The South Island tour of the Deepway went well including an out full, back empty, for Foodstuffs SI. Energy use was 1.35kWh/km so we would have achieved 400km with 10% battery remaining
There is some stunning scenery down south, here going through the Lindis.
We achieved dual gun charging at several sites, with a maximum of 330kW input achieved at Z Waiouru. We were adding 230km loaded range per hour at that rate, not bad for a metro or intercity truck.
North Island testing included towing for Nexus from the Wiri Freight Hub.
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More testing out of Auckland. The longest was running to Hamilton return twice on a single charge, for 470km travelled with 10% battery remaining.
Windrose have secured a further USD150 million of funding in Europe. We should have full NZ compliance for our second demo E1400 unit this month
Dual gun charging the Windrose at Z Energy Turangi yesterday achieved 340kW input, adding 280km loaded range in an hour. That means Auckland to Wellington with top up charging during a drivers break will be easy.
EV truck sales are surging globally while hydrogen truck sales have slowed.
24% of new heavy truck sales in China are now EV
XCMG have signed to deliver 150 to 200 units of the 240t payload pure electric XDE260E dump trucks to Fortescue in Australia. This agreement will complement the EV wheel loaders, wheel dozers and graders XCMG is already developing for Fortescue.
This will maintain XCMGs leadership in EV construction machinery worldwide.
Speaking of EV wheel loaders XCMGs 55t pure electric XC9150EV is now in production with a 1002kWh 2C battery
Meanwhile at Etrucks another XC918EV heading out to work for United Civil
Etrucks have the first XC135U-E excavator for New Zealand in build. At 17t it will be the largest EV excavator in New Zealand when it arrives early next year.
This E400 will have the deck removed and a gantry added for skip bins.
The tipper body complete with HYVA cylinder and two way tailgate is available for $15,000 + GST ex Penrose.
We have 60kW, 120kW and 300kW DC fast chargers now available ex stock.
Another shipment of LC9 tracked scissors ready for delivery to Hireways.
