Feasibility study into a UK variant of the OX Zero Emissions Pickup Truck for the Agricultural Sector

该项目将使英国农业和土地使用部门能够从冠状病毒中“重建得更好”，并扩大中部地区的汽车研发。这将通过建立将电动OX卡车e-OX带入英国市场的技术可行性和商业可行性来实现。e-OX是一款具备越野能力、高有效载荷、零排放的轻型卡车;是 ** 世界第一 ** 的行业。对于农业，e-OX将：* 在5年内减少430万吨二氧化碳的车辆排放量 * 通过增加有效载荷来抵消新冠肺炎和英国退欧造成的劳动力短缺，从而提高生产率 * 每年将车辆燃料和服务成本降低高达80%。提高农场生存能力 * 减少对石油的依赖，减少对燃料价格波动的风险，减少对柴油补贴的需求对于GVT来说，该项目将增加一个新的高收入市场，提高英国创新制造和服务业务的盈利能力。对Penso来说，它将促进研发。**背景 **GVT是一家由英国慈善机构创立的初创企业，旨在为发展中国家提供负担得起的交通服务。GVT委托汽车设计师Gordon Murray教授设计了一款全新的车辆，专门用于在土路上低成本运输重型货物。四辆柴油原型车已经建成并进行了测试。在一次大型农业展览会上，OX因其高负载能力和简单、适应性强的设计而引起了巨大的兴趣。然而，OX并不是为英国市场设计的，在这里提供它将需要工程改变，以满足英国的排放和安全法规。GVT目前正在投资100万英镑开发一种负担得起的电动动力系统，该动力系统将实现零排放。该项目将通过支持R& D是英国安全法规和建立商业商业案例所必需的。它将通过为大多数英国农场上的皮卡提供更强大和零排放的替代品来实现农业运输的脱碳。**与丰田相比，Hilux e-OX提供：* 80%的运营成本降低 * 260%的装载空间增加 * 50%的有效载荷在这个项目中，GVT将与领先的工程咨询公司Penso合作，并将从哈珀亚当斯大学（HAU）寻求农业背景和知识：* 确认创建一个英国e-OX变体的可行性，该变体能够满足英国的安全法规 * 开发一个新的合规驾驶室设计 * 研究使用添加剂和复合材料技术，以实现低重量和最小化投资。对农业部门的需求进行深入的市场研究 * 制定明确的商业案例和市场战略路线该项目将把英国OX变体的研发工作提前至少2年，并使项目合作伙伴能够通过降低投资者风险来确保生产的商业资金。

This project will enable the UK agricultural & land-use sectors to "build back better" from Coronavirus and expand automotive R&D in the Midlands.This will be achieved by establishing the technical feasibility and commercial viability of bringing an electric OX truck, e-OX, to the UK market. The e-OX is an off-road capable, high payload, zero-emissions light truck; a sector **world-first**.For agriculture the e-OX will:* Reduce vehicle emissions by 4.3Mtonnes of CO2 lifetime within 5 years* Increase productivity through increased payload offsetting labour shortages due to Covid-19 and Brexit* Reduce vehicle fuel and servicing costs by up to 80% p.a. improving farm viability* Reduce dependency on oil, exposure to fuel price fluctuations and need for diesel subsidiesFor GVT the project will add a new high-revenue market increasing the profitability of an innovative UK manufacturing and service business. For Penso it will bolster R&D.**Context**GVT is a start-up founded by a UK charity to provide affordable transport in the developing world. GVT commissioned automotive designer Prof. Gordon Murray to create an all-new vehicle designed specifically for low-cost transportation of heavy loads on dirt roads.Four diesel prototypes have been built and tested. At a major farming show, OX generated huge interest due to the high load capacity, and the simple, adaptable design.However, the OX was not designed for the UK market, to offer it here will require engineering changes to meet UK emissions and safety regulations.GVT are currently investing \>£1m in developing an affordable electric powertrain which will enable zero-emissions.This project will build on this by supporting the R&D necessary for UK safety regulations and building the commercial business case.It will enable the decarbonisation of agricultural transport by offering a more capable AND zero-emissions alternative to the pickup trucks found on most UK farms.**Vs a Toyota Hilux e-OX offers:*** 80% lower operating cost* 260% larger loadspace* 50% larger payloadIn this project, GVT will collaborate with Penso, a leading engineering consultancy and will seek agricultural context and knowledge from Harper Adams University (HAU) to:* Confirm the feasibility of creating a UK e-OX variant capable of meeting UK safety regulations* Develop a new compliant cabin design* Study the use of additive and composite technologies to deliver low weight and minimise investment.* Conduct in-depth market research into the agricultural sector demand* Develop a clear business case and route to market strategyThis project will pull forward R&D on a UK variant of the OX by a minimum of 2 years and enable the project partners to secure commercial funding for production by reducing investor risk.