MORETECH was approached by the company creating the autonomous, driverless electric pods for Heathrow Airport back in 2006.
They asked us to design and create the charging shoes for the vehicles - plates that re-charge the vehicle’s battery every time it reaches a drop-off or stop point on its journey transporting passengers.
The original plans were complicated and featured countless parts.
Moretech re-designed the shoe, reducing the number of components from around 50 to just a handful.
Not only did this reduce production costs, but also meant there were less parts to go wrong or wear out.
Simple effective engineering to deliver outstanding results.
The charging shoes have been in use at Heathrow since early 2007, while an updated and improved version - again engineered by Moretech at the request of Heathrow - was rolled out in late 2017 following two years of creation and live testing.
“There is limitless potential for these charging shoes, and similar products, as the world enters an electric revolution,” said Engineering Manager, John Appelboam.
They asked us to design and create the charging shoes for the vehicles - plates that re-charge the vehicle’s battery every time it reaches a drop-off or stop point on its journey transporting passengers.
The original plans were complicated and featured countless parts.
Moretech re-designed the shoe, reducing the number of components from around 50 to just a handful.
Not only did this reduce production costs, but also meant there were less parts to go wrong or wear out.
Simple effective engineering to deliver outstanding results.
The charging shoes have been in use at Heathrow since early 2007, while an updated and improved version - again engineered by Moretech at the request of Heathrow - was rolled out in late 2017 following two years of creation and live testing.
“There is limitless potential for these charging shoes, and similar products, as the world enters an electric revolution,” said Engineering Manager, John Appelboam.