The long haul truck industry is changing fast, with new models from Mercedes-Benz and Volvo Trucks showing the way to higher efficiency.
electric long haul truck at a public event near Hamburg. Where does that name come from? Actos is a trade name for heavy duty trucks from Mercedes. The “e” in front means it’s electric and the 600 means it has a 600 kWh battery.that the eActos 600 has a gross combined weight of 44 tons and a range of 500 km Even without megawatt charging, it will be capable of traveling 1000 km in a day if charged during the mandatory driver safety break periods.
Karin Rådström, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Trucks, said, “The eActros 600 stands for the transformation of road freight transport towards CO2-neutrality like no other truck with a three-pointed star. It is characterized by highly innovative drive technology that can offer our customers particularly high energy efficiency and thus profitability. This makes entry into e-mobility even more attractive for fleet operators.
The eActros 600 will also offer an advanced suite of electronic safety measures made possible by four short range radar units, a long range radar, and a multi-function camera mounted behind the windshield. The electronics platform offers 20 times more data processing than previous systems, which means drivers can react more quickly to changing traffic conditions when necessary to hopefully avoid accidents completely or at least mitigate their consequences.
DOE’s SuperTruck 2 program is intended to accelerate the development of cost-effective advanced efficiency technologies not currently available in the market. For SuperTruck 2, all participating OEMs were given the goal of demonstrating more than 100% improvement in vehicle freight efficiency . Volvo Trucks met that goal and exceeded its internal stretch goal of 120% freight efficiency improvement relative to the 2009 baseline, achieving 134% under real world demonstrator validation.
Volvo Trucks also worked with the project partner tire manufacturer to include lightweight, smaller 19.5-inch advanced low-friction tires on both the SuperTruck 2 and its custom trailer. One important improvement is an all-electric HVAC system that allows the driver to avoid idling during rest breaks and still have power for amenities.
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