VDL GROEP
Pieter Bastiaansen Manager New Business Development
Strength through cooperation
94 COMPANIES
TURNOVER€ 3.6 BILLION
PROFIT€ 105 MILLION
80% EXPORT to 105 COUNTRIES
STRONG BALANCE SHEET POSITION
SOLVENCY 54%
SPREAD ACROSS 20 COUNTRIES
16,094 EMPLOYEES
COMPANY ACTIVITIES DIVIDED AMONG 4 DIVISIONS
1,300,000 M² PRODUCTION SURFACE AREA
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Facts & figures
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Core values
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EXCELLENT
CRAFTSMANSHIP
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Particle accelerator
Highlights
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MINI & BMW Electric bus VDL AGV
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Strategy
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Controlled growth
VDL Groep is and always will be
a family company
Diversity in markets & products
Production in
Western Europe
Investment
& innovation
Strong
financial position
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Strong
financial positionControlled growth
VDL Groep is and always will be
a family company
Diversity in markets & products
Production in
Western Europe
Investment
& innovation
Strategy
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Automation & robotics Highest level of quality Investing in employees
- Investment & innovation
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Objectives
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▪ Preservation of corporate culture
▪ Mix of young & experienced
▪ Attracting & retaining talent
▪ Promoting internal flow of
employees
Internationalisation Organisation & employees
▪ Global sales market
▪ 106 countries (2016)
▪ One-stop-shop supplier
▪ Product and process optimisation
▪ Elektrification specialist
▪ Unique position per industry
Innovation
R&D expenditure
Rank Company PlaceR&D expenditure
(million euros)
1 Royal Philips Eindhoven 820.0
2 ASML Veldhoven 744.4
3 KPN The Hague 438.0
4 Janssen: Pharmaceutical companies of J&J Leiden 318.0
5 Royal Dutch Shell The Hague 314.9
6 NXP Semiconductors Eindhoven/Nijmegen 236.9
7 Royal DSM Geleen/Delft 222.0
8 DAF Trucks NV Eindhoven 136.8
9 Thales Nederland Hengelo 120.0
10 Océ-Technologies BV Venlo 98.0
11 VDL Groep Eindhoven 90.5
12 Bayer CropScience Vegetable Seeds Nunhem 86.0
13 Rijk Zwaan De Lier/Fijnaart 76.0
14 Synthon Nijmegen 67.7
15 Friesland Campina Amersfoort 67.0
Source: Technisch Weekblad index 2017
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Changing focusSustainable energy sources & a healthy city
▪ Clean & sustainable energy ▪ Noise reduction ▪ Less pollution
▪ Decrease fossil fuel use ▪ CO2 reduction ▪ Livable city
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VisionVDL e-mobility
▪ The driveline of the future will be electric!
▪ The sector public transport is the frontrunner in e-mobility
▪ Knowledge of energy storage and software system integration is crucial for a successful integration
▪ Battery technology and H2 is energy storage
▪ Creating job opportunities in Holland and Belgium is a top priority for VDL Groep
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VDL buses with electric driveline
▪ Modular system – for all heavy duty applications
▪ Configuration depending on intended usage
▪ Small battery – fast charging
▪ Big battery – fast charging
▪ Range extender possibilities
▪ Re-use of building blocks where possible
Flexibility through modular design PLUG-IN
FAST CHARGING
RANGE EXTENDER / HYBRID
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OperationELECTRIC charging operation Eindhoven!
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VDL Citea SLFA ElectricConnexxion (Transdev), concession AML
170 kWh battery system
Siemens driveline Combo 2 Slow charging plug 100 Units
Fast charge pantograph
Delivery Q4/2017
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VDL Bus Chassis
▪ Founded September 1, 1992
▪ 24.085 m2 production area
▪ 200 employees
▪ VDL B&C drive line integrator
▪ Internal supplying:
▪ FBU Bus Chassis
▪ CKD power packs
▪ External supplying FBU bus chassis.
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▪ Focus on new developments
▪ Component integrator
▪ VDL eTruck
▪ VDL Defence Technologies
VDL eTruck
▪ Truck based on a standard DAF CF FT4x2 40 tons
Truck glider
▪ Existing Relationship VDL – Truck OEM DAF
Busdivision.
▪ Integration VDL B&C E-Driveline.
▪ A-Brand drivers compartment
▪ Top quality chassis / wheel suspension
▪ Worldwide dealer network service parts
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eTruck
▪ GVW 40 ton
▪ Power 210 kW
▪ Torque 2.000 Nm
▪ Battery capacity 170 kWh
▪ Battery charging 3C
▪ Range 100 km with a average
energy consumption of
1.4 kWh/km, city
distribution transport
▪ Sound level 64 dB(a) maneuvering
74 dB(a) average
(PIEK certification)
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VDL and zero emission vehicles
• VDL strongly believes in the ZE direction for heavy duty
vehicles
▪ Years of practical experience with various forms
of electric (hybrid) buses and AGVs
▪ Parallels between bus- and truck market
City / regional / (inter)national
Sizes and weights
▪ Choice solution strongly dependent on use case
City: battery electric vehicle (BEV)
Suburban: DC-city-DC: battery electric vehicle (BEV)
Regional: range extended electric vehicle (REEV)
International: plugin hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV)
▪ Focus VDL on BEV en ZE REEV (H2)
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Impression deployment area.
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E-mobility requires total system approach
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OperationChange DIESEL vehicle by ELECTRIC vehicle?
Range?
Charging?
Battery?
Climate system?
Emissions?
Time schedule?
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OperationChange DIESEL operation by ELECTRIC operation!
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Fast DC Charger (700V)
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Up to 400 A / 240 kW 35 min. Charging Time
Activities on heavy duty e-mobility besides busses.
▪ Software development autonomous driving AGV
▪ Development e-truck, electric mini-midi buses, electric city distribution
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H2 ProjectsWaterstofregio 2.0
NL - BE WR 2.0
▪ Development H2 Range Extender in the trailer.
▪ Interreg
▪ Project leadtime: 01-03-2016 tot 01-03-2019
▪ 1 year field test
▪ 1x E-Truck 44 tons FT 4x2 + H2 range extender
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H2 ProjectsH2 Range Extender in Trailer
▪ H2 Range extender
• Modular range extender unit Exthea Project
• Charging power 88 kW
• Volume 30kg H2
• Range 350 km
eRigid
▪ GVW 28 ton
▪ Power 210 kW
▪ Torque 2.000 Nm
▪ Battery capacity 170 kWh
▪ Battery charging 3C
▪ Range 120 km with a average
energy consumption of
1.2 kWh/km, city
distribution transport
▪ Sound level 64 dB(a) maneuvering.
74 dB(a) average
(PIEK certification)
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VDL eRefuse Collection Vehicle
Various ApplicationsVDL has all elements in house to drive electrification of waste collection
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H2 ProjectsRigid with H2 Range extender
GVW 27 ton
Power 210 kW
Torque 2.000 Nm
Battery capacity 82 kWh
Battery charging 3C
Range extender
Charging power 88 kW
Volume 30kg H2
Range 400 km
Targeting the 4 major H2 topics:
• Reliability FC technologie.
• FC costs
• H2 availability.
• H2 costs
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H2Share
• Eindhoven NL
• Stuttgart DE
• Brussel BE
• Rotterdam NL
• Rochefort FR
• Breda NL
VDL Aftersales Network
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The VDL After Sales are trained and equipped for
servicing full electric vehicles. - Dealer network.
- Trained personal and equipped facilities .
- Spare parts.
- Training modules.
- Diagnostic tools and helpdesk.
- Guidelines for New Fleet / Operation implementation.
Conclusion
▪ VDL uses modular building blocks for various heavy duty e-mobility
vehicles
▪ Future-proof approach
▪ Reducing risk
▪ Scaling up from pilots to full scale
▪ TCO always in thinking
▪ Initial investment still high
▪ Return on investment through reduction of energy cost / km
▪ Experience in electric and H2 range extended vehicles
▪ Joint after sales setup for bus and truck
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