Mercedes beat Tesla to the punch
Discussion
http://www.engineering.com/AdvancedManufacturing/A...
https://www.engadget.com/2016/07/27/mercedes-unvei...
Second link has a video of the truck on the Stuttgart test circuit.
Have to say, I didn't expect something like this so soon. They admit it won't be going into production till at least the turn of the decade but I think this already looks pretty well resolved.
6x2 Rigid with a 26 T load capacity, 212 kWh battery pack and supposed range of 124 miles. By 2020 they expect prices of the packs to come down by 2.5x and see similar capacity boost too.
On this link:
http://cleantechnica.com/2015/11/03/fuso-canter-e-...
They, along with Mitsubishi have alread had small 5T light trucks rolling around portugal doing urban deliveries and the like. It sounds like the trial went quite well and they're quoting something like 64% cheaper to run over diesel vehicles. Hard to ignore.
On the Merc truck the battery packs lie down between the chassis rails. The big white box on the LHS is a chiller unit for the cooling circuit and on the RHS the big grey box houses, among other things, big HV brake resistors. I presume this is because when they're trying to slow down 26+ T of vehicle with regenerative brakes they can't actually soak up all the energy into the batteries fast enough and so are dumping it across some big resistors!
https://www.engadget.com/2016/07/27/mercedes-unvei...
Second link has a video of the truck on the Stuttgart test circuit.
Have to say, I didn't expect something like this so soon. They admit it won't be going into production till at least the turn of the decade but I think this already looks pretty well resolved.
6x2 Rigid with a 26 T load capacity, 212 kWh battery pack and supposed range of 124 miles. By 2020 they expect prices of the packs to come down by 2.5x and see similar capacity boost too.
On this link:
http://cleantechnica.com/2015/11/03/fuso-canter-e-...
They, along with Mitsubishi have alread had small 5T light trucks rolling around portugal doing urban deliveries and the like. It sounds like the trial went quite well and they're quoting something like 64% cheaper to run over diesel vehicles. Hard to ignore.
On the Merc truck the battery packs lie down between the chassis rails. The big white box on the LHS is a chiller unit for the cooling circuit and on the RHS the big grey box houses, among other things, big HV brake resistors. I presume this is because when they're trying to slow down 26+ T of vehicle with regenerative brakes they can't actually soak up all the energy into the batteries fast enough and so are dumping it across some big resistors!
shakotan said:
"Mercedes unveils world's first fully electric semi truck"
Article clearly shows a 6x2 rigid.
s
tty journalism again.
American term any isn't it?Article clearly shows a 6x2 rigid.
s
tty journalism again.Less room on a tractor unit of course, but I think still possible, especially on a 4x2 (which seem much more popular on european trucks vs english ones who tend to go for the 6x2's).
The point is, I thought EV HGVs were a way off.... obviously not. 26T is probably mid-size though. A proper HGV lugs 44T. But you know, that bin lorry that wakes you up every 2 weeks...
Otispunkmeyer said:
shakotan said:
"Mercedes unveils world's first fully electric semi truck"
Article clearly shows a 6x2 rigid.
stty journalism again.
American term any isn't it?Article clearly shows a 6x2 rigid.
s
tty journalism again.Less room on a tractor unit of course, but I think still possible, especially on a 4x2 (which seem much more popular on european trucks vs english ones who tend to go for the 6x2's).
The point is, I thought EV HGVs were a way off.... obviously not. 26T is probably mid-size though. A proper HGV lugs 44T. But you know, that bin lorry that wakes you up every 2 weeks...
Otispunkmeyer said:
American term any isn't it?
Less room on a tractor unit of course, but I think still possible, especially on a 4x2 (which seem much more popular on european trucks vs english ones who tend to go for the 6x2's).
The point is, I thought EV HGVs were a way off.... obviously not. 26T is probably mid-size though. A proper HGV lugs 44T. But you know, that bin lorry that wakes you up every 2 weeks...
Cracking shout on the waste disposal vehicles. They run every day of the week doing different routes no way would they do >120miles a day round here. I'd welcome that investment from our council. Less room on a tractor unit of course, but I think still possible, especially on a 4x2 (which seem much more popular on european trucks vs english ones who tend to go for the 6x2's).
The point is, I thought EV HGVs were a way off.... obviously not. 26T is probably mid-size though. A proper HGV lugs 44T. But you know, that bin lorry that wakes you up every 2 weeks...
Welshbeef said:
Otispunkmeyer said:
American term any isn't it?
Less room on a tractor unit of course, but I think still possible, especially on a 4x2 (which seem much more popular on european trucks vs english ones who tend to go for the 6x2's).
The point is, I thought EV HGVs were a way off.... obviously not. 26T is probably mid-size though. A proper HGV lugs 44T. But you know, that bin lorry that wakes you up every 2 weeks...
Cracking shout on the waste disposal vehicles. They run every day of the week doing different routes no way would they do >120miles a day round here. I'd welcome that investment from our council. Less room on a tractor unit of course, but I think still possible, especially on a 4x2 (which seem much more popular on european trucks vs english ones who tend to go for the 6x2's).
The point is, I thought EV HGVs were a way off.... obviously not. 26T is probably mid-size though. A proper HGV lugs 44T. But you know, that bin lorry that wakes you up every 2 weeks...
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