Submitted by Sorin61 t3_z5z70h in technology
BelAirGhetto t1_ixyslr3 wrote
“The models are available as 4×2 and 6×2 tractor units as well as 4×2, 6×2 and 8×4 tridem vehicles and with two or three electric motors with a total output of up to 490 kW. The motors are connected to an Optidriver transmission. Two to six battery packs with a capacity of 180 to 540 kWh can be fitted as energy storage. Renault Trucks specifies 43 kW AC and up to 250 kW DC as charging power. The charging time is said to be 9.5 hours with AC or 2.5 hours with DC. According to the manufacturer, the range is up to 300 kilometres.”
aintbroke_dontfixit t1_ixyz7xs wrote
> According to the manufacturer, the range is up to 300 kilometres.”
No good for us. Even the LNG wagons we have on trial with a 400km range can only be used for a very small portion of our work.
> The charging time is said to be 9.5 hours with AC or 2.5 hours with DC.
Our lorries run day and night and very rarely do they spend even an hour parked up before they're going back out with the next driver.
climb-it-ographer t1_ixzgakz wrote
Plenty of trucks spend their entire day doing deliveries in a single city. Not all truck routes are long-haul.
FloppY_ t1_iy0o9ze wrote
And this is the niche these trucks will fill. Urban centres are heading towards a complete fossil-fuel ban. That means these short range EV trucks could be the only heavy vehicles allowed inside major cities in the future.
If nothing else, it will be good for air quality.
OPA73 t1_ixz4jqz wrote
But with the cost of fuel vs charging cost maybe it make economic sense to have more lorries to switch out. Fuel is likely the number 1 cost for the company.
DBDude t1_ixzptn4 wrote
It's horses for courses. Pepsi bought a bunch of the Teslas for their short-haul delivery.
BelAirGhetto t1_ixzz5g2 wrote
I’m not sure what they’re saying, is it 6 x 540kWh = 300 Km?
That’s approximately 30 Tesla model S’s…. (with 390 miles per charge…)
FloppY_ t1_iy0ogtf wrote
Try loading up that Model S to capacity and see what the range becomes.
EVs are terrible at carrying cargo, especially if you tow something.
BelAirGhetto t1_iy0vycy wrote
I don’t know how to calculate it, but if that’s 30 teslas worth of weight , it’s 30x4500= 135,000 lbs for 390 miles.
IDK….
FloppY_ t1_iy0xe6j wrote
That doesn't mean everything scales linearly.
Trucks are also way less aerodynamic than a fish faced Tesla.
BelAirGhetto t1_iy14epn wrote
Oh yeah, I have no idea how to camp are the two.
I’m not even sure how much weight an average truck carries
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