Govermnent funding + Seimens electrics + Scania trucks = electric highway trial
Credit: Siemens/truckinginfo.com
Electric personal transport, including long distance travel, is a solved problem.
Short-range electric trucking too.
All-electric long-haul trucking, on the other hand, remains unsolved.
A trial being run near the city of Gävle in Sweden may point the way. Funding by the Swedish government + equipment supplied by Siemens has fitted a 2.0-kilometer section of public road with overhead power similar to that which provides power to electric trains. Modified Scania trucks are able to draw power from overhead.
More at:
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1104908_road-for-electric-trucks-with-trolley-like-catenary-opens-in-sweden
https://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/fuel-smarts/news/story/2016/06/siemens-opens-first-public-electric-highway-in-sweden.aspx / road electric trucks trolley-like catenary Sweden relatively short ranges long charging times current lithium-ion battery packs development electric long-haul trucks truck carry supply electricity onboard section highway city Gävle Sweden features overhead wires provide power electrified trucks long-haul trucking all-electric tractor wires e-way" catenary powers electric trains providing current picked up by pantographs mounted specially-equipped trucks first of its kind public road in the world Scania supplied trucks Swedish government backed project backing wires 2.0-kilometer 1.24-mile right lane E16 motorway electrified lane lanes two-year trial program system two Scania G360 trucks modified pull power overhead wires equipment from Siemens hybrids 9.0-liter diesel engines biofuel electric motors hybrid powertrains trucks drive electric-only lanes driver pass another truck electrified stretch of road internal-combustion engine produces 360 horsepower electric motor rated 150 kilowatts 201 hp highway pantographs connect disconnect overhead wires speeds up to 90 kph 56 mph Siemens onboard 5-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack storage capacity electric-only driving e-way Scania Siemens planning second trial electric-truck technology U.S.A. USA next year California's South Coast Air Quality Management District Volvo Trucks test catenary ports of Los Angeles Long Beach /
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