SEStran

Truncated version of Electric Vehicle interim presentation

September 2011

Official Project Launch

– and shortly after was the realisation that the infrastructure was not in place to support our needs.

R Milligan

October - November 2011

With help from staff and students we started to plan, design and manufacture our own charging posts.

These are all stainless steel construction with 3kW 1phase outlets and electronics to show on charge/off charge .

R Milligan

November 2011

A Scholarship was kindly offered from Mitsubishi Phoenix –

Motor Vehicle student Bruce Whelan took up this opportunity.

• to give a student a greater depth of knowledge in their area.

• to be involved in every aspect of the project.• to assist and support the development as it

unfolds.• This project was growing…

R Milligan

December 2011

The e-Car booking system – to manage the vehicle activity.

R Milligan

System was designed and developed by our own staff – it’s a database with over 120 registered users.currently it has recorded over 330 events with JEC alone.

E-car Project logo

R Milligan

2.4

4.3

5.1

2.2

2.3

Avg. Journey Distance (Miles)

SQAJEC MidlothianJEC EdinburghStevenson CollegeMidlothian Council

Snap shot of 1st December – 29th February

• all cars are GPS tracked• we currently have three charging posts available for our business use• further charging posts will be for sale at £630 each

R Milligan

1st December – 29th February

R Milligan

SQA

JEC M

idlothian

JEC Ed

inburgh

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Midlothian Council

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400

600

800

1000

1200

493.58

678.83

1030.24

290.03

607.59

Number of Journeys and Distance (miles)

No. of JourneysDistance (miles)

1st December – 29th FebruaryVehicle No. of Journeys Distance (miles) Avg. Trip Distance

SQA 207 493.58 2.4

JEC Midlothian 157 678.83 4.3

JEC Edinburgh 204 1030.24 5.1

Stevenson College 133 290.03 2.2

Midlothian Council 261 607.59 2.3

totals 962 3100.27

Key data example: based only on fuel (petrol) Versus fuel (electricity)

The five project cars have covered approx 11000miles to date;

At £0.30 per mile the fuel cost would be £3300At £0.40 per mile the fuel cost would be £440011000miles in a petrol car would cost £1760

The e-Cars have cost £380._______________________________________________________________

R Milligan

e-Car electricity cost approx £0.035 per milePetrol car fuel cost approx £0.16 per mile

So…

if there is a £10000 difference between a comparable spec e-Car and petrol car, then based on the fuel cost only, it would break even at 79500 miles

I would like to thank all the partners for their help in making this a success

We are looking for further partnerships…R Milligan