Summer Dynamic Vehicle Testing Facility
NRC-AST requires service on an “as and requested” basis for the use of the appropriate dynamic vehicle test facility to support various summer test programs. The test facility will be required to provide logistical and technical assistance to NRC-AST test engineers and technologists during the execution of the testing programs.
Background
Transport Canada, through its ECO Technology for Vehicles (eTV) program, undertakes testing and evaluation of current and emerging vehicle technologies to help inform various stakeholders that are engaged in the development of regulations, codes and standards for the next generation of advanced light and heavy-duty vehicles.
The ECO Technology for Vehicles II (eTV II) program is a five-year initiative as part of Transport Canada’s broader ECO Transport strategy. The overall objective of the ECO Transport strategy is to promote the development of an environmentally responsible transportation system. The ETY program will continue to contribute to this objective by accelerating the adoption of advanced environmentally friendly vehicle technologies that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and promote a reduction in fuel consumption in the Canadian fleet of light and heavy-duty vehicles.
To support these efforts, Transport Canada, through its ETV II program is interested in assessing the environmental benefits and performance of various light and heavy-duty vehicles. To that end, Transport Canada has asked NRC-AST to develop and undertake various test programs of which will require the use of a specialized summer vehicle test facility.
Objective
The objective of this contract is to provide a test facility, services, technical and logistical support to the multi-phases of the NRC-AST vehicle dynamic summer testing program.
