I-Australia iyimakethe enkulu kunazo zonke yeToyota Land Cruisers. Nakuba sibheke phambili ochungechungeni olusha lwe-300 olusanda kukhishwa, i-Australia isathola amamodeli amasha e-70 ngohlobo lwama-SUV namaloli okuthutha. Lokho kungenxa yokuthi lapho i-FJ40 iyeka ukukhiqizwa, umugqa wokukhiqiza wahluka ngezindlela ezimbili. I-United States ithole amamodeli amakhulu futhi akhululekile, kanti kwezinye izimakethe ezifana neYurophu, iMpumalanga Ephakathi kanye ne-Australia, kusenezimoto ezilula, eziqinile ze-70-series off-road.
Ngokuthuthuka kokufakwa kukagesi kanye nokuba khona kochungechunge lwe-70, inkampani ebizwa nge-VivoPower ibambisana ne-Toyota kuleli lizwe futhi isayine incwadi yenhloso (LOI), “phakathi kwe-VivoPower ne-Toyota Australia Dala uhlelo lokubambisana lokufaka ugesi ezimotweni ze-Toyota Land Cruiser usebenzisa amakhithi okuguqula aklanywe futhi akhiqizwa yinkampani engaphansi kwezimoto zikagesi ye-VivoPower i-Tembo e-LV BV”
Incwadi yenhloso ifana nesivumelwano sokuqala, esichaza imigomo yokuthengwa kwezimpahla nezinsizakalo. Isivumelwano esiyinhloko sesevisi sifinyelelwa ngemuva kokuxoxisana phakathi kwamaqembu amabili. I-VivoPower ithe uma konke kuhamba ngokwecebo, inkampani izoba ngumhlinzeki wesistimu kagesi ekhethekile ye-Toyota Australia zingakapheli iminyaka emihlanu, kanye nenketho yokuyelula iminyaka emibili.
UKevin Chin, uSihlalo Ophethe kanye ne-CEO ye-VivoPower, uthe: “Siyajabula kakhulu ukusebenzisana neToyota Motor Australia, eyingxenye yomkhiqizi wemishini yokuqala omkhulu kunayo yonke emhlabeni, sisebenzisa ikhithi yethu yokuguqula iTembo ukuze sinikeze ugesi ezimotweni zabo ze-Land Cruiser “Lobu budlelwano bubonisa amandla obuchwepheshe beTembo ekususeni i-carbon dioxide kwezokuthutha kwezinye zezimboni ezinzima kakhulu nezinzima kakhulu emhlabeni zokususa i-carbon dioxide. Okubaluleke kakhulu, yikhono lethu lokwenza ngcono imikhiqizo yeTembo futhi siyilethe emhlabeni Ithuba elihle kumakhasimende amaningi. Umhlaba.”
Inkampani yamandla azinzile iVivoPower ithole isabelo esilawulayo kuchwepheshe wezimoto zikagesi iTembo e-LV ngo-2018, okwenza lokhu kuthengiselana kwaba nokwenzeka. Kulula ukuqonda ukuthi kungani izinkampani zezimayini zifuna izimoto zikagesi. Awukwazi ukuthutha abantu nezimpahla emhubheni okhipha igesi yokukhipha ugesi yonke indlela. UTembo uthe ukuguqukela kugesi nakho kungonga imali futhi kunciphise umsindo.
Sixhumane neVivoPower ukuthola ukuthi yini esingayibona maqondana nobubanzi namandla, futhi sizobuyekeza uma sithola impendulo. Njengamanje, uTembo uphinde ashintshe elinye iloli elinzima leToyota iHilux yezimoto zikagesi.