HEVIFounderTouts Major Fuel Savings On Its Equipment

In comparison to the 4-6 gallons per hour of diesel fuel used by similar loaders, Wang estimates that the GEL-1800 will save about $25,000 per year just on fuel costs alone, as well as its 40 percent maintenance savings.

By illustrating how EV technology can improve their bottom line without hindering their productivity, HEVI has been able to make inroads with many heavy equipment operating firms.

At a recent New Jersey agricultural trade show, where Wang said he was expecting to engage with equipment owners averse to change, the HEVI contingent instead turned the heads of many attendees toward their products by revealing the operational and environmental benefits of HEVI machines.

Rutgers Biomedical and Health Science primary plan set a new standard for excellence in health sciences education, research and patient care, explained Antonio Calcado, its executive vice president and chief operating officer.

“We have arrived at a place that not only will bring the New Jersey innovation hub to fruition, but we will also significantly improve Rutgers’standing in the delivery of medical education while transforming what translational research looks like,” he said.

Calcado noted that translational research — often referred to as bench-to-bedside research — turns laboratory discoveriesintonewwaystoimprovehealthcareandmedicaltreatment.

The complex will be home to a new translational research facility equipped with a variety of labs to advance the work of 80 research teams and put into practice health innovations that will improve individual and public health, the university announced.

Rutgers Health at the HELIX also will have a significant operational and economic impact within the city of New Brunswick, as well as free existing Rutgers space for academic, clinical and research expansion, and bolster the university’s role as a research and economic innovation leader in the region, Calcado said.

The three-year construction project will support more than 7,000 jobs and generate about $83 million in local, county and state tax revenues. Once completed, the HELIX is projected to produce approximately $880 million in economic activity annually in the state, including supporting about 4,500 jobs, according to an economic impact report on the project.

“With the boards’approval, we will begin to bring together higher education institutions, health systems and the life sciences industry to revolutionize clinical and translational research — turning our groundbreaking research into care and cures,” said Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Chancellor Brian Strom. “Moving the RobertWood Johnson Medical School into one state-of-the-art campus will improve medical students’experience through holistic medical education and opportunities for clinical experiences in all four years of medical school.”

“At that point, many of them were open to the true benefits that we were trying to achieve, which includes zero carbon emissions, and they wanted to apply them to their businesses,” he explained. “We were anticipating a very resistant audience concerning the technology, but that has not come to fruition. We are proud to see that our strategy has worked.”

Telematics Control Evolving at HEVI

Each one of HEVI’s planned product lines will be equipped with an LED monitor and utilize smart diagnostics software that gives a complete breakdown of all the equipment’s measurables, from the battery life to the machine’s state of health.

“In many EV products, from a maintenance standpoint, typically you must hook up a laptop to get the error codes, but our system displays the codes on the machine’s monitor,” Wang said. “If say, a code 302, indicating a hydraulic problem, flashes on the screen, the client can relay it to one of our service providers. The technician will know what the problem is and what tools and parts to bring on site, making the process much more efficient.”

In addition, HEVI has partnered with Cyngn, a Californiabased company, to deploy its GPS asset-tracking system into every one of HEVI’s equipment by default, meaning it comes standard at no extra cost and is loaded with three years of telematics.

“Our front-end loaders and wheeled excavator feature the basic operator-assist functions like standardized loader cruise control and auto balance,” he continued. “When we do our demos and pilots, though, veteran diesel operators get into our machines, and are comfortable running them right away.”

According to Wang, “the key to the adoption of electric heavy equipment is it must make sense on paper first. Then companies can consider the added benefit of our machines saving more than 100 tons of CO2 per year, their noise reduction, and all the other diverse benefits that come from running electric machines.”

To learn more about HEVI’s revolutionary electric equipment and check out the available models, visit www.gethevi.com  CEG

(All photos courtesy of HEVI. Corp.)