Jun 17, 2024 | News
Introducing the Windrose E1400 long range electric semi tractor, soon to arrive in New Zealand.
Timing
- The first Windrose E1400 demonstrator will arrive in late September 2024.
- We will be able to accept orders for production trucks by mid 2025.
Recent Budget Announcement
- The grant scheme for clean heavy vehicles was announced in the recent budget.
- The quantum is $30 million over three years.
- The grant scheme will mean a significant rebate on large BEV trucks like the Windrose.
- Full details available in August.
Manufacture
- The trucks for New Zealand will be assembled by Higer near Shanghai.
Rating
- The maximum GCM of the Windrose E1400 will be 58t for the New Zealand market.
- This will allow the truck to operate under HPMV permitting with Quad Semi and B Double configurations initially.
Battery choice
- We have chosen LFP batteries for New Zealand.
- They can offer a life of 3,000 cycles or more.
- At 600km per charge that means 1,800,000 km of battery life.
Charging
- The Windrose E1400 can be configured with megawatt charging (MCS) or dual gun CCS2. Either system will allow the addition of 400km of range in 35 minutes of charging.
- This is an important consideration to future proof the trucks.
Duration
- The Windrose E1400 has a loaded range (49t) of 670km (CHTC-TT)
- Under New Zealand conditions it will be somewhat less, depending on trailer configurations etc.
- However the truck will be capable of Auckland to Wellington with minimal on highway charging.
- Then around half an hour charging and Picton to Christchurch is possible.
- Then around another half hour charge and carry on to Dunedin.
Battery lease / battery as a service
- We have partnered with Zenobe to offer a 10-year battery lease, if requested by the customers.
- That takes the battery ownership risk away completely.
Zenobe Services
- Battery monitoring & performance validation
- Initial battery acceptance testing
- One battery replacement in the 10 year lease
- Zenobe take risk if truck off road due to battery issue
- Warranty on battery sits with Zenobe
- Used batteries repurposed into second life applications.
Energy savings
For TCO on the Windrose E1400 this is an estimate of the potential energy savings.
|
Kilometres |
Efficiency |
Fuel cost |
Total Annual Cost |
| Diesel use (at 45t GCM) |
100,000 |
50 l/100km |
$1.70/litre |
$85,000 |
| Electricity |
100,000 |
1.2 kWh/km |
15c/kWh |
$18,000 |
| Annual Energy Savings |
|
|
|
$67,000 |
Duration
- A recent test at 26t GCM for Decathalon resulted in 913km duration without top up charging.
- On another test from Beijing to Guangzhou at 49t GCM, the journey of 2253km was achieved with only two on highway charging sessions.
A video of the Windrose in California.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNxlnwIx2kg
In Las Vegas, Europe ,Wall St and Times Square
General Specifications
- Windrose 6×4 semi tractor
- 729kWh LFP battery
- Loaded range (49t) of 670km (CHTC-TT)
- Tare 11,975kg
- GCM 58,000kg
- Four motor continuous power up to 680kW (900hp)
- Maximum driving power is 1040kW (1400hp)
- Drag coefficient 0.2755
- Full-load 0-100kph acceleration time is 22 seconds
- Top speed is 120kph
- Driving cabin space 8.2m3
- Double wishbone front independent suspension
- 10 air bag suspension
- 800V high voltage platform
- 870kW charging via dual 600A guns
- Also equipped for MCS charging
- 35 min charging can add full load driving 400 km,
- 270 ° surround view + rear image,
- LDW, FCW,AEB, ACC, BSD, DOW, CSW, TSR, LKA, LCC, IHBC, MALSO, TPMS, ESC, DMS
- L3, L4 advanced driving assistance
- AR-HUD
Warranty 5 years or 600,000km (battery, drive axles, HV etc)
The flat floor cab has remarkably low entry for such a big truck.
A remarkable amount of data available via the info screens.
- LDW lane departure warning
- FCW frontal collision warning
- AEB automatic emergency braking
- ACC active cruise control
- BSD blind spot detection
- DOW doppler on wheels
- CSW curve speed warning
- TSR traffic sign recognition
- LKA lane keep assist
- LCC life cycle cost
- IHBC intelligent high beam control
- MALSO manoeuvring aids low speed operation
- TPMS tyre pressure monitoring
- ESC electronic stability control
- DMS driver monitoring systems
- AR-HUD augmented reality heads up display
Diesel truck fuel consumption data source:
https://www.knowledgehub.transport.govt.nz/assets/TKH-Uploads/TKC-2019/Real-world-fuel-economy-of-heavy-trucks.pdf
Jun 9, 2024 | News
Come and see us at the Fieldays® , June 12th to 15th at Mystery Creek. We will be on our usual site D24 near the South Entry. We will have a full display of electric machines this year, of course with some Fieldays® specials.
On display this year our first electric log loader, kindly on loan from Rotorua Forest Haulage.
We will also bring our refrigerated Farizon H9E. Farizon are the number one selling small electric trucks in the world, with over 1600 units delivered in April.
Our latest E700 delivery will be on site in Hilton Haulage colours. This will be the first 50t GCW on highway BEV in the South island.
We will also display our site office trailer, complete with 3kW Dometic AC.
This will be our main Fieldays® special this year.
Normally $50k incl GST, best offer over $35k takes it home, send in your offers.
The Mantall XE80CTOR tracked scissor, normally $35,500 + GST
Fieldays® special $30,000 + GST, two available.
The Landex X10 tracked boom, $57,000 + GST new,
one available with 14 hours use at $45,000 + GST
Our smaller EV equipment will also be on display.
Delivery days for our first two XC938EVs. The first one seen here with the team at Dricon in Tuakau.
The next up was an XC938EV to Bullocks Group in Whanganui. Your XC968EV will be on its way soon guys.
The clear advantages of EV loaders is seeing whole fleets go electric in China.
If you are looking for a larger EV loader the 35t XC9108EV is now available. The 700kWh battery allows a massive 501kW peak available power. Run time is offered at 8-10 hours for normal work. The loader can accept four gun charging so around one hour back to full charge.
Another Landex X12 tracked boom heading out to repeat customer Ben Tian.
A nice shot from the recent XCMG customer week with an electric XC968EV loader and XE215E electric excavator loading an E700 electric tipper.
The road machinery division also displayed their BEV line up.
Some 100t electric dump trucks ready to ship to Africa.
May 7, 2024 | News
Our first 12t XC938EV wheel loaders have arrived.
Very tidy layout with the reversing camera integrated in the main display.
Also our first loader with a “bucket shake” button on the joystick.
https://youtu.be/39qPfgacY14
Our Farizon H9E battery electric refrigerated truck is now registered on highway at 5990kg GVM to allow it to be driven on a car drivers license.
Call us to arrange a demonstration.
A short video of the halo function on the 12″ info screen.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/c8A9hQKtsb4
A render of the production version of the battery swapping 21t excavator due for release in early 2025.
We have an interesting triple gun charger available ex stock. Your choice of 43kW Type 2 AC, 60kW CCS2 and 60kW CHAdeMO, $28,700 + GST
The first XC975 PHEV hybrid loader at the factory. The small 130kW diesel starts automatically when the battery SOC falls to 20%. Fuel savings are around 30% on a conventional loader, and even more if you charge it often.
A short video of it operating on battery only is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpzbDx0O0xw
XCMG’s hydrogen fuel cell loader is now in production. It does look a bit strange but you have to put the gas cylinders somewhere.
We can now quote the 55t XC9150 diesel electric loader. These can also be fully electric with a 1080kWh battery.
The 180 tonne operating weight XC9350 wheel loader with it’s 18m3 bucket at the factory. This one is diesel electric and could be developed as fully battery electric in 2025.
Apr 16, 2024 | News
Our Farizon H9E fully electric refrigerated demonstrator has arrived in Auckland. The 8t GVM truck has a 106kWh CATL battery and a Thermoking refrigeration unit. Call us for a test drive of this quality light truck.
Farizon are part of the massive Geely group containing Volvo cars, Polestar and Lotus amongst other brands. Farizon dominate the new energy light truck market in China, currently enjoying 28% market share.
A walk through the EV light commercial assembly facility in Shangrao.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYTl0eHxesg
Farizon’s promo video of the H9E series is here:
https://youtu.be/gPd1Zr9jGF0
I had a quick drive of the latest version of our XCMG E700. The F4E5 offers a remarkably low 9,600kg tare weight and dual drive motors for 460kW (615hp) peak power. XCMG delivered 1000 heavy (more than 30T) EV trucks in March.
Our first XC975EV 23t electric wheel loader has arrived and will be used in Rotorua as a log loader.
A video of Blackhead’s XC968EV in Dunedin. The bucket capacity has been increased to load 7 tonne.
https://youtu.be/F-MY7RUdz4c
One of the first XC968EVs delivered in China has just ticked past 19,000 hours. The battery is showing less than 8% degradation so far, indicating it is unlikely to need replacing during the useful life of the loader. We are now confident that the total cost of ownership of the XC968EV is less than any diesel equivalent.
We can now offer pricing on the XE60E electric excavator, call or email for details.
The 21t electric excavator has a new layout to make battery swapping possible with a hi-ab truck. The battery and counter weight will be swapped out together in under 10 minutes.
Mar 4, 2024 | News
Launch day for Swire Shipping/Pacifica Shipping’s new E700 tractor seen below alongside Mainfreight’s. The two tractors will be used to cart containers at either end of Pacifica’s coastal service on the Auckland to Lyttleton run. This freight system effectively removes up to 5100 ICE truck journeys every year. Swire Shipping/Pacifica Shipping will partner with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Hilton Haulage and Mainfreight for this exciting initiative.
ECCA has just opened Round 13 for contestable funding for zero emissions on and off highway equipment. Successful applicants can achieve 50% funding for new initiatives up to a maximum of $500,000 in funding value.
The link is here:
https://www.eeca.govt.nz/about/news-and-corporate/news/applications-open-for-funding-for-clean-off-road-vehicles-and-technology-projects/
Our first two XC938EVs for New Zealand are now off line. XCMG is now building a battery electric wheel loader every 25 minutes.
We have signed to build a 7 series robotic battery swap station, initially for use in our Penrose hub. These two units will soon open in Guizhou.
An artists impression of a dual station setup.
Plenty of heavy EV’s at the factory on my last trip. XCMG retain their market leading position for heavy battery electric trucks, with roughly 60% of those being battery swap versions.
We also had a tour of the new XCMG/BYD JV battery packing facility. Here BYD blade cells are packed according to the requirements of each specific machine.
The link to XCMG’s 2024 Product Line is here:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/gva3ihf5b5eszacgx5scf/2024-Group-Product-Profile.pdf?rlkey=t6vxruzv9ahi1ug00ofbkp2gg&dl=0
The file is 85Mb so it is best to download it to view a clear copy with some zoom. The range of equipment offered is extraordinary. Certainly the most comprehensive range of new energy products from any supplier.
More details on the 22t diesel/electric hybrid XC975-PHEV wheel loader. The loader runs a Yuchai 129kW generator which is rated at tier 4 emissions without using AdBlue. Fuel consumption is 30% less than a similar diesel loader.
Our 20kW DC mobile charger is now available. Just plug it in to a 32A 5 pin plug in your workshop and away you go.
Jan 31, 2024 | News
Our big news for the start of 2024 is that we have sold our access rental business Skyrise Hire, to the fine people at Total Access. We will now focus exclusively on innovative truck and machinery solutions through Etrucks® and Landex.
Isaac Construction’s EV excavator and loader can be seen out and about on the streets of Christchurch and more recently Dunedin.
XCMG sales of the XC968EV are ramping up. They are now assembled on their own dedicated line.
A short video is here
https://youtu.be/PdbazdiJyMQ
Our first towable site office soon on it’s way to Wairoa for QRS. We can now source these with a 1600W solar system installed.
Another XC958 going out to Oilseeds in Waharoa. We still have excellent pricing available on diesel loaders ex stock in NZ, and at the factory.
Our first tracked stabilizer with a tier V Cummins ready to ship to New Zealand
Our first XC975EV with 422kWh battery also on the next boat to NZ.
XCMG have developed a hybrid XC975PHEV with a 100kW diesel running an on board generator. Fuel saving compared to a conventional diesel loader is expected to be over 20%.
Etrucks® are now the New Zealand agents for AoNeng chargers which we have been supplying for a few years now. We can now offer their larger chargers up to 360kW. Email us for the much improved pricing.
XCMG’s latest 36t sheep’s foot compactor. Available with a Cummins engine, fully hydraulic drive and joystick steering. A battery swapping EV version is in the planning stages.
Delivery day of another 100 E700 8×4 tippers in Chongqing
Quite a good video of the excavator and mining equipment production base where the heavy trucks and excavators over 95 tonne are built.
https://youtu.be/7Sm__bn_8sA
The XC998 stone carrier lifting a 25 tonne block in Europe
The latest 240t hybrid diesel/electric with a 441kWh battery to capture regenerative braking. This one is has autonomous capability.
The fully autonomous XC918EV loader, no cab, just a mast for better “vision”.
If you are looking for a bigger jaw crusher how about the 1000t per hour XPE1215?
A bit of a line up to celebrate XCMG’s new intelligent manufacturing base for EWPs.
