Media events

VDS GROEP T organises the second networking event on Wednesday February 18 in Leuven at 20h00. Main topics for this evening are the presentation of our plans for the future and a sneak preview of the VISION GT prototype. As a premium partner you will be the first to receive the most recent news and updates on the VDS project. On the agenda:

• 20h10 Patricia Ceysens - Flemish minister of Economy, International trade, Science and Innovation
• Arthur D’Huys - general manager of GROEP T
• Arthur Vijghen - VDS GROEP T Team leader: VDS GROEP T Reloaded
• Core partner - VDS GROEP T partnership
• Pieter Roels - VDS GROEP T Project manager: VISION GT Preview
• 21h30 Reception

The event takes place on campus Vesalius at GROEP T (A. Vesaliusstraat 13, Leuven, Belgium). You’re welcome to park your car free of charge on-site (access via the Dekenstraat side entrance).

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VDS GROEP T organises the second networking event on Wednesday February 18 in Leuven at 20h00. Main topics for this evening are the presentation of our plans for the future and a sneak preview of the VISION GT prototype. As a premium partner you will be the first to receive the most recent news and updates on the VDS project. On the agenda:

• 20h10 Patricia Ceysens - Flemish minister of Economy, International trade, Science and Innovation
• Arthur D’Huys - general manager of GROEP T
• Arthur Vijghen - VDS GROEP T Team leader: VDS GROEP T Reloaded
• Core partner - VDS GROEP T partnership
• Pieter Roels - VDS GROEP T Project manager: VISION GT Preview
• 21h30 Reception

The event takes place on campus Vesalius at GROEP T (A. Vesaliusstraat 13, Leuven, Belgium). You’re welcome to park your car free of charge on-site (access via the Dekenstraat side entrance).

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Leuven September 22 2008 – Vehicle Design Summit (VDS), the very first university knowledge network for the automobile industry, launched the VISION's first prototype in Turin. The VISION 200 is presented at the prestigious DREAM Expo at the Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile in Turin, Italy, until the end of November. The expo selected 50 cars of the future to be showcased at the Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile. The car stands side to side with famous classic cars of Bertone, Ferrari and Maserati.

The 200 is the first prototype in a line of cars to be expected over the coming years. The final version, a hybrid plug-in car weighing less than 600 kilograms, has an energy-equivalent of 1.2l/100km and a 20%-reduction in lifecycle costs compared to current standards.

VDS is an international project for which Group T collaborates with major international universities such as M.I.T. (US), Harvard University (US), TU Delft (The Netherlands) and Tsinghua University (China) to develop the car of the future. VDS GROEP T plays a key role in the project as it takes care of the frame, the electrical engine, and the motor controller.