor Brian Collins, Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Department of Transport, as the opening speaker for the upcoming Technology Showcase 2010.

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