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ELECTRIC TRUCKS WORLDWIDE * China - TNT Launches Fully Electric Vehicles in China
China’s first fully electric delivery fleet starts with five trucks
Shanghai,SH,China -The Journal of Commerce Online, by Thomas L. Gallagher -Sep 8, 2010: -- Dutch express and logistics company TNT this week launched the first fully electric delivery vehicle fleet in China... Five all-electric delivery vehicles Tuesday joined a fleet of 400 EU III-compliant trucks in a growing road distribution network that uses 1,500 depots and 57 domestic hubs to serve more than 600 Chinese cities... The electric delivery vehicles are part of TNT’s effort to reduce carbon emissions and of a larger plan to invest as much as $216 million over the next few years to strengthen its position in the Chinese domestic road delivery market. The investment will enable TNT Hoau, TNT’s road distribution arm in China, to enhance its day-definite road distribution network, introduce new services, and hire additional staff... (Photo from autocosmos.cl: Dong Feng Motors, China's, minivan)
* USA - Frito Lay rolls out Smith all-electric medium-duty trucks
Manhattan,NY,USA -Fleet Owner, by David Cullen -Sep 8, 2010: ... Pepsico’s Frito Lay North American Div. revealed the first five units in what it said will “ultimately be the largest fleet of commercial all-electric trucks in North America” ... The initial five Smith Newton plug-in battery-electric powered trucks will enter Frito Lay snack route service in New York City this month... The Smith Newton trucks, assembled by Smith Electric Vehicles at its plant in Kansas City, Miss., generate zero tailpipe emissions and operate for up to 100 miles on a 6- to 8-hour charge single charge, said Bryan Hansel, CEO of Smith.
He pointed out that the Smith Newton is offered in GVWR ratings from Class 4-6. They are powered by an Enova drive system that includes a 120-kw induction motor and lithium-ion iron phosphate batteries... Hansel told the Smith Newton not only eliminates fuel consumption and thus CO2 emissions at the tailpipe, but also reduce noise pollution. 
That makes them less taxing for drivers to operate and also allows the vehicle to operate in areas with tight noise restrictions on commercial vehicles...* TNT to invest €170m in China
Shanghai,SH,China -Post & Parcel -September 8, 2010: -- TNT today announced plans to invest €170m over the next few years to strengthen its presence in the Chinese domestic road delivery market... The investment will enable TNT Hoau, TNT’s road distribution arm in China, to enhance its day-definite road distribution network, introduce new services, and hire additional staff... For the first half of 2010, sales of TNT Hoau’s day-definite service exceeded those of the entire year of 2009. Service coverage expanded early 2010 to 26 of the biggest cities in China... The day-definite network now covers 800 depots throughout China, with a concentration on the major economic regions, including the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta, and the Bohai Bay. The on-time delivery rate is 99%... (Photo: TNT's Hoau headquarters)Labels: electric trucks, investments
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