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Design Office  Making your vehiclefleet greener. Supporting your industrial project ATEXstudies Research and Development Making your vehicle fleet greener VTE CONSEIL offers pragmatic solutions to fleet managers who want to reduce the environmental impact of their commercial vehicles, heavy goods vehicles and passenger vehicles. Our transport needs analysis, together with operational and environmental constraints, leads to the drafting of suitable and realistic energy mix scenarios, favouring alternative fuels such as NGV, LNG, Biomethane and Hydrogen whenever possible.Each scenario is complemented by a study of its financial, technical (maintenance, buildings, workshops) and human impact. Example of an assignment: Analysis of the activity of the vehicle fleet and creation of the ideal energy mix, taking into account technical, budgetary, regulatory and social constraints, etc. Supporting your industrial projects VTE CONSEIL will assist you at every stage of the implementation of your industrial projects involving the energy transition: Methanisation, filling systems, fitting of maintenance workshops and operating sites, etc. Our speciality: custom-made solutions Example of an assignment: Installation of a private CNG station Identification of the company’s logistics requirements, purchasing recommendations and tender management Research and Development VTE CONSEIL will assist manufacturers, panel beaters and equipment suppliers with their NGV projects: alterations to CNG installations, LNG-CNG retrofits, installation of on-board NGV equipment: boilers, refrigeration units, heaters, etc. Together we draw up specifications and build your prototypes in our workshops or on site Example of an assignment: Retrofit of a fleet of diesel-powered heavy goods vehicles to NGV Design of a mobile CNG station on an articulated lorry ATEX studies VTE CONSEIL will carry out an audit of your integrated workshops to define ATEX areas. Each area is subject to technical (detection, alarm, ventilation, etc.), organisational and human recommendations to understand and manage the ATEX risk to which your employees are exposed.   For more information, refer to the guide to adapting maintenance workshops for NGV/BioNGV vehicles drawn up by the AFGNV (French Association for Natural Gas for Vehicles) and publication ED6090 drafted by the INRS (French National Research and Safety Institute), entitled Industrial vehicles powered by natural gas: Preventive measures against the risks associated with NGV Example of an assignment: Analyse de l’activité du parc de véhicules et constitution du mix énergétique idéal prenant en compte les contraintes techniques, budgétaires, règlementaires, sociales… Our strength Global support and general engineering Project management expertise Pragmatic and operational approach NGV expertise

Training provider VTE Formation is a training provider that specialises in certifying technicians working on vehiclesrunning on alternative fuels: NGV (Natural Gas for Vehicles): CNG and LNG (Compressed / LiquefiedNatural Gas) and soon Hydrogen.Combining theory and practical training, our aim is to provide your employees with all the technical,regulatory and environmental knowledge they need in order to perform their jobs safely. VTE Formation offers INTER-COMPANY training at its “Etienne Lenoir” training centre in Marcoussis(91) or INTRA-COMPANY training at your premises. Our next inter-company sessions 2023/2024 Level 1, 2, 3 NGV certification: 12-13-14 September 202305-06-07 December 202312-13-14 March 202404-05-06 June 2024

Inspection Office CID obligatoiretous les 4 ans Accidents etdégradations Modifications et transformations Vente ouachat Our strength Appointment within 24 hours More than 2,000 vehicles inspected since 2018 24/7 service across France 5 approved and certified inspectors Your vehicle is 4 years old or was last inspected 4 years ago A CID is mandatory We put our expertise at your service to carry out: A thorough inspection of CNG tanks and high-pressure system in compliance with legal procedures Functional tests of all components A verification of safety devices. Useful information failure to produce a valid CID report at the MOT is considered a major defect. In this case, the vehicle will not be allowed on the road and will have to go for a follow-up inspection. Your CNG vehicle has been involved in an accident, a fire or has been damaged. Or the CNG system has been repaired/modified A CID is mandatory Our inspectors assess the CNG installation, evaluate the damage and make an impartial and transparent decision on whether or not components need to be replaced:   You will receive a report detailing each defect noted, with photographs, its degree of criticality and the actions to be taken. A CID after the CNG system has been modified as part of a retrofit or vehicle conversion A CID is mandatory You are selling or buying a CNG vehicle A CID is mandatory We are here to help you secure your purchase and/or deliver: New vehicle: Fittings and bodywork can affect the roadworthiness, maintenance and durability of your new vehicle. Used vehicles: a CID will protect you from legal risks and costly repairs. QUESTIONS / ANSWERS CID or Control by inspection ? A CID, or Control by detailed inspection is a visual check, carried out without disassembly, of all the components in the vehicle’s high-pressure system. Tanks, valves, pipes and fittings, shut-off and safety devices, pressure gauges, etc. operating at a working pressure of 200 bar are subject to specific monitoring and regular inspections to prevent any risk of fire or explosion. Current regulations for NGV vehicles ? Under the Order of 12 July 2010 and UNECE Regulation R110, the French Minister for Transport has made it compulsory for all heavy goods vehicles to undergo a CID of their CNG system every 4 years, and again in the event of an accident, when the tanks have been replaced or the system has been significantly modified, or when the vehicle has been exposed to excess pressure or involved in a fire, etc.In France, only COFREND*-certified inspectors are authorised to carry out a CID, in compliance with a strict regulatory framework, and to issue official reports.* the French Confederation for Non-destructive Testing * Confédération Française des Essais Non Destructifs Preparing a vehicle for a CID:  Telechargement fichier PDF « comment préparer un véhicule au CID » Our strengths Independence, availability and responsiveness 5 experienced COFREND-certified inspectors. CID inspections carried out at your operating sites, across France Real-time results with regulatory archiving Sliding scale rates tailored to your needs