The LEVIS project successfully convened its M30 General Assembly Meeting

LEVIS is focused on developing lightweight components for electric vehicles (EVs) with an emphasis on eco-design and circular approaches. The project centres on utilizing multi-material solutions, specifically fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites integrated with metal, produced through cost-effective and scalable manufacturing technologies.

During the General Assembly, comprehensive assessments of the project’s overall progress and the performance of its real-case demonstrators – suspension arm, battery box set, and cross-car beam – took place. In addition, participants had the opportunity to engage in site visits at Yeşilova’s and TOFAŞ’s facilities, gaining firsthand insight into the project partners’ expertise.

Yeşilova, welcoming the project consortium on the first meeting day, is a significant player in industrial aluminium product manufacturing. In the LEVIS project, Yeşilova is responsible for designing the battery case, manufacturing aluminium components, assembling, and conducting virtual validation along with physical material characterization tests.

Host of the second meeting day TOFAŞ is a leading automotive company in Turkey, manufacturing both passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. In the LEVIS project, TOFAŞ is utilizing multiple materials and different joining techniques in the cross car beam component to achieve the best lightweighting results in terms of part price and investment costs. TOFAŞ’s contributions span part design, virtual verification tests, physical part production and design verification tests on prototype parts.