Ever-changing trends and the developing technology throughout the world come up with new mobility needs for individuals, including our customers. At Tofaş, we develop technologies and solutions to ensure freedom of travel and to satisfy various mobility needs through sustainable methods. We support FCA’s researches and studies aimed at raising awareness of customers regarding being more sensitive to energy consumption.

Low-Emission Vehicles

With the gradually increasing importance of climate change, the share of the development of low-emission vehicles under FCA within mobility solutions is increasing. As Tofaş, we support these studies and consider this issue as an area that requires continuous improvement.

“Stage 2” emission homologation testing of Fiorino 1.4 LPG was performed successfully in the Tofaş Emission Laboratory.

In addition to reducing the level of emission from vehicles, we also reduce the amount of raw materials used in manufacturing without compromising the safety of the vehicle, thus ensuring more efficient resource utilization and less waste generation.

Portable Emission Measurement System (PEMS) The Portable Emission Measurement System allows the performing of measurements, which are normally performed in emission laboratories, under real road conditions. The system has been developed to assess the vehicle’s emission results in a traffic environment that represents actual road conditions instead of tests carried out under constant conditions in emission laboratories. The use of PEMS for passenger vehicles in Turkey was first launched by Tofaş. The test results are used as an input for the engine software of vehicles during the project phase and serves as a reference for the measurements made in our emission laboratory. Real Driving Emissions (RDE) tests, which became mandatory with the Euro 6D-Temp emission level and which were applied in a type approval test for the first time in Turkey, were completed using the Portable Emission Measurement Device (PEMS).

Tofaş Emission Laboratory Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Measurement System 

Tofaş Emission Laboratory is being updated within the scope of compliance with current technology and emission regulations.  

To meet the new requirements regarding the emission tests of hybrid vehicles and to carry out the range and energy consumption tests of electric vehicles, the necessary systems will be put into operation at the TOFAŞ emission laboratory this year. After this modification, in addition to the tests of internal combustion vehicles that are currently being carried out, it will be possible to perform the type approval, production verification, and research and development tests of all kinds of hybrid, fuel cell, and electric vehicles in the laboratory. 

Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Another area we are working in within the scope of our mobility solutions is the development of alternative fuel vehicles. Accordingly, we are closely following the electric vehicle technologies around the world. We are carrying out studies aimed at integrating these technologies with the innovative solutions and applications developed and aimed at performing the local production of electric vehicle systems and components. We also support FCA’s efforts to expand the use of alternative fuel systems such as those using natural gas and biofuels.  Our projects and goals this context are as follows:

ASSURED H2020 Project

Ensuring a better understanding of the effect of fast charging profiles on the battery in terms the life of the charger-vehicle combination, sizing, safety, network reliability and energy efficiency increase; and reducing the total cost of ownership (TCO),

Developing new generation modular high power charging solutions for electric buses and trucks and light commercial vehicles,

Integration and verification of the system on electric city transport buses, different types of trucks (600kW - pantograph) and 1 light commercial electric vehicle (100kW - wireless) prototype suitable for fast charging.

SYS2WHEEL H2020 Project

Efficient adaptation to BEVs and existing vehicle platforms and development of components, systems and architectures by 2030 for the future CO2 free city logistics

Hi-Fi H2020 Project

Reduction of efforts and costs by verifying the hardware integration of the electric vehicle components into the system in the software environment, thus preventing the errors that may occur in further stages

Developing a method for the development and testability of electric vehicle components

Project on THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH ACTIVE AND PASSIVE BALANCING PROPERTIES SUITABLE FOR AUTOMOTIVE STANDARDS FOR ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLES

Robust and fast Battery Management Systems (BMS) solutions for potential projects on different types of battery packs

Being more reliable and configurable than ready-made BMS solutions.