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"One of Australia’s largest ports will use electric trucks in its operations
and consider further investments after a $7 million trial found the vehicles
cut both operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
Patrick Terminals released the results of its trial on Tuesday after replacing
half of the diesel truck fleet at its Fremantle terminal in Western Australia,
instead using nine electric terminal tractors in its round-the-clock business.
The results could help other major freight companies electrify their
operations, according to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, which
contributed $2.5 million towards the trial.
The announcement comes after several Australian firms added heavy-duty electric
vehicles to their fleets, including Unilever, Linfox and Woolworths, and days
after Volvo launched the first locally made electric prime movers.
Patrick Terminals invested in nine heavy-duty electric trucks to move
containers around its Fremantle port in an effort to cut emissions, terminal
manager Peter Chesi said, replacing eight diesel vehicles.
The additional vehicle was designed for redundancy, he said, but the trial
found the trucks could haul up to 65 tonnes and recharge to 80 per cent in less
than an hour.
The battery-powered vehicles also cut scope-one emissions at the facility by 15
per cent and cost significantly less to power and maintain.
“We’re in the order of a 60 per cent reduction across energy, somewhat offset
by the price of electricity in WA and the diesel rebate,” Mr Chesi told
AAP.
“From the maintenance perspective, we’re looking at a 30 per cent reduction in
costs.”"
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
