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= The Centre for ECO2 Vehicle Design =

The Centre for ECO2 Vehicle Design is a Swedish multi-disciplinary and multi-vehicular research centre at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. The centre is focusing on solutions to cross-functional design conflicts in vecicle engineering. ECO2 Vehicle Design is run in collaboration with the Swedish Vehicle Industry, Academia and Governemental Agencies. The centre is funded by Vinnova, the Swedish Innovation Agency. The centre is coordinated by KTH Royal Institute of Technology and the operations are mainly performed at Campus Valhallavägen in Stockholm Sweden. Centre Director is Jenny Jerrelind, Researcher and Associate Professor.

Background
The Centre for ECO2 Vehicle Design started in 2005 as a Vinnexcellence Center funded by Vinnova. The ECO2 Mission is to develop the competences, methodologies and know-how that are necessary to enable the design of resource efficient vehicles and to maintain the competitivenessof the Swedish vehicle industry value chain amid shifts in the surrounding technological, economic, environmental and societal conditions. In 2017 the centre was granted 25 Million SEK in funding from Vinnova for the period of 2017-2022.

Research activities
The research activities within the ECO2 Centre are clustered along three perspectives, each targeting functional inter-dependencies, addressing possible ways of resolving cross-functional conflicts: Multi-functional alignment (“share the benefit”), Multi-functional density (“share the volume”), and Multi-functional transformation (“share the responsibility”).

Researchers
Researchers at The Centre for Eco2 Vehicle Design are employed by either a industry partner or the KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Currently there are some 30 researchers and PhD-students affiliated to the centre.

Partners
Partners in the Centre for ECO2 Vehicle Design (2020): AB Volvo, Bombardier Transportation, The Swedish Transport Administration, Creo Dynamics, Elitkomposit AB, FKG – The Scandinavian Automotive Supplier Association, KTH Aeronautical and Vehicle Engineering, Marström Composite, Modular Management, Scania CV, Volvo Cars, VTI – The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, Vinnova and Yovinn AB.