Practical engineering and commercial advice for businesses considering fleet electrification, battery storage and other energy investments.
Perth based. Focused on practical outcomes for Western Australian businesses.
Energy transition does not need to begin with an emissions target or a technology choice. It can begin with a simpler question: where can the business operate more efficiently and at lower cost?
Understand which vehicles are ready to electrify, what charging is required, what it will cost, and when the transition makes commercial sense.
Explore fleet electrification →Independent advice on energy costs, efficiency, tariffs, storage and resilience, combining engineering insight with commercial thinking.
View energy advisory →The end is a cost efficient, reliable operation. The means might be an electric vehicle, a battery, solar, a tariff change, a different operating schedule, or no new technology at all.
Engineer, researcher and energy transition specialist combining technical analysis, data and commercial thinking to support practical investment decisions.
Start with a conversation about the operation and the decision you are facing.
We assess the operation before the technology, then model where electric vehicles make sense today, what needs to change, and when to act.
Fleet electrification can also strengthen operational resilience. Moving part of a fleet away from liquid fuels can reduce exposure to fuel price volatility and potential supply disruption, while depot charging can improve energy security and continuity of operations, especially when combined with onsite generation, storage or managed charging.
The objective is not to prove that every vehicle should become electric. It is to identify where electrification works operationally and commercially, where it can improve resilience and energy security, and where waiting is the better decision.
The duty can be met with current vehicles and normal depot charging, and the business case is sufficiently attractive to act.
The duty becomes practical with a manageable operational or procurement change.
The application is better revisited when a defined vehicle, charging, technology or price threshold is reached.
Fleet electrification links vehicles, routes, energy, charging, depot capacity and replacement timing. Looking at only one part can create the wrong investment decision.
Vehicle classes, daily distance, route profile, payload, utilisation, dwell time and operating patterns.
Vehicle energy demand, charging windows, charger utilisation, tariffs, depot electrical requirements and options to improve resilience.
Vehicle purchase, energy, maintenance, registration, insurance, charging equipment and replacement timing.
Total cost of ownership, cash flow, scenario comparison, sensitivity and staged transition pathways.
A supplier quote answers the supplier's question. A business case should answer yours. We first define the operational need, then determine the technology and specification that best meet it.
A practical, evidence based transition plan that management can use for budgeting, procurement and investment decisions.
Where useful, we can continue supporting supplier engagement and implementation planning without being tied to a vehicle, charger or equipment vendor.
The strongest early opportunities are generally fleets with repeatable duties, regular depot access and enough operational data to test the business case.
Vans, light rigid trucks or other road going fleet vehicles form a meaningful part of operating cost.
Daily distance and route profiles are sufficiently predictable to model energy use and charging.
Vehicles are approaching replacement, or the business needs a transition plan before the next procurement cycle.
Electricity may offer a more controllable operating cost and lower exposure to fuel price volatility or supply disruption.
A short initial conversation can usually identify whether a deeper assessment is worthwhile.
We help businesses identify practical ways to reduce energy costs, improve efficiency and strengthen resilience through better operations, better tariffs and well chosen energy investments.
Savings can come from energy efficiency, better operating schedules, tariff selection, onsite generation, storage and better monitoring and control. In some cases, the value is also greater resilience to electricity or fuel price volatility, supply constraints or interruptions.
We focus on the decisions that materially affect energy cost, operational resilience and performance, bringing specialist analysis where engineering and commercial outcomes need to be considered together.
Identify where energy is being wasted across major loads, and where equipment, controls or operating changes can reduce cost.
Assess tariffs, demand charges, time of use exposure and contract options to determine whether the business is paying for energy in the most cost effective way.
Assess storage, solar and controls for demand management, cost reduction, resilience and better use of onsite generation.
Compare options and test the business case before procurement or capital commitment.
Bring the operating question first. We can work out whether efficiency, tariffs, storage or another measure deserves a place in the answer.
Lio is an engineer, researcher and advisor working across energy transition, transport electrification, battery storage, utilities and applied energy analysis. His work combines technical understanding with data, commercial analysis and practical implementation considerations.
He has worked with industry, utilities, research organisations and government, and brings experience across transport, mining, electricity and distributed energy. His focus is on helping organisations make sound decisions before committing capital to emerging energy technologies.
Hebert Consulting is deliberately specialist. The person discussing the problem with you is also the person doing the analysis and standing behind the recommendation.
A first conversation can establish whether Hebert Consulting is the right fit.
You do not need to know the solution. Start with the operational or financial question you are trying to answer. We can also work with you to define where you want to be in the future, then map the practical pathways to get there.
The technology can come later.