How did we design & build the eDock?
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It started with a simple yet somewhat challenging brief, set by our CEO, to create the best shared eBike experience in the world. This means taking a wholistic view of the experience including the eBikes, the docking and charging system and the end to end app UX.
Partnering with Dutch-Australian eBike brand Lekker gave us the perfect e-bikes to fit our needs, cool, sophisticated and high quality. On the other hand, our team searched the world for a docking solution that also met our needs but simply couldn’t find anything that fit with our vision from a design, functionality and product quality point of view.
What this meant was that if we wanted the best solution in the world our engineering team would need to design, develop and build a solution ourselves. So our team set to work on a docking and charging solution that is simple, beautiful and left users with an outstanding experience, just as we have with our market leading Ohmie GO shared EV user experience.
Our design mission
Bike docking systems usually exist simply for functionality, without regard for design or aesthetics. The aim was to create a product which would be not only a technology leading solution but also visually appealing, from an industrial design point of view, so it could be placed in locations like hotel and premium building foyers.
Founder and CEO, Kyle Bolto said the team spent countless hours and effort obsessing over the details of the docking solution in order to get it right.
“In the same way that household names like Apple and Tesla differentiate their products through both technology and design, we set out to create a step change in design and style for an electric bike docking solution. We’ve named it the eDock,” - explained Kyle
“We thought long and hard about how an e-bike user on our platform would interact with our eDock from an interface point of view. Utilising instructive LED lights integrated into the eDock in conjunction with the Ohmie GO app to help guide users through each step of booking became a key design feature. From the moment you book an eBike on the app, you're met with design components that take you through the experience, with lights flashing when you first book the bike, to a pulsing green light when it’s time to pull the bike out,” - said Kyle
The final product
We set out to create a product which our large global realestate and hotel clients would be proud to feature in the foyer of their gorgeous buildings. In the eDock we have created a solution that is not only state of the art technology but also visually striking, yet maintains a beautiful end-to-end flow with users.
“We know users resonate with products that are not only functional but beautiful, why would shared e-bikes be any different?" - said Kyle
We’re excited to announce that some of our clients have already designed in our new automated electric bike docking and charging solution, eDock, and will be installed and initially offered with Lekker eBikes in some of the most amazing buildings across Australia in 2023.
To learn more about shared e-bikes, click here. To get started with Ohmie GO in your building please click here.
ABOUT OHMIE GO
Ohmie GO is Australia’s first, and leading, electric mobility platform for buildings, which was founded in 2018. Ohmie GO is building the future of electric mobility and transport in partnership with Australia's most innovative and sustainable players in the property industry, changing the relationship between buildings and mobility.
Media contact: press@ohmiego.com
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Australia’s Build to Rent sector is moving quickly and expectations around how these buildings perform day to day are rising just as fast. The infrastructure installed during development has to keep working once a building moves from delivery to operations. If it doesn’t, the operations team is the one who ends up dealing with the fallout.
We’ve now deployed shared electric vehicles across all of HOME’s BTR communities in Richmond, Southbank, Docklands and Parramatta. This partnership is a special one for us. We've had a relationship with the HOME team since 2022 when they launched their first building. We shared our vision, what we were building and what we wanted to deliver together. It wasn’t the right timing then, but we said we'd stay in touch. We did, and it’s great to now be rolling out a consistent resident experience across their entire BTR portfolio. Their fleet includes Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model Y, BYD Dolphin and Geely EX5, all fully integrated with the Ohmie GO backend so our team can monitor performance, respond quickly to support requests and keep everything running smoothly.
HOME were clear about what they wanted. They needed a solution that worked quietly in the background without adding admin and another thing to manage for their already busy operations and site team. With Ohmie GO, they don’t manage anything. We handle the full stack for them including maintenance, cleaning, insurance, 24/7 support, resident verification, billing, operations and ongoing system management. All they receive is a clean monthly report so they can track utilisation and plan for future expansion, whether that is more shared EVs, shared e-bikes, EV charging or e-bike charging.
A lot of solutions in the market look end-to-end and integrated on the surface, but in reality rely on multiple vendors stitched together. That might work on day one, but it usually leads to long term risk and operational headaches. We built Ohmie GO to avoid that entirely. It is a fully turnkey platform designed specifically for large residential buildings and something we’re genuinely proud of. We’ll be sharing more detail around this over the coming months, but our positioning is resonating well with premium residential and BTR developers, typically the ones who really care about the end outcomes of their residents. We’re also proud to be partnering with a company like HOME who share the same mindset and values around resident experience and long term building performance.
What made our partnership even more exciting was the integration with two different car stacker models across the portfolio. This is the first shared EV and car stacker integration in Australia. We always say the devil is in the details and that proved true here. Making the resident experience feel simple requires a lot of work behind the scenes. Adding in a car stacker flow means you’ve got to have the right team and capabilities to deliver. Kyle, our founder, often calls the result the "EV vending machine". The stackers are integrated with charging and the ability to call the car directly from the car stacker with the Ohmie GO app. It is a very clean, future proof setup that we will continue rolling out across new projects.
We're looking forward to working with HOME as their e-mobility partner to bring the best solution to your residents.
ABOUT OHMIE GO
Ohmie GO is Australia’s first, and leading, electric mobility platform for buildings, which was founded in 2018. Ohmie GO is building the future of electric mobility and transport in partnership with Australia's most innovative and sustainable players in the property industry, changing the relationship between buildings and mobility.
Media contact: press@ohmiego.com
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HOME BTR Portfolio Partnership with Ohmie GO
Remove the friction of installing and managing EV chargers in your building. An end-to-end managed solution handling building make ready, installation, energy management, customer experience, and more.
The Electric Mobility Platform for Buildings
We've worked tirelessly with developers, earning the trust of the largest players in the property industry. Today, our solutions can be found in some of the most progressive buildings in Australia. Ohmie GO has always believed in offering more than just a service; we provide an end-to-end managed e-mobility platform for building residents. Our journey began in 2018 with exclusive on-demand access to shared electric vehicles, conveniently located in building carparks. In 2022, we expanded our offerings to include sought-after shared micro-mobility solutions, such as e-bikes and e-scooters. Now, we're taking the next logical step: removing the complexity and simplifying the process for buildings to deliver and scale world-class EV charging solutions without compromising the resident experience.
Ohmie GO is the first end-to-end electric mobility platform for buildings, designed as a modular, mix-and-match solution. This flexibility allows buildings to customise their solutions to meet specific needs, eliminating the need for separate providers and multiple apps for different services. We offer all electric mobility solutions in a single hub, delivering a seamless experience for users.
Introducing: Smart EV Charging
We're introducing two end-to-end managed smart EV charging solutions: "OUR Charger," a shared charger located in the building for resident use, and "MY Charger," a private charger situated in an individual resident's parking bay.
Both charging solutions include ongoing service and maintenance, charging history, payment processing, and much more. We spent time developing a resident experience that is consistent across all our e-mobility solutions, and unique to in-building charging. A building's electric mobility hub is available to residents via the Ohmie GO app. Here, they can book and access all their solutions, including charging, with the touch of a button. The only difference is that "MY Charger" appears exclusively in an individual resident's Ohmie GO app and is not visible to other residents.
Some of the key benefits include:
- Smart Energy Management: Install more EV chargers that intelligently share power to avoid costly upgrades and get the best charging experience.
- Billing & Payment: Easily allocate energy costs to residents for vehicle charging and provide access to usage history and data.
- Designed to Scale: Deploy a solution which reduces costly building upgrades in the future and provides a seamless experience for residents.
- NCC Compliant: Our solutions help buildings to meet the current NCC (National Construction Code) compliance forEV charging in Australia.
We're proud to announce that both "OUR Chargers" and"MY Chargers" are operational across several buildings in our partner portfolio. We’ll be releasing individual blog articles on a few of them in the coming weeks.
To learn more about smart EV charging solutions, click here. To speak to an expert and get started with Ohmie GO in your building, please click here.
ABOUT OHMIE GO
Ohmie GO is Australia’s first, and leading, electric mobility platform for buildings, which was founded in 2018. Ohmie GO is building the future of electric mobility and transport in partnership with Australia's most innovative and sustainable players in the property industry, changing the relationship between buildings and mobility.
Media contact: press@ohmiego.com
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Imagine having access to an electric vehicle, bike or scooter wherever you go – work, home, hotels. That’s the vision of start-up Ohmie GO, which has convinced some of the nation’s biggest developers, including ASX-listed Mirvac, to install “e-mobility” stations in its projects in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
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ABOUT OHMIE GO
Ohmie GO is Australia’s first, and leading, electric mobility platform for buildings, which was founded in 2018. Ohmie GO is building the future of electric mobility and transport in partnership with Australia's most innovative and sustainable players in the property industry, changing the relationship between buildings and mobility.
Media contact: press@ohmiego.com
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