TDE is a loosely formed group of consultants dedicated to training and infrastructure design.
Our Mission
Training and Design for Electrification brings together career consultants working in engineering and architecture who are aligned to a common mission: to further and accelerate the adoption of low emissions commercial heavy duty vehicles by supporting the acquisition of electric vehicles with fit-for-purpose, reliable and future-proof charging infrastructure.
Ask us about depot upgrades, greenfield public charge sites for trucks and hybrid sites (EVs + EHDVs) for CPOs. We work in person at our client’s location (training, site visits, etc.) and in our home offices with weekly Teams calls with our clients.
We are vendor agnostic but can rely on solid relationships within the industry for technical support and responsive technical support from OEMs.
We have you covered with electrical, mechanical and construction cost analysis for each solution.
We are always looking for professionals to join with us on our mission.
What do you Want to Know?
Conceptual Charging system DCFC All-in-One
Conceptual Charging system DCFC Distributed
Guiding your business through Infrastructure Upgrades
Choosing the right Charging Infrastructure is as important as selecting the right electric vehicles for your fleet and as it is to ensure an optimal power profile to the site. On-boarding an experienced external consultant is the best way to manage risk and outcome, if fleet operators do not have in-house expertise across the board.
While most vendors and OEMs do not go outside their sphere of expertise, a consultant like TDE provides training and expertise. We are happy to take the time to enter into the concepts of electrification and as well as site design, infrastructure design, hardware selection, cabling, solutions bill of materials and costing and utilities engagement. We are present from site survey to vehicle deployment.
Meet some of our team
Our comprehensive suite of professionals come from a diverse background of technology, electrical engineering and construction.
Carlo Carnelli
Head of Infrastructure
Carlo is an electrical engineer who started his career developing firmware. When he got involved in automating a fuel dispensing depot, he shifted permanently into the refueling business. For the last 6 years Carlo has focused entirely on electrification infrastructure projects where he manages design, construction and maintenance of both greenfield charging facilities as well as depot upgrades for heavy duty vehicle charging.
Claudio Turconi
Head of Architecture & Design
Claudio is a freelance architect who has worked extensively on public sector projects. For the last three years he has been almost completely focused on the design of greenfield public charging sites for EVs and commercial electric vehicles, and the upgrades to municipal bus terminals for the deployment of battery electric buses.
Luciano Carnelli
Lead Surveyor
Luciano has spent his career as a construction engineer. His architecture studio focuses on renovations and upgrades of public and private sector facilities with particular experience in down stream gas stations and public truck stops including the redevelopment of refueling service plazas for both gas/diesel fueling and electric fast charging. Luciano has decades of experience working with public entities and utilities.
Simon Eastwood
Technology
Simon comes from the technology sector where he developed firmware, hardware and semiconductors for micro-control systems with a focus on industrial control, datacoms and multi-processing systems. He has more than two decades of experience managing highly complex multi-site engineering projects for U.S. and European corporations and startups.
With meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to excellence, we create charge capacity for the modern fleet with an understanding of owner’s current operations and future goals.
FAQs
What is your process working in smaller projects?
Each project requires a surveyor, architect and infrastructure engineer. An example of small project is a privately owned bus company that has received public funding for 2 or 3 buses. A site visit is effected with management to determine location of service entrance, hardware positioning and cable routing. We discuss together daily duty cycle of vehicles and proposed bus routes. Once power profiles have been developed for each bus, conversations with the local utility can begin and a preliminary design can be developed (CAD) together with a BOM and preliminary costing (spreadsheet).
Who is behind TDE?
TDE is engineer owned.
I’d like to get to meet with an infrastructure engineer, how can I do that?
Call us, we’ll setup a video call to discuss your project.
Can I apply to be a part of the team or work as a contractor?
All TDE members are individual contributors. We are looking to extend our network for surveyors and architects outside of Italy. We’d welcome a conversation with you!
Enhance your architectural journey by joining TDE.
- Collaborate with fellow architects in the sector
- Share your electrification projects
- Experience working with the amazing companies that are fueling the switch to commercial electric HDVs.
