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Yesterday I saw a full-sized 100% electric Volvo semi-truck here in Zurich. It was owned by Aldi and making a delivery to one of their stores. It was a bit loud

Yesterday I saw a full-sized 100% electric Volvo semi-truck here in Zurich. It was owned by Aldi and making a delivery to one of their stores. It was a bit louder than I expected but nevertheless impressive. https://www.aldi-suisse.ch/de/ueber-aldi-suisse/unternehmen/medien/medienmitteilungen/aldi-suisse-faehrt-gruener-mit-erstem-vollelektrischem-lkw https://www.aldi-suisse.ch/de/ueber-aldi-suisse/unternehmen/...

jonny2811 5d ago
"Der Volvo-Lastwagen, der für ein Gesamtgewicht von 42 Tonnen zugelassen ist und eine Reichweite von bis zu 320 Kilometern hat" 320km doesn't seem like a long distance for a truck, curious how that works in practice
- stavros 5d ago
  320km seems like a very long distance to go without a rest stop.
- _djo_ 5d ago
  It's optimised for distance to and from the depot and in-city store locations. Presumably it charges at the depot while loading. Trucks have a lot more space for batteries, so with EV trucks it's all about balancing range and weight for the task. More range means less useful load.
  - defrost 5d ago
    Some Australian electric prime movers (truck that pulls the load on trailers) are using a fork lift in / fork lift out swappable giant battery pack - 10 minute change over from truck to charging station, freshly charged unit back to truck.
    - seb1204 5d ago
      https://januselectric.com/ https://januselectric.com/
- orwin 5d ago
  It really depends on the context and the country. In practice, most people in my country live within 100 km of a commercial harbor (river or sea), so 320km for most foreign imports it seems enough. Grocery store chains have to be within 2 hours from the packing center, so for food too, 320km seems enough. Barely, but enough).
- seb1204 5d ago
  320km must be either optimised for their trip or an older model. Watch some of these https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXNB7Q_d1qC0mFjn6bt8YvQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXNB7Q_d1qC0mFjn6bt8YvQ

jonny2811 5d ago

"Der Volvo-Lastwagen, der für ein Gesamtgewicht von 42 Tonnen zugelassen ist und eine Reichweite von bis zu 320 Kilometern hat" 320km doesn't seem like a long distance for a truck, curious how that works in practice

stavros 5d ago
320km seems like a very long distance to go without a rest stop.
_djo_ 5d ago
It's optimised for distance to and from the depot and in-city store locations. Presumably it charges at the depot while loading. Trucks have a lot more space for batteries, so with EV trucks it's all about balancing range and weight for the task. More range means less useful load.
- defrost 5d ago
  Some Australian electric prime movers (truck that pulls the load on trailers) are using a fork lift in / fork lift out swappable giant battery pack - 10 minute change over from truck to charging station, freshly charged unit back to truck.
  - seb1204 5d ago
    https://januselectric.com/ https://januselectric.com/
orwin 5d ago
It really depends on the context and the country. In practice, most people in my country live within 100 km of a commercial harbor (river or sea), so 320km for most foreign imports it seems enough. Grocery store chains have to be within 2 hours from the packing center, so for food too, 320km seems enough. Barely, but enough).
seb1204 5d ago
320km must be either optimised for their trip or an older model. Watch some of these https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXNB7Q_d1qC0mFjn6bt8YvQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXNB7Q_d1qC0mFjn6bt8YvQ