XCMG’s recent “new energy” exhibition at the truck factory.
A first look at XCMG’s hydrogen powered truck which has a 400km duration using a low pressure hydrogen system. Peak power is 480hp, peak torque 2000Nm and rated GVM, 49,000kg.
Water cart
The final drawing for the fully electric 8×4 water cart currently in build for Eastland Group. The tank is 20,000 litre capacity.
A video of the watercarts, dust suppressors, cannons and barrier washers from XCMG is here:
E700 6×4 tractor now features battery swapping capability
The latest E700 6×4 tractor now features battery swapping capability. The truck can return to the road fully charged in under 5 minutes.
Eastland Group Watercart
Eastland Group has won funding for a fully electric heavy watercart in the latest EECA Low Emissions Vehicles Contestable Funding round. Etrucks are delighted to be selected as the preferred supplier and the E700 8×4 will begin assembly soon.
This project has paved the way for Etrucks to offer NZ compliant, RHD, fully electric heavy trucks.
We can now offer the E700 as a 6×4 tractor with a GCM of 49,000kg.
The E700 is available as an 8×4 cab chassis or tipper, again with a GCM of 49 tonne.
Blackhead Quarries fully electric mining dump truck in action
Blackhead’s fully electric mining dump coming down the hill with a 30 tonne load. On an average day the truck carries 600 tonne down the slope and uses around $4 a day of electricity.
This Trader Group video (DOW) features Logan Point quarry manager Joe Hunter explaining their reasons for selecting the Etruck and their impressions so far.
New Zealand’s most energy efficient truck?
The first fully electric mining dump truck in New Zealand is now up and running at Blackhead Quarries Logan Point Quarry in Dunedin. This site extracts and crushes rock near the summit and carts down to stock piles closer to the road. The cart is 1.7km with a vertical drop of 150m for around a 9% average slope.
Running uphill empty the truck uses 5% of the battery capacity.
In early trials the battery regeneration achieved running downhill with a 30 tonne load, is closer to 6% of battery capacity.
Not quite perpetual motion but a great result so far.
On flatter carts and other duties around the quarry the regeneration is less. Overall the truck will still need charging.
The truck running uphill empty using 210kW, at a speed of 20km/h
The truck descending loaded regenerating 176kW, at a speed of 12km/h