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42 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Scania Transportlaboratorium AB (Transport Laboratory) is a Scania-owned haulage company that tests and evaluates vehicle properties and services in commercial road haulage, using both Scania vehicles and competing makes. Its task includes developing methods and monitoring the company’s drivers as regards economical, environmental and safe driving. New services important for safety, profitability and the environment The Scania Communicator is a communication interface that makes it possible to track vehicle and driver data via the mobile telephone network. This forms the basis of Scania Fleet Management, which gives the customer feedback about data that is tracked, via e-mail or an easily accessible internet portal. The Scania Driver Support system provides real-time feedback and suggestions about appropriate driving styles on the road. Scania Active Prediction is a new Scania-developed cruise control system that uses GPS and topographical data to help the driver. The system automatically adjusts the vehicle’s speed before ascents or descents in order to use as little fuel as possible. Vehicles available round the clock Many customers require continuous access to their vehicles. They must be in operation round the clock, on all days of the year. Unplanned downtime must be avoided, which requires high standards of technology, maintenance and preventive measures. Scania thus places special emphasis on this through the concept “design for uptime”, which aims at clarifying customer demands when developing vehicles and services. Intelligent service solutions, new electronic systems for faster and easier troubleshooting and systems for preventive maintenance and component replacements are part of the development work. New global engine range Scania unveiled a new global generation of engines during 2011, designed to meet all the various emission standards throughout the world. The benefits for customers include enhanced robustness, performance and fuel economy as well as easier access to parts and servicing via the global Scania network. The development of the new engine generation and the technology to meet future emissions legislation took more than five years and cost Scania about SEK 10 billion. The engines and other technologies have been developed for use in trucks and buses, as well as in industrial and marine engines. Combined with the latest generation of gearboxes, the new engines fit into the global product range, which is independent of production site. Scania’s fuel-efficient Euro 6 engines By means of intensive development work, as early as the first half of 2011 Scania’s customers could order trucks with engines satisfying the strict new European norm for exhaust emissions from commercial vehicles, Euro 6. Nitrogen oxide and particulate emissions will decrease by around 80 percent compared to the standards currently in force (Euro 5). This norm will go into effect at the end of 2013. It has been a major challenge to design engines and exhaust technology systems that satisfy strict emission standards without increasing fuel consumption. This is important in order to limit their environmental impact and ensure that transport companies are not adversely affected by higher fuel costs. More efficient product development During 2011, Scania revised its product development process in order to shorten project lead time. The process is being divided into two phases: concept development and product development. The focus of concept development is on innovation, with cross-functional teams that turn concepts into development projects. Even at an early stage of the product development process, Scania can determine which alternative should continue into the development phase, where the project is completed within an agreed period. Report of the directors Scania 2011
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 43 An invaluable source of knowledge Scania Transportlaboratorium AB is a Scania-owned haulage company that carries out commercial road haulage between Scania’s production units in Europe. The Transport Lab tests and evaluates vehicle properties and services using both Scania vehicles and other makes. The Transport Lab also provides Scania with experience from all aspects of a transport company’s operations, delivering important insights into conditions in the transport industry. Drivers and their behaviour are very important for the environment, economy and safety. One of the Transport Lab’s most important tasks is thus to develop and monitor the company’s drivers as regards environmental, economical and safe driving. Driver training and recurrent coaching, along with monitoring of data from completed journeys, provide very good results. Scania Driver Support also helps ensure an economical driving style by providing different kinds of information on the road. Ecolution by Scania is a concept that has been developed together with customers in Sweden. Based on knowledge gained from the Transport Lab, the concept has been further developed. Over one full year, average fuel consumption by Transport Lab drivers is 27 litres per 100 km, compared to a normal consumption of 33 litres per 100 km, which represents an annual saving of about EUR 30,000 per truck. Under ideal driving conditions, a driver can bring this down to 20 litres per 100 km for the same type of vehicle combination. With optimised vehicles plus support according to the Ecolution package, total fuel consumption has decreased by 472,000 litres of diesel compared to the previous average for the Transport Lab’s fleet of 20 trucks in service from Södertälje to Zwolle. According to measurements by the Transport Lab, this reduces annual fuel costs by EUR 600,000 and annual carbon dioxide emissions by 1,300 tonnes. Meanwhile delivery precision, meaning that the shipment arrives on time, has improved from 93 percent to 99 percent. Reducing CO 2 emissions Standard vehicle 55 g Vehicle optimisation reduces fuel consumption and thus emissions by up to 10% 49 g Recurrent driver training and driver support can reduce consumption further 41 g CO 2 emissions per tonne/kilometer of goods transported (grams). Scania’s own bus service During 2011 Scania decided to start a new bus service between Stockholm and Södertälje as an alternative to commuting by train or car. Starting on 1 January 2012, there have been eight daily departures each way between Stockholm and Scania in Södertälje, intended for the company’s 2,000 or so Stockholm commuters. The new bus service offers Scania employees a comfortable, safe and environmentally friendly bus commute. The service is also an effective way for the Scania transport Lab to test the company’s own buses in actual operation. Report of the directors Scania 2011
Page 1 and 2: ANNUAL REPORT 2011
Page 3 and 4: 1 Operations 2-31 Statement of the
Page 5 and 6: SCANIA’S STRATEGY 3 Our solution
Page 7 and 8: The world of Scania Scania is a glo
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