Renault (and Volvo) announce electric semis with range of 600 km by 2025 or 2026. That's 372 miles for some folks on this side of the pond. 🧪🔌💡🔌🛻https://www.electrive.com/2024/11/25/renault-trucks-prepares-e-truck-with-600-km-range
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This successful German IT startup guy, put everything on 'ice' & started working as a long distance electric truck driver. Best videos still in German, but he's translating them slowly. Recently did Germany Spain & back, no probs.....2 https://youtu.be/5SPWxD35e-Q?si=RwFX02kX01wQs8WX
2...European regulations mean max 4½hours driving then 45 minute break before another 4½hours driving for max 9 hours when then need 11 hour break for continuing. Thus range is never an issue, so long as chargers available at short & long breaks.
battery size affects max-power and battery-thermal-managment (as you can see in Electric Truckers videos) and of course reserves for cases when charging infrastructure is sub-par.
But yes, it's easy to envision this to work and work well for all road transport.
No hydrogen needed.
He’s very fun to watch. I like the fact he’s spending a few years doing this to figure out all the pain points and then intends to start figuring out how to make it easier.
Highly intelligent guy with a lovely outlook on life. He's Bavarian, where I live, but moved right to other side of Germany so as to get right minded employer. Bavarians never move😁Hope I'll meet him at a charger one day.
Would it make sense for long haul transport to have standardised and exchangeable battery packs? That should shorten stopping time, the battery size can be reduced and the charging can more likely be moved to off peak.
The charging infrastructure should be cheaper in the respect that you only have to cater to the average load. In addition, some of idle battery capacity could be used for load balancing so you will reduce rather than increase the necessary headroom for the daily peak.
I hate to be negative but the quoted ranges don’t mention any attached trailer much less any load on it and for HGVs that’s going to make a huge difference. (1/2)
The OP suggested that the Renault/Volvo range could not possibly be operational. This articles documents that opinion is not correct. Its not an endorsement to buy the vehicle.
That sounds positive. I appreciate once up to cruising speed on nice straight, flat USA highways it would be fairly efficient. On UK motorways and twisty A-roads with multiple junctions and roundabouts and stop-start traffic jams in the cold, wet and windy weather with which we’re blessed, less so.
Dude, EVs have regenerative braking and get better efficiency in stop and go traffic. They also come in various sizes for short haul work in cities. The cost savings for operation make up for any range loss in cold weather. And sold state or Na-ion batteries are not much affected by cold weather.
Nice. Don’t get me wrong: I’m all in favour if it is indeed practical. I didn’t think we were probably ready just yet in the UK but am happy to be proved wrong. Thank you!
Also, how long would it take to charge to 80% using the public network (let’s assume there would be the necessary coverage by the time it’s needed)? (2/2)
He's dubbed a few into English & looking forward to the Germany-Spain return trip he recently did. His Iveco with over 700kW battery & 1000hp more than copes with 40 tons, max 4½ hrs session before 45 min break & max 9hrs/day driving before 11 hour break. https://youtu.be/5SPWxD35e-Q?si=RwFX02kX01wQs8WX
Given the cost of operating & building out hydrogen infrastructure relative to electric, I don't think that will be the case. There is also less energy in green H2 bonds than the H2O from which it was derived, so it will always be more expensive than using battery electric. Time will tell.
Indeed they try hard.
But the chain of process steps is too long, the source is too costly, the yields are too low, and in the end the drivertrain is electric anyway.
It is the complex route.
In Norway, the country with clearly most EV's pr capita, the plans for long haul (fully electric) is well underway.
When we can have fully electric snowplows clearing snow on Dovrefjell, hydrogen isn't needed.
Ps. There's ONE place to fill hydrogen in southern Norway...
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Quite impressive.
https://youtu.be/5SPWxD35e-Q?si=RwFX02kX01wQs8WX
But yes, it's easy to envision this to work and work well for all road transport.
No hydrogen needed.
He's German and has been driving an Iveco for about two months.
https://youtube.com/@elektrotrucker
https://youtu.be/5SPWxD35e-Q?si=RwFX02kX01wQs8WX
The move to long haul will be made with hydrogen, from what I can tell.
The overall yield elec-hydrogen-elec is too low.
Look for the hydrogen-ladders.
But the chain of process steps is too long, the source is too costly, the yields are too low, and in the end the drivertrain is electric anyway.
It is the complex route.
When we can have fully electric snowplows clearing snow on Dovrefjell, hydrogen isn't needed.
Ps. There's ONE place to fill hydrogen in southern Norway...
https://lastebil.no/Aktuelt/Nyhetsarkiv/2024/Enova-gir-stoette-til-ti-nye-ladestasjoner
https://elbil.no/marthe-holdt-dovrefjell-apent-med-denne-el-doningen/
It's a beast 🙂
#EV #SnowPlow
https://electrek.co/2024/02/08/worlds-first-semi-electric-truck-1000-kwh-battery-snow-norway/