Sector Focus


Manufacturing


Electric ‘Jag’ at your fingertips


Jaguar has launched an intelligent app to help drivers experience life with its all-electric I-PACE before getting behind the wheel. The Go I-PACE app captures journey data to calculate potential cost


savings, show how much battery would be used per trip and tell users how many charges they would need in a week if they were driving the I-PACE. As it builds a picture of a vehicle’s use, the app will even show how many


journeys, if any, would have needed a stop to charge the EV’s advanced Lithium-ion battery. Journeys over 50 miles represent only two per cent of all UK trips. I-PACE, which has a maximum range of 298 miles (WLTP), could complete 98 per cent of these using just a fraction of a single charge. When opening the app, users can enter the real-world fuel economy of


their existing vehicle to calculate the cost savings switching to the I-PACE would deliver. Once enough journeys have been logged, the app will estimate the range drivers can expect to achieve from a full charge. Compatible with Apple operating systems and coming soon for Android,


the Go I-PACE app runs in the background and uses the device’s location services to track individual journeys. It can also distinguish between different modes of transport to make sure it collects accurate data. Jaguar has teamed up with presenter and independent EV expert Robert


Llewelyn to demonstrate the Go I-PACE app. Robert, who is also the Fully Charged Show Creator, said: “It can be hard


for drivers to understand how an EV would fit into their day-to-day lives. “The Go I-PACE app makes this possible by providing personalised


‘I’ve no doubt the app will surprise many users with the scales of the potential cost savings’


information about how the Jaguar I-PACE could work for them based on real-world data. I’ve no doubt the app will surprise many users with the scale of the potential cost savings.” During Robert’s week he drove 364 miles over 19 journeys, costing £66 in


petrol. The same mileage in the all-electric Jaguar I-PACE would have cost just £24, translating to a potential average annual saving of over £1,100 based on 10,000 miles.


Growing business: Trakm8’s new home


Tech firm Trakm8 is expanding into a new manufacturing facility


Trakm8, a leading telematics and data supplier to global markets, is expanding into a new manufacturing facility. The company will invest around


£1.5m in a new 1,500sq m factory, increasing its production capacity to around one million telematics devices per annum. The investment in automated assembly and test equipment will also increase manufacturing efficiency and further enhance quality. Trakm8 is one of the only


telematics providers that designs and manufactures its devices in the UK, and holds the Made in Britain marque. John Watkins, executive chairman of Trakm8, said: “These


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new facilities will support Trakm8 as it continues to grow and meet customer demands. “We are confident that this


investment will be sufficient for the next few years and look forward to making the most of the improved office space and expanded manufacturing facilities.” Trakm8 has agreed a 10-year


lease for the premises, which is opposite its headquarters in Coleshill, West Midlands. It will relocate manufacturing


operations into the new building, freeing up space in its HQ for additional offices. It will phase the transition over a


period of three months to ensure that current production is not disrupted.


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