Peri wrote on November 07, 2023 11:01 AM > These vehicles are so big that I imagine the penalty for carying around a > relatively > small gas engine and fuel tank is minimal.
Interestingly enough, one of my recent jobs was supplying J1772 Inlets with 6m of 10AWG cord to a company that used service trucks. It was to replace the small gas/diesel engine/generator that the service trucks used to power their hydraulic pump, air compressors etc when they were parked and doing a repair job on site. The company realized that buying a lithium battery pack and using it instead of a gas /diesel engine/generator was more cost effective. They charge up when the trucks are driven back to the garage. Which also means that the company has had to install a charging system at some cost. The initial order was for 20 units, since then I've received repeat orders for a total of 100 units, so at least one company that uses service trucks sees the cost benefit of NOT having a ' small gas engine and fuel tank'. Best regards, Rush Dougherty TucsonEV www.TucsonEV.com _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
