sustainable mobility - ducati energia hannover 2010

Sustainable Mobility: Hannover Messe 2010, April 19thIng. Pier Luigi Farina

Sustainable mobility: the Italian Sustainable mobility: the Italian technological challengetechnological challenge

“an innovative paradigm for a new vehicles' generation”“an innovative paradigm for a new vehicles' generation”

ANFIA-ANIE WORKSHOPANFIA-ANIE WORKSHOPHannover Messe 2010, April 19thHannover Messe 2010, April 19th

Sustainable Mobility: Hannover Messe 2010, April 19th

DUCATI energia: innovative DUCATI energia: innovative solutions for solutions for urban mobility!urban mobility!

Ing. Pier Luigi Farina

Export manager

Established in Bologna 1926…Established in Bologna 1926…

Bologna ITALYBologna ITALY

Pune INDIA

Busteni ROMANIA

Ludbreg CROATIA


DUCATIDUCATI energiaenergia

EnergyEnergyAnalysersAnalysersIT SystemsIT Systems

Power, MotorPower, Motor& Lighting& LightingCapacitorsCapacitors

Power FactorPower FactorCorrectionCorrection

LV/HVLV/HV

GeneratorsGeneratorsIgnitionIgnitionSystemsSystems

ElectricElectricVehiclesVehicles


……2010 product divisions2010 product divisions


Electric + Hybrid vehiclesElectric + Hybrid vehicles

• Ducati designed and produces a light vehicle able to

solve all the issues related to traffic restrictions and fuel

• FreeDUCk is available in 2 versions:

– ZEV = zero emission vehicle = electric

– HEV = hybrid emission vehicle = serial hybrid

• The electric version has an autonomy range of 50 Km (lead batteries) or 150 Km (lithium batteries)

• The hybrid version extend its autonomy to over 200Km with 5 liters fuel

• Recharge time:

– lead batteries 6h/8h

– lithium batteries 2h/3h

• The vehicle can be driven, according to actual Italian rules, by 14 yrs old people without helmet and seat belt.


Main featuresMain features


PerformancesPerformances

• Max speed: 45 km/h• Brakes: 4 hydraulic disk brakes• Transmission: direct on the wheels by two brushless electric

engines of 2kW each• The hub motor solution allows to eliminate all the losses

connected to every mechanical transmission• Weight: < 220 Kg• Max load: 200 kg• Luggage van: 200 liters max• fuel engine (hybrid version only): 100cc 4 str.• Dimensions

– length = 176 cm– width = 91 cm– height = 163 cm


Serial HybridSerial Hybrid

• Only the electric engine drives the vehicle,

while the fuel engine produces power, thanks to an integrated alternator to charge the battery and/or supply the electric engine

Main advantages:

• No links between fuel engine and transmission granting extreme flexibility of vehicle layout and cost savings

• The fuel engine doesn’t follow the power requirement of the driver but could run at the most efficient rpm reducing consumption and emission


Contribution to reduce the atmospheric and acoustic pollution level caused by road traffic

Total dropping of CO2 emissions in the electric version compared to a traditional fuel car; reduction of 76% in the hybrid version

Real costs are about 0,01 € /km equal to 0,5 € for a complete recharge

EnvironmentalEnvironmental impactimpact

Developed during a technical partnership between MIT (Boston, USA), Ducati Energia Developed during a technical partnership between MIT (Boston, USA), Ducati Energia (Bologna, ITALY) and the support of Italian Ministry of Environment Land and Sea(Bologna, ITALY) and the support of Italian Ministry of Environment Land and Sea


Ducati solution Ducati solution transformstransforms ordinary ordinary bikes intobikes into hybrid hybrid e-bikese-bikes also working as also working as mobile sensing units……….mobile sensing units……….

Electronics, generator and Electronics, generator and batteries are integrated in batteries are integrated in the the intelligent hubintelligent hub……………………


Copenhagen WheelCopenhagen WheelHybrid e-BIKEHybrid e-BIKE


Hybrid e-BIKEHybrid e-BIKEWorking principles:• An electro-mechanical system measures the

torque applied by the rider on the pedal. The electric motor provides a torque (assistance) which is proportional to the rider’s effort: the engine will support the driver where is more necessary, for instance during an uphill

System’s operation:• Standard: classic working without assistance.

With the possibility to recover energy for batteries recharge during braking (KERS)

• Assisted: the motor assists the biker during pedaling with energy saving during brakes

• Fitness: the bike becomes an exercise bike, allowing the rider to choose between 3 levels of training effort. This way the engine operates as a generator recharging batteries while driving forward

Technical specifications:• Batteries: 48V- 6Ah, lithium polymer battery• Motor: 350W, brushless• Bluetooth, GPS, GPRS• Electric KERS to recover kinetic energy

during brakes for batteries recharge

The wheel is connected via Bluetooth to a smart phone and using a specific software the rider can manage the bike

The rider can choose the level of pedal assistance during the run (low-medium-high)

A GPS connection allows to know the position, trace a path and analyze the riders performances


Hybrid e-BIKEHybrid e-BIKE

Optional and special features:• Air pollution sensors: CO, NOx, O3, humidity,

temperature and noise• Possibility to store the environmental data during

their trips and share them on the web (e.g. social networking, etc.)

• Anti-theft device, via Bluetooth communication with the personal smartphone and GPS system provided for the localization

• Use of the smartphone as a navigation system. Measurement of the calories consumption

The integrated system for vehicles charging it is not a simple network of charging points, but an intelligent system able to interface and communicate with all utilities and providers which are part of the process itself.

The integrated system interfaces and interconnects:

End user / electric vehicle

Power utility

Service provider of charging network


Interface between vehicles and Interface between vehicles and networknetwork

230 VAC

Data network

Service provider

Power utility

Charging point for electric vehiclesCharging point for electric vehicles


Thank you!Thank you!

Ing. Pier Luigi Farina Sustainable Mobility: Hannover Messe 2010, April 19th

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