GNeCar : CRMT's "petite" dual-fuel hybrid vehicle
CRMT has made a hybrid dual-fuel vehicle, the 'GNeCAR,' available to foster innovation and creativity among students by providing them with a concrete and practical case in the technological and automotive fields. This project allows students to explore the challenges related to new powertrains, alternative energies, and the energy transition. Through this initiative, they can develop their skills in engineering, project management, and environmental performance analysis.
THE CUSTOMER'S PROBLEM What happens when manufacturers, students and teachers are part of the same technological network? You create opportunities in a much more dynamic automotive industry! Yet, it is still necessary to identify the right tools and ways to give teaching a meaning in this context.
CRMT'S SOLUTION By making this small dual-fuel hybrid vehicle available, CRMT encourages technological development and stimulates students' creativity with a practical case study.
WHAT'S MORE "GNeCAR" is the name given to the Volpe, when it was made available to the French national education institution. Volpe is a small electric car reminiscent of the Renault Twizy, for which the technical choices are, however, very different: the Volpe has a small electricity generator that runs on CNG (natural gas) or gasoline. The bi-fuel system, as well as the electric drive train were produced by CRMT (2010).
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