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"Jon Edwards and his Hyundai Mighty 7.3 tonne electric truck arrived back in
Perth late last Wednesday to complete the first lap of Australia in an electric
truck. Jon and his wonderful support team were welcomed at the Midland premises
of CD Dodd, scrap metal recyclers and a major sponsor of the trip.
Rather than being a race, the 13,600 km 26 day journey was planned to show the
capability of electric trucks, and included detours to Canberra and Whyalla.
Unseasonal conditions on the journey included a heatwave across the north and
strong headwinds on some of the longer legs between chargers. Each leg was
carefully planned based on the known available charge in both the truck battery
and the extra battery carried on the tray, which together totalled 180 kWh.
Air temperature and wind speed and direction came from Google, and were the
factors that influenced consumption the most, after speed. Jon found that
elevation had less effect than expected, even with a 2.5 tonne load.
The truck was driven to match the required consumption for each leg, with a
small buffer. Average consumption for the journey was 45 kWh/100 km but varied
between 38 kWh and 58 kWh/100 km. In energy terms, that average is the
equivalent of 4.5 litres/100km of diesel, pretty amazing for a heavy vehicle.
Average speed for the journey was 80 kph, partly because of the very poor
condition of many roads, particularly across the Northern Territory and
Queensland where sections made even 60kph uncomfortable.
Jon estimated that, based on Ampcharge prices, the trip would have cost $3200
in electricity, compared with $7400 for diesel."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
