Mainstream truck builders have been introducing electric over-the-road trucks. What are they like to drive?
Here are some amateur-produced programs made by a driver for the German transport service Nanno Janssen, which is investing heavily in E-trucks. Previously he was associated with Chargex, developing charging systems for apartment dwellers, but he wanted to drive large EV trucks - so he changed jobs. The programs are dubbed in English. As of today there are 6, each around 25 minutes long. Look for user @electrictrucker at Youtube. As you might expect with EVs, the trucks he drives - mostly an Iveco and a Scania - have plenty of power. Often he could easily overtake the Diesel trucks on upgrades, but road rules sometimes don't allow him to use the passing lanes. He mentions a 6-speed gearbox in at least one of the e-trucks. Apparently it's computer controlled; he talks about regen taking a couple of seconds to kick in, while the computer is choosing an appropriate gear. He gets the choice of regen via the brake pedal, or through a separate regen lever on the steering column. Charging doesn't seem to be much of a problem since regulations require periodic 45 minute driving breaks. Some of the charging points have 350kW fast DC charging. Germany's EV charging seems fairly well developed. Often it uses renewable energy. In some cases you get to see the wind machines and/or PV in the background at a charging station. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Too many people make it their business to make their business things that are none of their business. -- Lolapin = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
