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The Deepway is now fitted with SL fronts and is out towing on HPMV permits. The trial below with Foodstuffs NI using their Fairfax electric quad trailer. One axle powers the refrigeration unit for a fully zero emissions solution.
There are now 10,000 Deepways running and approaching 400 million km with customers.
Dual gun charging is now quite routine for us, seen here achieving 320kW input in Turangi. That adds 200km loaded range in an hour.
In NZ terms this Windrose run in the Andes is the equivalent of climbing from sea level to the Aoraki Mt Cook summit and back down on each charge.
Arthur’s Pass or whatever your favourite hill is will be easy after this.
The XCMG hybrid wheel loaders are now cheaper to buy than the diesel equivalent.
The sweet spot is the 28t XC988HEV at $488,000 + GST ex Penrose.
Typical hourly energy costs for diesel, hybrid and EV:
XC988 diesel 23l/h or $36.80 at $1.60 per litre
XC988HEV hybrid 14.5l/h or $23.20 at $1.60 per litre
XC988EV 60kWh/h or $9.60 at $0.16 per kWh
XCMG have launched their first wheel loader without hydraulics. The bucket functions and steering are all carried out by electric actuators for increased efficiency and near zero maintenance.
No pricing yet but the actuators look a bit expensive.
We have another XC968EV on order for the waste industry in NZ. The three motor, no transmission design, makes for the best EV loader you can buy.
A 4.4t rated XCMG model XC6-1056VN telehandler on it’s way to Fiji for Capital Construction to work in resort builds in the Mamanucas initially.
A render of the 55t fully electric XC9150EV fitted with a 1002kWh 2C battery
XCMG sold 3149 heavy BEV trucks in October for 18% market share in China. Our trusty E700 remains the number one selling heavy electric truck in the world.
The price of solar is now way lower than other energy in New Zealand. This opens up many new avenues for EV truck and machinery use.
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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.
https://youtu.be/j0s9z7wlt5g
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.
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Thanks to everyone who came along to our Hampton Downs track day. An excellent chance to have a drive and experience the astonishing torque from a heavy electric truck.
A video of the Windrose towing the Visy b-double:
https://youtu.be/2E3ErZYXH24
Gavin Shoebridge from Ecotricity’s review of the Deepway has attracted 49,000 viewers so far.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGQ4xNFsdlQ
You may have seen our Deepway demonstrator out and about with various customers trailers in Auckland and Hamilton. Data so far shows over 400km duration with 10% SOC remaining, much the same as in China.
Deepway sales are now over 8000 units with 288 million km traveled with customers.
A better picture of the 4×2 version, now available with LEHVF support.
Etrucks attended XCMG’s Zero Carbon Mining Summit last month along with leading mining companies BHP, Rio Tinto, Fortescue, Vale, Thiess, Barrack Gold, and Glencore.
A 3.2MW battery storage unit in a 20′ container with multiple output options including CCS2
A 20’ container based solar array with 140kWh battery storage and DC fast charge output built in. Power output is around 250kWh per day on average.
Also container based is XCMG’s 1.8MW MCS solution with the transformer built in. Just add 6-10kV directly and away you go.
An ADT set up to transport and swap the 400kWh batteries on an XE380EV
The no transmission driveline for a 35t XCMG BEV wheel loader.
Then on to Hulunbuir in Inner Mongolia to view their 100 ZNK95 autonomous battery swap dump trucks. They have another 300 units on order
A short video is here.
https://youtu.be/pl7pG0mIed0
The XE1600H hybrid excavator operating here as tethered electric from a semi trailer mounted battery bank. The largest hybrid excavator in the world.
The grader is a pure electric GR350EP with an 18′ blade. The loader is a 28t pure electric XC988EVs, and is operating by remote control.
The whole lot is powered by a 100MW solar array. Very impressive.
The dinner and celebration afterwards was next level.
https://youtu.be/dkKgeRvZO5s
A truck charging facility in Beichuan with 18 x 1.44MW supercharging bays and 108 x 600kW liquid-cooled supercharging bays and a fleet of XCMG E700s.
If you need to charge quickly in NZ how about 1.5MW from one of our battery trailers? Recharge it from solar or 32A three phase if you are grid limited.
As the Central Interceptor project comes to a close the three E700 8×4 with Mills Tui tipper bodies are available for sale.
There are two spare batteries, a 180kW dual gun charger and a forklift mounted swapping clamp included
Contact Ulrick Noesgaard unoesgaard@ga-jv.com for details
Or upgrade with the container based solar array and our robotic swap station for a sturdy and an entirely off grid solution
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Our second Deepway has arrived in NZ.
They are now fully on highway compliant and available for sale ex stock at $255,000 + GST after LEHVF.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by our stand at the Eroad Fleetday
With the recent confirmation of RUC exemption for heavy EVs until July 2027 our calculations show the Deepway as the cheapest semi tractor to operate in New Zealand, even after paying for your depot charger.
The Deepway $1.25/km (lease, service, energy, no RUC, + depot charger)
The Windrose $1.50/km (lease, service, energy, no RUC, + depot charger)
Euro 6 diesel $2.06/km (lease, service, energy, and RUC)
H2 FCEV $2.70/km (lease, service, energy, no RUC)
H2 dual fuel $3.30/km (lease, service, energy, and RUC)
The National Road Carriers and EECA calculator shows an even larger gap on an Auckland to Tauranga run with a truck similar to the Deepway at $2.78 and diesel truck at $3.99/km (they include some other costs)
Their news release is here:
https://natroad.co.nz/giving-freight-operators-the-numbers-they-need-nrc-and-eeca-upgrade-trusted-cost-model/?cb=1754100765404
Bluescope and Toll recently ran a B-double at 68t from Port Kembla to Sydney. Even at that weight the Windrose averaged 75kph up the 12% gradient
https://youtu.be/1fhczNbcv0s
We can also offer the Deepway as a 10t tare 4×2.
The 58t GCM 8×4 BEV rigid specifications are now available. The tare is expected to be a quite remarkable 9540kg for the bottom swap capable 650kWh CATL battery. As this is a special configuration for the New Zealand market we do need firm orders to make this truck happen.
We have known for a while that the XCMG EV and hybrid loaders are the cheapest wheel loaders to own and operate. The latest presentation is here showing data with diesel priced at $1.70 per litre and electricity at 17c/kWh.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/d5bbowe7u2fk9jis31j6i/XCMG-EV-Loader-Introduction.pdf?rlkey=3v2mhelwymju0lstk3ij726oq&dl=0
Etrucks punching above our weight again with XCMG EV loader deployment.
The ultralight Qingling EVM100 is ready to demo now and quite rapid with the 167kW Bosch integrated axle
https://youtu.be/ytoikpBjFn0
Our battery swap station is now in daily use after testing on a few clients trucks.
Perhaps we need to think a bit bigger with our solar arrays for truck charging.
When combined with a storage charger you can capture all that sunlight and fast charge your truck or loader as required
Containers full of batteries for energy storage are now approaching 60 tonne. The XCMG XCS65K is capable of stacking BESS containers 5 high.
Even bigger, the XCS100 can hook lift 100t to move your wind turbine hubs.
XCMG’s 55 tonne diesel electric hybrid wheel loader in the African sunshine.
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Etrucks® are delighted to announce we are now the Deepway distributor for New Zealand.
The Deepway will be New Zealand’s most affordable BEV semi-tractor priced at $255,000 + GST (after the LEHVF funding).
The 600kWh CATL battery comes with a 8 year or 1.5 million km warranty.
Price parity for electric and diesel semi tractors is about to arrive.
The Deepway has a platooning function as standard equipment, allowing one driver to control three trucks in low speed areas.
https://youtu.be/j4EjDS1cuhk
The Deepway Star has already covered over 200 million km in customers fleets with 6200 units delivered to date in China.
Come and see the New Zealand Deepway launch at the Eroad Fleetday https://www.eroad.co.nz/fleet-managers-day/ on July the 30th at Mystery Creek. You can also experience the 1400hp Windrose on their test track. 
A recent Windrose video from California, showing a dual gun charging session achieving 772kW input. The test run used roughly 110kWh per 100km at 34t, including climbing Tejon Pass.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmXlWHsqjlo 
We will also launch the Qingling EVM100 ultralight at Eroad Fleetday. With a 100kWh battery and a Bosch integrated drive axle the cab chassis has a tare of 2,315kg, one tonne lighter than competitors electric trucks.
Weight parity for electric and diesel trucks is about to arrive. 
We are working on a 58t GCM 8×4 rigid with a fast charging 650kWh battery. More details as they come to hand. 
To power all these EV trucks how about using sunshine? This off grid 30 truck charging facility, with 4.4MW of rooftop solar combined with 10.3MWh of battery storage is now operating in Perth. 
Hitesh Naik taking delivery of his Farizon H9E to deliver Tiptop in Wellington. 
Thanks to everyone who stopped by our stand at the Fieldays. Our entire display was EV or hybrid this year. 
BHP has chosen XCMG to be their intelligent and low emissions equipment development partner. That is some endorsement coming from the worlds largest mining company. The resulting extra R & D spend will ensure XCMG keep their market leading position in electric construction equipment. 
Warren Cumming of Kerikeri Tool Hire picking up an LC9 
Craig Reid of Speedy Signs with his new XE80N in Manukau 
Bao Xiang with his XE60ED ready for work at Lucy’s clothing in Otahuhu 
And another LC9 going out to Hireworks 
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The Governments new Investment Boost tax incentive means you can immediately deduct 20% of the cost of trucks and machinery from your taxable income.
This initiative, lower interest rates, and the higher dairy payout, could see the Fieldays® being buoyant this year.
Our 2025 Fieldays® special:
The first EV truck, loader or excavator order placed at the Fieldays® gets a free 60kW DC charger valued at $28,700 + GST. All subsequent EV orders at the Fieldays® receive a $20,000 credit toward their choice of DC charger.
On our D24 stand at the Fieldays® this year the Windrose, Gareth White’s XC975PHEV hybrid log loader and Green Gorilla’s XC938EV battery electric wheel loader.
Etrucks attended the XCMG customer festival recently and received an award for our efforts in delivering pure electric loaders in New Zealand.
Amongst the machinery launches and displays there were some excellent shows, and even our hotel got in on the advertising.
Some pictures of the machine highlights of the show are in this dropbox link.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/bc6bce26wkuxr6pnwd7e9/XCMG-Customer-week-highlights.pdf?rlkey=gvydlj6hq7oow8269l7q6xptw&dl=0
The autonomous equipment displays were next level. An unmanned XC968EV loading a truck
A very impressive autonomous XE215EV excavator loading the same truck.
https://youtu.be/FsBgcdpaN9g
Here an autonomous paver being loaded by a moving floor trailer, all running unmanned with a couple of spotters.
https://youtu.be/RzI1Aysmt2c
Two autonomous, no cabin, delivery vans at the truck factory. You can see these out working in some Chinese cities now.
https://youtu.be/imb5DWm0FQo
XCMG have released a high grade 15t XC948EV wheel loader with a 242kWh battery. This one has a piston pump hydraulic system and is virtually silent.
Also brand new is the XE135CREV 17t short tail swing excavator with a 262kWh battery.
A video of 100 autonomous battery swapping XCMG mining trucks running in a Yimin mine.
These also have no driver cabin, so are autonomous or remote control only.
https://youtu.be/GK7_XoFRnTc
Our robotic battery swap system is now operational. Thanks to EECA for their assistance and Phoenix and Mainfreight for the use of their truck and spare battery. The video is here:
https://youtu.be/00IBRlGIDLM
Our first Farizon H9E refrigerated truck soon to be in Tiptop colours. It will be keeping ice cream lovers in Wellington happy, working for Naik Distributors.
Perhaps the Investment Boost tax incentive has played a part in a flurry of scissor lift orders in the last two weeks. All of these will head to new homes in the next week or so.
Will solar be the answer for future electricity demand? The recent dramatic improvement in solar array output vs cost has seen worldwide installations far outpace previous expectations.
