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pany was awarded the prize in hard competition with several top-level projects. For FCC Environment this award represents a great recognition of the team work that has enabled the creation of this technology. The purpose of this project is to de- velop a self-supporting modular lorry chassis with permanent electric trac- tion, plug-in function, high-power ba- tteries and advanced low entry cab, suitable to all urban service purpo- ses and economic due to industrial development. This 100% electric platform chassis has been developed by a consor- tium led by FCC Environment and Irizar group, and funded by Euro- pean Funds in the framework of the programme CIEN by CDTI (Centre for Industrial Technological Develo- pment from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. The strategic objective of this plat- form is to facilitate the implementa- tion of affordable electric mobility in urban services with huge environ- mental benefits: zero pollutant and noise emissions, reduction of carbon footprint and maximizing energy effi- ciency. Both on account of its modularity, making it applicable to all kinds of functionalities and powers, and the durability of its components and the permanent electric transmission te- chnology with consumption optimi- sation, this chassis offers municipal councils the urban vehicle of the fu- ture at an affordable way. The first platform application, already in ope- ration, features a side-loading bod- ywork to collect waste, which means a 100% electric entire service (Zero Emission Vehicle ZEV) with the same performance as a conventional engi- ne but around 50% the energy con- sumption and a drastic reduction in noise emissions, pollutants and CO2. If necessary, it can be equipped with a CNG ancillary engine, which re- charges the batteries at a constant speed of minimum energy consump- tion and emissions. It can also be designed as full electric or powered by a fuel cell. For a fleet of an estimated 30,000 heavy-duty urban-service diesel ve- hicles, the environmental benefits would reach annually a reduction of around 1 million CO2 tonnes equi- valent and energy savings of circa 9,000 GWh in Spanish cities. Innovation is in the DNA of FCC Environment, which has been re- searching about electric mobility for more than 45 years. It currently has a fleet of more than 16,000 vehicles, of which 821 units are electric and 1,305 of CNG or Bi-Power. I N N O V A T I O N 49 I N N O V A T I O N