Scania unveils 720km-range long-haul electric configuration
Scania has revealed its solution to overcome range anxiety for electric long-haul transportation at IAA Transportation show in Hannover, Germany.
Customers are now able to configure a Scania battery electric truck with a range of up to 720km (447 miles) – the same distance as travelling from London to Hull and back on one charge – by combining megawatt charging, chassis-mounted battery options and under-cab options with the new behind-the-cab battery option.
Lars Gustafsson, senior vice president and head of solutions management at Scania, said: “Electric trucks are already part of the transport system, but long-haul operations place very different demands on range, payload and charging.
“With this solution, Scania is showing how those pieces can come together in a practical way for customers who want to electrify demanding long-distance routes.”
This new configuration consists of two MP20 battery packs mounted behind the cab of a 6×2*4 chassis truck – the same as Scania UK’s current 6×2*4 CNG truck. Together these two packs have up to 356 kWh of installed capacity.
By placing battery packs behind the cab, operators can increase installed battery capacity without relying only on chassis-mounted batteries, and retain a small turning circle.
Rather than forcing a trade-off between battery capacity and chassis space, the solution now gives customers another way to configure their battery electric vehicles to better suit their operations, says the manufacturer.
When the extended range is combined with the Scania’s Dynamic exterior enhancements, the vehicle can reduce its energy consumption by up to three per cent, depending on specification and operation.
Lars Gustafsson said: “This is not only about placing batteries in a new position on the vehicle.
“The larger point is what it enables: electric transport over distances that have traditionally been among the hardest to electrify, with range, payload and charging considered together from the start.”
