China’s New Electric Trolley-Trucks Draw Power From Overhead Wires Or A Battery | Carscoops carscoops
its first battery-powered Semi trucks just as the sun was setting on 2022, but while we might be seeing the sun coming up on a new generation of electric trucks, not everyone believes Tesla’s way is the right way.
Instead of electrifying heavy commercial vehicles in the same way we have electrified cars, but with enormous heavy and expensive batteries to cope with the payload, other companies are putting their money behind the developmentYeah, installing thousands of miles’ worth of ugly power cables over a country’s roads using technology that looks unnervingly familiar to the stuff used on city trams over 100 years ago seems less futuristic than Tesla’s solution, but there’s sense in the science.
, and a smaller battery means a cheaper, lighter truck. Plus, not having to stop and charge mid-route could lead to shorter delivery times.The current in the cables can power the truck and charge the battery, which can then be used in areas that don’t have lines overhead. And although the idea requires a significant of investment to get the wires set up, one study in the UK suggested the cost could be recouped in 15 years.
The electric truck seen here in the video, which we’ll admit doesn’t look anywhere near as cool as a Tesla Semi, was apparently built by CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Research Institute Co.
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