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SPECIAL BATTERIES FOR TRUCKS * USA: Oakridge Global Energy Solutions´
* Florida - New battery-powered drivetrains enable trucks with a GVWR of 80,000 lbs to travel more than 400 miles
(Video by Oakridge Global Energy - Oct 20, 2015)
-- Florida-based li-ion battery maker Oakridge Global Energy Solutions recently confirmed a battery supply agreement with Freedom Trucking in Minnesota. In the announcement, Oakridge is making some impressive claims, especially that the battery-powered drivetrain will enable interstate trucks with a gross vehicle weight (GVWR) of 80,000 pounds to travel more than 400 miles... Battery-powered trucks not only reduce air and noise pollution, but they are also believed to be the next important step, alongside self-driving technology, in significantly reducing logistic costs associated with trucking... Freedom Trucking expects to save $0.60 per mile over traditional diesel trucks based on an analysis it ordered from the US Department of Transportation... The propulsion system was developed over a 5-year period through a partnership between Freedom Trucking, “Ohio State University scientists and others”... Freedom Trucking aims to first utilize on a daily basis the new electric drivetrain later this year to move cargo between Chicago and Minneapolis...
FLA, USA - ELECTREK, by Fred Lambert
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