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DHL presents the “Extended Range Electric Vehicle” (EREV) developed with Scania for the first time at the International Transport Forum in Leipzig
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Key insights after approximately 22,000 kilometers driven: The vehicle provides the necessary operational flexibility and energy reserve, operates 90% of the time in electric mode, and enables stable operations
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Savings of nearly 16 metric tons of CO2e during the testing period
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DHL CEO Tobias Meyer: ‘We need pragmatic solutions like the EREV and quick political decisions to enable such bridging technologies. We want to decarbonize the transport sector now and regulation should not hinder but support us to do so.’
Isnt this just a hybrid?
The generator itself cannot directly drive the vehicle’s drive axle. In that sense, the EREV is different from conventional hybrid vehicles and a novel concept with great potential to support the transition to electrified transport
Which I agree with
The fuel generator is similar to a backup generator for making electricity (which charges the battery) as a range extender function designed to get the truck to a charge point not as a drive train/traditional hybrid
to me this is fantastic
So, like trains, just with a battery pack.
I think they took inspiration from the Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust concept car from Top Gear https://youtu.be/C9KI66OXbRc
Were they using nuclear or solar for the electricty?
During this time, the truck has covered around 22,000 kilometers and typically traveled the approximately 250-kilometer route on electric power charged from renewable electricity via the grid.
Sounds like they were! Though if it was from “the grid”, it may have been a mix of sources.
