In their commitment to building a more sustainable businesses, Maritime Transport needed an experienced partner to help them plan for the electrification of their 1200 HGV fleet. Maritime required an understanding of the energy and infrastructure requirements to charge their electric fleet, how to accelerate their electrification at lowest cost, and how to maximise the value from their new electric vehicles in the long run. Hitachi ZeroCarbon was chosen to support their electrification planning due to demonstrated expertise in fleet electrification.
Hitachi’s solution
- Data-driven electrification strategy. Developed a model to design the electrification strategy, including routes to prioritise first, based on historical vehicle telematics analysis.
- Evaluation of charging approaches. Assessment of both depot and on-route charging feasibility for the fleet, to determine the most suitable charging strategies.
- Cost modelling. High level total cost of ownership modelling to determine initial capital requirements of electrification and ongoing operational expenses.
- Site assessments and DNO engagement. Site visit conducted by our energy experts to understand how best to electrify challenging sites, including engagement with the Distribution Network Operator (DNO) to understand power upgrade feasibility.
- Assessment of value-creation opportunities. Analysis of existing operations to identify opportunities for cost-savings and revenue generation from future assets.
Benefits delivered
- Energy and charge point requirements identified. Defined energy and infrastructure required across depots, including consideration of seasonality on vehicle efficiency.
- Electrification plan that minimises disruption. Electrification roll-out plan and charging strategy provided, designed to minimise the operational disruption of electrifying.
- Total cost of ownership projections. Total cost of ownership projections illustrating the investment required to electrify the fleet, providing support for investment planning.
- Revenue opportunities quantified. Quantified the value of 2nd party charging services to improve the total cost of ownership.
- Timeline and cost projections for site power upgrades. DNO-informed timeline and cost projections to upgrade sites for electrification in order to aid transition planning.
- Scoping of solar PV to minimise cost and accelerate decarbonisation. High-level recommendations of solar PV to maximise energy self-sufficiency and improve carbon impact further.
Through our analysis and guidance we are supporting Maritime to accelerate their transition to electric vehicles and achieve sustainability targets.
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