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INTEREST HEATS UP IN EAV CARGO’S NEW CHILLED VEHICLE COLLABORATION WITH DENSO
Electric Assisted Vehicles (EAV), the Upper Heyford-based zero-emission vehicle manufacturer is collaborating with Denso Corporation, the global automotive components manufacturer based in Japan, to produced a super-efficient low voltage connected actively-cooled eCargo bike.
Adam Barmby, Founder and CEO of EAV, said: “We know there’s significant interest in the market for a fully connected actively cooled eCargo vehicle rather than just packing cooled goods into highly insulated packaging and trying to minimise temperature gain.” the production of a low voltage cloudconnected chiller system which is being developed for the EAV project.
Nesh Cvetkovic, Director Connected Services at Denso International Europe, said: “A significant proportion of that last mile traffic requires the option of active cooling that is connected and dynamically traceable, especially with food and pharmaceuticals.
“To provide this capability, Denso collaborated on this engineering programme with EAV, who are the leaders in micromobility solutions, to produce the EAV2Cool.”
The EAV2Cool will feature a 1.4 sq m rear compartment, fully connected and actively chilled to an operating temperature of between 2–5C which can be sustained for 10 hours in 30C ambient heat. Denso has applied its knowledge of being the producer of nearly a third of all automotive air conditioning units worldwide to Property consultancy Bidwells has acquired planning consultancy Turnberry Planning, a division of the Turnberry Group.
Adam added: “We’re now enthusiastically looking for partners who operate cold chain deliveries or who have a requirement for chilled products distribution, to work with on pilot programmes throughout the summer.
“We’ll have a much better understanding of the operational requirements of the EAV2Cool by the autumn and we’ll be launching the production version with DENSO at the IAA Transportation Show which takes place in Hannover, Germany in September.”
Bidwells buys planning consultancy Turnberry Planning
Oxford, so this coming together formalises that collaboration and will support our ongoing work advising on the delivery of the next phase of Oxford’s growth.”
Bidwells advises two thirds of Oxford’s colleges and is the leading adviser to the science and technology sector in the region with more than 400 employees working across the Oxford-Cambridge Arc.
Turnberry Planning, led by Director Chris Pattison, has significant expertise in higher education and development within Oxford.
Bidwells Head of Planning, Mike Derbyshire, said: “We’ve collaborated with Chris and his team over many years, delivering complex schemes for shared collegiate clients in
Chris Pattison said: “While we will continue supporting our clients across the UK, this move will take our work in Oxford to the next level and build something special with the wider Bidwells team.”
Bidwells is currently advising Harwell Campus on the delivery of its five million sq ft campus masterplan and Oxwed, a joint venture between Oxford City Council and Nuffield College, on its ambitious innovation district proposals for the city centre of Oxford. The consultancy is also a strategic adviser to the world’s largest university spin-out venture capital fund, Oxford Sciences Enterprises.
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