It is with great pleasure that we announce our latest award achievement. In partnership with the RAC, Charge Pod has achieved the bronze award at the E&T Innovation Awards for the Most Innovative Solution in Future Mobility.
Due to the challenges our planet is facing, the E&T Awards (hosted by the IET) celebrate the societal impact that engineers can make. The categories broadly cover sustainability, alternative energy sources, diversity, trust and truth, inspiration, future mobility and global family. The awards, therefore, seek to recognise and reward the innovators supporting the drive for positive change.
The Most Innovative Solution in Future Mobility category promotes excellence in travel, transport and movement of goods, focusing on solutions that improve sustainability, efficiency, and the overall experience. By supporting the uptake of electric vehicles, Charge Pod has become a crucial product for providing modern-day roadside assistance. Problems with the charging infrastructure and overestimating vehicle range are just some factors that may cause electric vehicle drivers to run out of charge before they can reach a static charging station. By having an onboard charging system that provides as much charge as needed to enable an electric vehicle to be driven to the nearest static charging station, RAC customers can be assured that EV drivers are fully supported should they need an emergency power boost.
The standard of entries at this year’s awards was exceptional; these innovations will improve the world. Therefore, with great pride, we add this prestigious title to our award portfolio.
We are very proud to announce that our Charge Pod system (in partnership with the RAC) has made it to the finals of the E&T innovation awards for the Most Innovative Solution in Future Mobility category. The aim of this category is to promote excellence in travel, transport and movement of goods, with a focus on solutions which improve sustainability, efficiency and overall experience.
Electric vehicles are a fundamental aspect of decarbonisation efforts, but 58% of people regard range anxiety as a barrier to switching to electric vehicles. Original ADS and the RAC wanted to help people make this switch, so we created an innovative solution to range anxiety. This provides existing and potential EV drivers with the crucial reassurance they need that if they were to run out of charge at the roadside or reach a static charging that is simply not working, then the RAC are well-equipped to deal with this issue. We hope the creation of this remarkable product will encourage the uptake of electric vehicles and provide drivers with the crucial reassurance that the RAC are fully prepared to provide EV support.
We are very much looking forward to attending the awards ceremony on the 10th November at Hilton London Bankside.
Original ADS in partnership with the RAC win 1 gold and 2 silver accolades at the UK Business Awards
Hosted by Awards International, the UK Business Awards reward the country’s finest business achievements and best practices. Throughout the pandemic, we have seen robust British businesses innovate and adapt. This is exactly what the UK Business Awards seek to celebrate.
In partnership with the RAC, we are delighted to announce that our Charge Pod system has achieved medal positions across all three categories entered at the 2022 awards. The results are as follows:
Best Innovative Product: Gold Award
Best Use of Technology: Silver Award
Best Product Development: Silver Award
Following the success at the UK Business Awards, Business Journalist and Head of Marketing at Original ADS Lucy Tunnicliffe said:
“Everyone involved in this project has really pushed hard to make to make it a success. There is no other solution on the market which has utilised technology to its full potential to solve the problem of EVs running out of charge. Therefore, this solution is something we are very really proud to have created. Some truly ground-breaking technological achievements have been made to create this solution, so thank you to the judges for appreciating and adding yet more value to what we have achieved from a technological perspective.
As an engineering firm Innovation will always remain at the very core of what we, these awards demonstrate our ability to produce world-leading solutions and our capability to support large corporations like the RAC. From the RAC’s perspective, it illustrates that they are successfully adapting to the biggest change that has ever occurred in the automotive industry”.
Our award portfolio now for the Charge Pod system now compromises 7 wins and 3 silver awards from some of the most prestigious awards the country has to offer.
Charge Pod wins Transport and Logistics Technology of the Year at the National Technology Awards.
The National Technology Awards, organised by National Technology News, seek to celebrate the pioneers of technology and encourage excellence. In the Transport and Logistics Technology of the Year category, the judges were seeking solutions which resolve ongoing pressures in transport, logistics and global supply chains. This category aimed to reward the most compelling technologies that herald a change in the way that people and goods can safely and sustainably be conveyed over distance.
Electric vehicles have become an integral part of modern transport. Now that the transition from internal combustion engine vehicles is well-underway, Original ADS and the RAC identified and addressed the need to create an out of charge solution at the perfect time. This forward-thinking attitude has been fundamental in supporting electric vehicle drivers. It is widely acknowledged that the charging infrastructure is still far behind where it needs to be, and we are seeing drivers run out of charge at the roadside before they have been able to reach a static charging station.
The only alternative solutions currently on the market for out of charge EVs are battery powered EV chargers and/or flatbed recovery trucks, both of which present problems when faced with a flat EV. For example, portable batteries only have a limited amount of power and may not have enough charge to provide the EV with enough power to reach a static charging station. This could therefore mean RAC patrols could be presented with the same problem they set out to rectify if portable batteries were used. Furthermore, portable batteries are far too big and heavy for use in a standard patrol vehicle. Flatbed recovery trucks are another potential alternative but they not only present roadside assistance companies with a far higher carbon footprint, but they cannot fit into space restricting areas, like narrow streets or multi-storey carparks.
Charge Pod is lightweight, compact and has 100% duty cycle, so it never runs out of power and is always ready for use, thanks to its engine-mounted generator. This design specification means that Charge Pod is an unrivalled solution to flat or severely charge depleted electric vehicles and is only becoming of more importance to the RAC. Winning this award adds yet another standard of excellence to this truly pioneering product.
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For further information about other awards for our Charge Pod system, click here: Awards News – Original ADS
“The judges felt this winner is something the industry will absolutely need more and more of in the years ahead.” – AM Award Judges.
We are overjoyed to announce our latest award win in partnership with the RAC, at this year’s AM Awards. The 2022 awards attracted a record-breaking number of entries, making the fact that we are victors of the Best New Product or Service category even more spectacular.
In this category the judges were looking for innovation which has produced measurable results, including examples of how the product or service has proven to be beneficial to customers. Charge Pod not only utilises pioneering technology which has made the system ultra-lightweight and compact, but it is a product which has rapidly become of great importance to RAC customers.
The problem of electric vehicle drivers running out of charge before they are able to reach a static charging station is becoming an increasingly prevalent problem on our roads today. Considering 40% of households are/will be unable to charge an EV at home, many EV drivers completely are reliant on the public charging infrastructure. EV drivers are unfortunately experiencing problems with the reliability and availability of public charging points. For example, drivers have reached out of order charging stations, or have got to a charging point where the cable is missing. However, even if we see a drastic improvement in the public charging infrastructure, this is likely to always be a problem for EVs, considering the fact we see 827,000 cases of petrol/diesel drivers running out of fuel in the UK each year.
Winning this award is illustrates that Charge Pod has met the precise needs of the RAC and their customers allowing them to address the range anxiety concerns of the public and support the uptake of electric vehicles.
Hosted by Awards International, the UK Business Awards reward the country’s finest business achievements and illuminate best practices from every corner of the UK economy. Throughout the pandemic, British business has proved its mettle in so many ways: through adaptation, innovation, and perspiration. We’ve seen organisations reach new markets, revolutionise their business practices and find commercial success in challenging times. This is exactly what the UK Business Awards seek to celebrate.
In partnership with the RAC, we are delighted to announce that our Charge Pod system has made it to the finals for three categories at the 2022 awards:
1. Best Use of Technology
2. Best Innovative Product – B2B
3. Best Product Development
Charge Pod has proved itself to be an inspiring example of British ingenuity and innovation which utilises ground-breaking technology in order to provide the best possible out-of-charge solution to a flat or severely charge depleted electric vehicle. For instance, the Charge Pod system can be powered by the world’s first ultra-lightweight and compact 10kW generator, which weighs just 9kg. The generator is representative of a revolutionary approach to mobile power generation which means Charge Pod is able to offer the best possible balance between charging time at the roadside, weight of the system on the patrol vehicle engine, and efficiency.
The RAC are seeing drivers run out of charge at the roadside before they have been able to reach a static charging station and have anticipated this number to rise substantially as more EV come on to our roads in the coming years. All other potential solutions to this problem on the global marketplace are problematic and cannot offer the unparalleled specifications delivered by Charge Pod.
It is incredibly exciting to part of yet more industry-leading awards, and we are very much looking forward to the live presentations at the final.
