* USA - Azure Dynamics Announces 34 Transit Connect Electric Sales
Oak Park,MI,USA -PRNewswire/Street Insider -September 13, 2011: -- Azure Dynamics Corporation, today announced 34 new Ford Transit Connect Electric sales. These North American sales to various municipalities, a regional governmental authority and Ford Commercial Truck dealerships follow Azure's recent announcement of 100 Transit Connect Electric van sales in Europe... Eight of the Transit Connect Electric vans in the new orders were ordered by municipalities and public agencies... The Ford Transit Connect Electric utilizes an advanced lithium-ion battery from Johnson Controls to achieve a range of 50 to 80 miles depending on auxiliary usage and drive cycle and is rechargeable using either a 240-volt or standard 120-volt outlet. Commercial vans generally return to a central location at the end of each driving cycle making for easy overnight recharging. Use of the vehicles will also reduce fuel and maintenance costs, as well as reducing greenhouse gas emissions...
* Germany - Axial flux motor company EVO Electric delivers first tranche of electric drive systems to e-Wolf
Frechen,Germany -Green Car Congress -7 September 2011: -- EVO Electric Ltd. has completed the initial tranche of a contract to deliver electric drive systems to e-Wolf, a German manufacturer of electric cars, utility vehicles and vans. Under an agreement signed in 2010, EVO Electric is manufacturing and supplying electric drive systems for integration into a number of e-Wolf models, including the Alpha 1 SRF and Omega 1.4... Unlike radial flux motors with a cylindrical rotor turning within a cylindrical stator, axial flux motors use a disc-like rotor sandwiched between two (or facing one) disc-like stator(s). Advantages to this type of motor design include higher torque density; better cooling due to higher contact area; high efficiency due to lower cooling losses; and better overload capacity... The EVO powered Alpha 1 SRF accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds and has a top speed of 230 km/h; the Omega 1.4 is a 3.5 tonne capacity electric truck... EVO, a 2007 spin-out from Imperial College London, is backed by Imperial Innovations Group plc and by driveline company GKN...
* UK - Electric trucks launched for estates management
Vulcan Street,Oldham,UK -Transport Engineer, by Brian Tinham -13 Sept 2011: -- Electric commercial vehicles supplier ePower Trucks launched two new low cost units last week... The Alke XT320E electric 3.5 tonne LCV, which starts at £35,000, was first shown as a prototype at last year's event and has now moved up to the production model – the main change being lighter, aluminium frame bodies... The firm's heavy duty eLXD utility truck, from Global Electric Motors, has a roaming range of 50 miles per charge and a top speed of 28mph... ePower Trucks reckons it costs less than 2p per mile to run and has a 630kg payload. Body configurations available include cargo storage box, flatbed pick-up with drop sides, or 500kg tipper with manual hydraulic pump...
* Germany - Deutsche Post developing its own electric car
Aachen,NRW,Germany -eyefortransport (UK) -Sep 14, 2011: -- Deutsche Post and StreetScooter GmbH are developing their own design for an electric car to be used for mail and parcel delivery... The objective of this mutual endeavour is to create a completely new delivery vehicle that meets the special requirements of Deutsche Post in terms of suitability for daily operational use and economic efficiency. It should also be zero emissions. A drivable prototype is scheduled for the fall of 2012, and will be based on the "StreetScooter platform" created by StreetScooter GmbH, a spin-off company of the RWTH Aachen University... The electric vehicle, which is to be developed specifically for Deutsche Post's mail and parcel delivery, must be able to handle up to 200 stops and start-up procedures and be in use up to 300 days a year. It has to have sufficient enough load capacity for mail and parcels as well as a robust set of equipment that meets all the safety requirements. Electric vehicles that are currently on the market only meet some of these requirements and cannot yet be manufactured economically. The first phase of development focuses on a vehicle design that meets these special delivery related requirements and will be completed by the start of 2012...Labels: electric truckmakers worldwide
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