Ekolectric zorgt voor nauwere samenwerking HHS, HRO en Accenda

Door met het Ekolectric project samen te werken met zowel de HRO als de HHS, is er iets moois aan het ontstaan.

Zoals velen reeds weten, wordt het elektrische auto project Ekolectric van Accenda uitgevoerd binnen de Betafactory van de HaagseHogeschool. Zo ook de integratie van een waterstofmodule, maar hierover later veel meer.

In 2016 is Accenda ook een nauwere samenwerking gestart met de HogeschoolRotterdam in een Efro project SLV (SecondLiveVehicle). Voor Accenda een prachtige voortzetting van het Ekolectric project. www.ekolectric.nl 
In dit project bouwt de HRO een Citroën HY bus om naar een full-electric catering bus. In de zomer van 2016 is besloten om deze onder de leiding van Accenda verder af te bouwen in de Betafactory van de HHS. Een mooi voorbeeld van samenwerking zonder grenzen.

Martin Seiffers, 06-11199668, info@accenda.nl

Minister Boekhoudt op bezoek bij Ekolectric

Minister Boekhoudt samen met de heer Hart van Arubahuis op bezoek bij Accenda. Beiden zien zij binnenkort graag de Ekolectric op Aruba rijden.

EkolectricXperience in Westland

Oktober was het beleven van de EKolectric in het Westland. Zowel de gemeente Westland alsook de leden van het Innovatiefonds van de Rabobank hebben kennis gemaakt met de Ekolectric. Fantastisch om het enthousiasme van al deze mensen te ervaren. Ga naar Youtube en klik Ekolectric. Je ziet dan een aantal filmpjes van de ritten die gemaakt zijn.

Aruba klaar voor EKolectric

Aruba wil in 2020 onafhankelijk zijn van fossiele brandstoffen. Bij dit streven past dus ook de elektrificering van haar wagenpark. Tijdens het congres (GA-EMA) in de week van 20 oktober hebben we de nodige gesprekken, onder (andere met Minister President Eman), om ons Ekolectric concept te bespreken. Een belangrijk onderdeel is hierbij de educatie op de verschillende niveau's. Prachtige kans.

Nieuwsbrief Januari

Er is een hoop gebeurd met de Ekolectric in de afgelopen maanden. Er is een nieuw team aan de slag gegaan om de eerste versie van de Ekolectric verder te ontwikkelen. Deze hardwerkende masterstudenten hebben er onder andere voor gezorgd dat de Ekolectric nu automatisch kan schakelen. Om dit te testen werd erop vrijdag 14 december een uitgebreide testrit verreden. Het schakelen ging soepel en de testrit haalde zelfs het lokale nieuws.
In de Stadskrant Delft staat een uitgebreid artikel over de Ekolectric en Accenda (http://www.deweekkrant.nl/files/pdfarchief/DP1/20121219/DP1_GMTE-DP6_121219_1.pdf).

We wensen u een heel voorspoedig 2013 namens Accenda en het gehele Ekolcetric team. Het Ekolectric News zal u ook dit jaar weer op de hoogte houden van alle ontwikkelingen!

Accenda is verhuisd:
Het kantoor van Accenda is verhuisd naar een prachtige locatie. Accenda is vanaf nu te bezoeken op de Mijnbouwstraat 120 (2628 RX Delft). Via de ingang van het TU Delft Science Centre.

De blokfluit als gamecontroller:
Accenda heeft een gloednieuw project opgestart, ondersteund door het Rabobank Innovatiefonds. Accenda ontwikkelt een blokfluit als game-controller. Deze gamecontroller is een belangrijk onderdeel voor de introductie van een nieuwe muziek leermethode in het basisonderwijs. Accenda ontwikkelt dit samen met Saxomania.

Team Development

After a long radio silence there is much to tell about the Ekolectric. The first Ekolectric has had several test-drives, in which the speed of the car increased each time. Sadly, but very proudly, the team has said goodbye to some of the first Ekolectric team. We would like to thank Miguel, Nikos, Riccardo, Stijn and Trent tremendously for their contributions to the development of the Ekolectric. In upcoming weeks we hope to announce a renewed team able to continue on the work done by the aforementioned students.

We are also proud to announce that Centurion Akku has joint the Ekolectric team. Centurion Akku is developing the battery pack for the Ekolectric, with their contributions the development of the car has reached a new phase.

Furthermore, the Ekolectric had her pré-introduction to the public at the Ecomobiel fair at the 9&10^th of October. Accenda and the Ekolectric were present at the stands of the Technical Universiteit and the municipality of Delft

Test Rit

Vandaag in Delft weer een test rit gemaakt met het Ekolectric prototype. In z'n 5 de 80km gehaald. Zonder de Energyclub helaas!

Op Schema

De Ekolectric ontwikkeling gaat voorspoedig. Testritten gaan goed. We liggen op schema!

Centurion Akku

We zijn erg blij jullie te melden dat we een batterij leverancier hebben gevonden: Centurion Akku!

Hogeschool Rotterdam

We are also happy to announce that the Hogeschool Rotterdam (HRO) started actively participating in the project. Contrary to the project in Delft, the HRO will focus on converting a Citroen C1 into a fully electric car. They will be using the results already obtained by the TU Delft team. In addition to this, another team of the HRO will engage themselves in the installation- protocols of transforming second hand petrol cars in to Ekolectrics.

Start Your Engines

The photos in this newsletter show that the Ekolectric is shaping up nicely. The definitive electric motor has been installed in the Smart. The team is currently working on the torque control of the motor.

Last week a reporter of TU Delta, the weekly journal of the TU Delft http://www.delta.tudelft.nl , came by to make a short movie about the Ekolectric project. The movie was shot at the 3ME location near the Smart and in the office of Accenda. You can find the result on

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOWAkkeXe4k&list=FLd5JmQiWIkDhPWeu7i Pj5eA&feature=mh_lolz

Rabobank

We are proud to announce that an well-known Dutch bank, the Rabobank, has agreed to become involved with the Ekolectric. The Rabobank is willing to support the Ekolectric project, which will open new possibilities for the project as a whole. We are very happy with their commitment.

Municipality of Delft

The moment has arrived; an alderman (“wethouder”) of the municipality of Delft is visiting the Ekolectric in the next few weeks. She will take a tour of the facilities and the team will inform he about the results obtained so far.

Back on Track

The new year has begun and it is time for a new newsletter. 2012 will be the year of the Ekolectric. Everyone on the team has refuelled themselves, not with petrol but with brand new ideas. In short, we are back on track.

Some significant changes have taken place in the past few weeks. The Ekolectric car has been moved from the Dream Hall to the 3ME faculty building with help of the DUT Racing Team. The Ekolectric now resides near the office of Accenda. The photo below shows the car in its new location. Students of the Haagsche Hogeschool have completed their work on the Ekolectric and greatly contributed with the suspension of the motor.

The motor has been successfully installed in the prototype at the TU Delft. And there is more good news... the team has been able to have the wheels spinning! Students of the Mondriaan will shortly start to build in the motor in the prototype at the location in The Hague. Furthermore, the new motor that will be used in the final Ekolectric car and prototype is arriving this week and will be ready to be installed.

On another note, the styling of the first Ekolectric car has begun at the Mondriaan, as show the photos above. The stickers have been printed and arrived, so that they can be placed on the car when the paintjob has been completed.

Shifting Gears

We are nearing the end of 2011 and this is a good time to give you an update of the current state of affairs of the ekolectric. At the end of November the IO students gave presentations to fellow students to conclude their participation in the project. Early December students of the Haagsche Hogeschool entered the project and have been working actively with both the Energy Club and Mondriaan students.

Past week a representative of the municipality of Delft paid the workshop in the Dream Hall a visit. He was pleasantly surprised by the progress our team had made on the ekolectric. He was particularly impressed with all the work that had been done. At the moment the connection between the accelerator and the frequency controller (VFD) has been realized, and so has the shifting gear mechanism for 80%, only certain fine-tuning remains. The breaking and steering is in place, but some work still has to be done on the pump. Last few days the first adapter plate has been fabricated and the suspension of the car will be for 90% finished at the end of 2011. Currently, a closer look is given to the HMI-dashboard control with regard to electrical driving and the battery system is given a closer look.

Publicity

An article about the ekolectric project and Accenda has recently been published in Breen magazine. Breen is a student magazine solely focused on the engineering students in Delft. A copy can be obtained at most TU Delft faculties and the online version is also available at: http://www.breenmagazine.nl/upload/o- breen5_2011.pdf p13.

In January an alderman (“wethouder”) will visit the Dream Hall to observe the first edition of the car and the progress that has been made thus far. Moreover, the website for the ekolectric (www.ekolectric.nl) is currently being developed and is expected to be online in January.

In Second Gear

This issue of Ekolectric News informs you about some of the events that have happened in the past weeks and pays special attention to two teams. The cars have been disassembled and the teams are analysing the different parts, and hope to run tests soon. Sadly, the IO automotive students will finish their minor at the end of this week, but the Mondriaan, Haagsche Hogeschool and Energy Club students will continue their work with even more enthusiasm.

On Friday 11 November everyone was invited to have a couple of drinks in the Aula. Despite the exam week the evening was a success. Last week, all students from the TU Delft were invited to have a look at the location at the Mondriaan in The Hague. This was a great experience; many students came and together with the Mondriaan students they disassembled parts of the cars and managed to run some tests on them. This week the roles were reversed; the Mondriaan students visited the TU Delft Dreamhall, after attending a useful seminar by the RDW. The RDW oversees safety and environment standards and the official testing of vehicles. They have a special department for electric cars, and informed the students of the particular tests they run.

Up and Running

It has been three weeks since the kick-off of the Ekolectric at the IO faculty. It was a bit of a shaky start, but now all teams are up and running. Students from the Mondriaan have joined one week after the TUD students and this week the Haagsche Hogeschool students will be added to the teams. By now, all teams are familiar with both workplaces, the Dream Hall and Mondriaan. However, the planning of the teams over the two locations is not easy. In this week’s newsletter we pay special attention to the drivetrain and styling teams, and there is a summary of the article published in the local newspaper about the Ekolectric..

The photo above is from the publication in the Stadskrant Delft on the 26th of October (page 8), a brief summary is given below:

Ekolectric: a unique formula

Increasingly more companies are focusing on electric transportation on the road. Accenda is cooperating with about sixty MBO-, HBO- and TU Delft students to execute a new concept: the Ekolectric. This concept project focuses on a standard module to convert smaller fuel cars into full-electric cars. The collaboration between students of different technical backgrounds is unique to this project. The link between knowledge and practice is the ideal mix for achieving innovative solutions. The final selection is based on performance, pricing, safety and recyclability. The project is facilitated by the municipality of Delft

(source: http://www.delft.nl/Inwoners/Actueel/Stadskrant_Delft/2011/Oktober_2011).

Welkom!

Welkom op de nieuwssite van Ekolectric! Hier zullen we iedereen vanaf heden up to date houden wat betreft het nieuws rondom de Ekolectric. Maar wat is de Ekolectric eigenlijk?

"Met de Ekolectric rijdt u elektrisch. De Ekolectric is een uniek product ontwikkeld in samenwerking met MBO, HBO, Universiteit en professionals uit de praktijk. Gebruik makend van het zogenaamde `click-and-go” principe verandert de Ekolectric snel en eenvoudig uw benzineauto in een elektrische auto. Bovendien bent u onderscheidend en milieubewust. De Ekolectric maakt uw auto groen, voordelig, pittig en betrouwbaar. "