* Bavary - BMW readies 40-ton all-electric truck for deployment on city roads
-- The Bavarian automotive giant has just announced that as part of a one-year pilot project, a 40-ton (36-tonne) all-electric drive truck will begin making deliveries on public roads in Munich from mid-year... Fuel costs are going to be both a big concern for trucking companies, and also one of the areas where improved efficiency will reap great benefits... The truck is based on the Terberg Type YT202-EV 4x2, which BMW has licensed for road use so it can be used for just-in-time material transport covering a distance of almost 2 km (approximately 1.2 miles) one-way between SCHERM Group facilities and the BMW Plant in Munich – a trip it is expected to make eight times a day... Thanks to the all-electric drivetrain, the BMW truck is quiet, CO2-free and produces effectively no particle pollution. If you compare that to a normal diesel truck, it's almost laughably good. The new electric truck will generate 11.8 tons (10.7 tonnes) less CO2 per year. That's the amount of CO2 put out by a BMW 320d diesel sedan after three around-the-world trips...
(Photo: The Terberg Type YT202-EV, 4x2, which BMW will electrify for road use in Munich from mid-2015) -- Munich, Bavary, Germany - Gizmag, by Tony Borroz - March 24, 2015
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