Periodic Reporting for period 1 - Thomson Controller (The Thomson Controller is a fully pre-programmed vehicle and chassis smart control module designed to provide energy efficient and safe supervisory control to an electric vehicle powertrain.)
Periodo di rendicontazione: 2016-06-01 al 2016-09-30
OEM’s have not prioritized sales of clean energy buses and customers have chosen less expensive, bus less effective technology options (hybrid).
Thomson Power provide a tangible method of retrofitting diesel buses and fleets to zero-emission electric power at mid-life, providing an accelerated path to a zero emission fleet. The Thomson Drive converts existing diesel buses to zero-emission battery electric zero tailpipe emissions and very low noise levels to offer transit agencies’ buses low operating and maintenance costs with a quarter the capital expenditure compared to new zero emission buses.
Thomson Power are looking to undertake the conversion of a bus from existing diesel power to zero emission electric power and demonstration of environmental, performance and economic benefits in existing operating environments. Thomson Power will work with a transit authority, carrying out the retrofit at their premises. The vehicle will be tested according to Thomson Power’s Vehicle Performance Test Plan. 12 months (4 seasons) of throughput, usage, and operations data will be collected from the bus, driving on one of the transit authority’s commercial routes. The results will be compared against the same data collected from a “control bus”: a standard, non-retrofitted, diesel bus operating the same/similar bus route. The aim is to collect research data and test the benefits of the technology to support commercial adoption.
In addition to setting a clear work plan, Thomson Power also strategized an effective route to market by developing a staged approach to market with an evolving business model to support the Company's growth. The market was addressed in detail (size, customers, regulations, etc.) and financial projections were also developed.
The project is a crucial step towards enabling Thomson Power to empower the transport sector with their new high-quality, innovative and highly disruptive service. The service will offer public and private transit agencies across the world, bus retrofitting for their existing diesel fleets, leveraging and incredibly energy-efficient electric powertrain.