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100-day DHL test: New Scania e-truck with fuel-powered backup generator saved 90% CO2 emissions (group.dhl.com)

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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
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
Savings of nearly 16 metric tons of CO2e during the testing period
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.'

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Isnt this just a hybrid?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] Undearius 4 points 2 weeks ago

So, like trains, just with a battery pack.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I think they took inspiration from the Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust concept car from Top Gear https://youtu.be/C9KI66OXbRc

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Were they using nuclear or solar for the electricty?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

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.