Title: Heavy Duty Vehicle Electrification: the vision of Iveco Group

Abstract:  The electrification of heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) is rapidly increasing to give a valuable contribution in decarbonization of the transportation sector. The global enactment of Regulations to limit CO2 emissions from new heavy-duty commercial vehicles in particular poses major challenges for any OEMs market strategies.

On these assumptions, the vehicle development requires a holistic approach and future trucks will be battery-electric or powered by a fuel cell depending on the vehicle’s area of application and the distance to be covered, this leads to new tasks in addition to the classic areas of complete vehicle development.

In case of battery-electric trucks both the performance and the range requirements enforce the development of scalable modular battery system that enables the integration on chassis derived from the conventional Diesel propulsion.

The different architectures offer the integration of various electric drive solutions. Depending on the vehicle and customer requirements as well, either centrally arranged drive units combined with conventional axles, or axles with an integrated electric motor and transmission are implemented.

Another ambitious task to address is the e-mobility of HDV fleets, including the interaction with the recharging infrastructure and the advanced services (e.g., smart charging and V2G, Vehicle-to-Grid). heavy commercial vehicles.

In sum, the keynote aims to give a comprehensive overview on the electrification status and trend on the heavy-duty vehicles and a vision on the relative transport sector scenario.

Bio:

Mario Aimo-Boot graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering at Politecnico di Torino in 2002.   After graduation, he worked at Centro Ricerche FIAT (CRF) in Electric & Electronic Architectures Department. In 2006 Mario was employed by IVECO S.p.A. as Innovation Specialist in the field of industrial vehicle technologies with main focus on Alternative tractions, E/E architectures and Preventive Safety. From 2008 to 2011 he worked as Project Manager for Hybrid Applications in the Medium &Heavy Commercial Vehicle Platform. In January 2012 he was appointed as Alternative Traction & Electrification Manager within the Product Development of Iveco. In 2019 he was designated as Technical Coordinator Manager in the Electrification Technology Department in CNH Industrial for the whole electrification applications.

Form October 2021 to September 2022, Mario has led the Simulation & Controls Team in the Electrification Team in the Iveco Group covering also the virtual and physical testing for all the electrification perimeters and cross projects. In this role, he is  leading the Specialty e-Mobility and Innovation Team in the Iveco Group with the goal to extend the electrification in the special vehicle application and promote the innovation vision & mission in the electrification field.

In addition to his primary appointment, since 2015, he has been charged as Tertiary Safety Leader to cover all the post-crash requirements and implementations in many CNH Industrial and Iveco Group products. Additional, he is the Company Coordinator of the 2^nd level Master’s degree in apprenticeship in “Digitalization and Autonomous Commercial Vehicles for Carbon-Free Logistics” (2^nd edition) designed in partnership between Iveco Group and Politecnico di Torino.