victorian electric vehicle trial mid-term report - Department of Transport

LOCAL EV INDUSTRY CASE STUDYBOSCH AUSTRALIARobert Bosch Australia Pty Ltd are part of the global Bosch group of companies. Founded in 1922 andheadquartered in Clayton, in 2012 Bosch Australia had over 1,100 employees and $680 million in sales splitbetween automotive, consumer goods, building and industrial technologies.Bosch Australia have participated in the Victorian Electric Vehicle Trial as a fleet operator, charginginfrastructure provider and host, and vehicle supplier courtesy of their support for the EV Engineeringproject. As one of the first fleets to receive a Mitsubishi i-MiEV in December 2010, Bosch Australia haveleveraged their trial involvement to good effect.By receiving one of the trial EVs so early in the global market roll-out, Bosch Australia were able to engageat the forefront of Bosch’s global electro-mobility development activities. As a result, valuable EV chargingstation and network software product and operational experience has been gained by the Bosch Australiaorganisation, years earlier than what may have occurred otherwise.A particular area of interest for Bosch both locally and globally has been network roaming interoperabilityas is discussed in Section 5.1.4. Bosch’s eMobility platform is a network solution for charginginfrastructure operators to provide customers with a seamless ‘roaming’ experience.With reference to Sections 3.1 and 5.1.2, the size and complexity of the trial has permitted Bosch Australiato investigate the network roaming model and business arrangements as an input into their global productdevelopment. An outcome has been the introduction of new products and innovation into the local market,all of which will ultimately benefit the Victorian consumer.Figure 63. A trial vehiclecharging from aBosch charging outletat their Australianheadquartersin early 2013.