Skip to main content
European Commission logo
Enterprise Europe Network

A small French engineering SME with a strong professional background in automotive design and architecture has developed a system for reducing trailors air drag on lorries. It is looking for partners in the transport industry to industrialize the system

Summary

Profile Type
  • Technology offer
POD Reference
TOFR20250206014
Term of Validity
6 February 2025 - 6 February 2026
Company's Country
  • France
Type of partnership
  • Commercial agreement with technical assistance
  • Research and development cooperation agreement
Targeted Countries
  • All countries
Contact the EEN partner nearest to you for more information.
Find my local partner

General information

Short Summary
The system offers 2-3 rear configurations to optimize the vehicle’s air drag coefficient based on actual loading:

With 88-94% loading, air drag decreases by 5-6%.
Below 94%, air drag drops by 9-10%.

It can be retrofitted as a kit for existing vehicles, with performance depending on the original model.

For new products, the system can be integrated natively, allowing for further optimization.
Full Description
This engineering company has patented a system to reduce air drags on trailors for heavy duty lorries.

The system needs to be industrialized with industrial partners :
- For the kit business, with specialized companies and/or investors that want to develop this new business
- by integrating the system on new trailor generation, with existing trailor companies which want to propose a breakthrough new product and solution that also contributes to achieve the Vecto target by providing a significant energy saving to their current products.
Advantages and Innovations
The system enables to save 5 to 6 % of energy consumption (fuel, bio-fuel, electricity) in certain configurations that can be used when the trailor is loaded up to 88%. When the load is 100% current transportation capacity is utilized and no fuel reduction is done.
Stage of Development
  • Available for demonstration
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
  • Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Partner Sought

Expected Role of a Partner
The partner(s) should participate in R&D especially on industrialization work, produce and commercialize the product to the market.
Their benefit is to propose improved products and bring one step to Vecto certification expectations
Type and Size of Partner
  • Big company
  • SME 50 - 249
Type of partnership
  • Commercial agreement with technical assistance
  • Research and development cooperation agreement

Dissemination

Technology keywords
  • 10002007 - Environmental Engineering / Technology
  • 10002002 - Outdoor Air Pollution/Treatment
  • 10002013 - Clean Production / Green Technologies
Market keywords
  • 06001005 - Storage and transportation
  • 09001002 - Trucking
  • 08004004 - Other pollution and recycling related
Targeted countries
  • All countries