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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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[–] Oneser@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Isnt this just a hybrid?

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 13 points 2 months 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@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

So, like trains, just with a battery pack.

[–] PixelTron@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

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