Climate Change Innovator

Hitachi is powering our low-carbon future. Governments across Europe are working hard to reach Net Zero emissions. As the biggest contributor to CO2 emissions, transport is a key area of focus. Hitachi is committed to helping in many ways.

To do this, different parts of Hitachi are working together with Uber, Centrica, Royal Mail, UK Power Networks and SSEN to better understand fleet usage and the charging habits of electric vehicle fleets. Up to 3,000 electric vehicles are taking part of Optimise Prime. 

Hitachi and Uber discuss the transition to electric cars and their hopes for COP26.

Hitachi and Royal Mail discuss Optimise Prime, the world's largest commercial electric vehicle trial, with over 3,000 EVs taking part. 

Hitachi has created the world’s first 800V inverter for mass produced EVs from Hitachi. It has been adopted by two of the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers, Porsche and Audi, with astonishing results.

The other delivery partners include two of the UK's leading smart home technology companies: PassivSystems and Moixa, and the Council of the Isles of Scilly.

Madel, a leading Italian manufacturer of household cleaning products, brought in Hitachi to implement a cloud-based  physical and digital solution. It enables Madel to reduce energy and water consumption, and supports efforts for achieving the UN's Sustainable Development goals.

In 2016, Abbanoa S.p.A and Hitachi, with the support of the council of Oliena, undertook a project to reduce leakages, increasing the efficiency of its water supply. It reduced  water loss by over 50% and 'Oliena model' is now on a list of Italian Best Practices for 2017.

This will help cut emissions and pollution in stations, cities and beyond, helping countries reach Net Zero C02 faster.  The trains could run on battery power alone for 100 km  and fast charging solutions. As battery and charging technology develops their range will only grow.