Alex Voets, eMobility Product and Sales Strategy Manager at Daimler Trucks North America, gave this presentation at Forth's networking event on November 20, 2019.
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Agenda
What is an Electric Truck01
02 Roadmap to Electrification of Commercial Vehicles
03 Use Cases for Electric Trucks
04 The Electric Ecosystem
05 Roll-out and Production
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From Diesel to eTruck: The impact of Electrification
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Batteries
Powertrain:
Engine
Transmission
ATS
Electric Auxiliaries
eAxle
Diesel tanks
Drive Line
ICE TO
BEV
CELLMODULEPACK & BMS
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eSmart Car eCascadia
Fun Fact: How many eSmart Cars would it take to equal enough
battery power for ONE eCascadia?
=
17.6 kWh
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eSmart Car eCascadia
Fun Fact: How many eSmart Cars would it take to equal enough
battery power for ONE eCascadia?
=32 x 17.6kWh 550kWh
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Freightliner’s path to battery electric commercial vehicles:
Co-creation as a customer driven design
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GAINING KNOWLEDGE
Co-creation of Innovation Fleet
LEADING THE CHARGE!
Proof of Concept
SERIES PRODUCTION AND MARKET LEADERSHIP
Viable Customer Solutions
June 2018
SOP late 2021
10 eM2
20 eCascadia
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We are in the process to deliver a total of 30 eTrucks to
customers to deliver real freight to real customers
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Route profiles of medium duty trucks are often Pick-up & Delivery
and vehicles have time to charge overnight
By putting proto-type vehicles into customer hands, we get real
data from real use drives
Feedback actively informs our series production
The first eCascadia trucks with a range of up to 250 miles
were delivered in August 2019
Route profiles are regional delivery and drayage applications,
which provide further insight and data
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Specification targets for series production vehicles in Q4 2021
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Designed for Pick-Up and Delivery Application
Designed for Distribution Application
Range 230 miles GVWR 26K to 33K lbs
Battery Size 325 kWh Peak Horse Power 270 kW
Recharge Time 60 min for 80% SOC Truck Class 6-7
Range 250 miles GCWR 80,000 lbs
Battery Size 550 kWh Peak Horse Power 730 kW
Recharge Time 90min for 80% SOC Truck Class 8
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PORT TO STAGING LOT
PORT TO INTERMODAL TRANSFER
Dedicated route, consistent charger location,
predictable environment
Daily use:
2-3 round trips to/from port
Daily mileage <150 miles
LO G I CA L U S E
CA S E E X A M P L E S
The most likely first application for battery electric trucks will be
dedicated, repeatable routes
P I C K U P
A N D D E L I V E R Y
Dedicated route, consistent charger location
Daily use: 1 round trips from warehouse to multiple
drop off points
Daily mileage <150 miles
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Deployment of eTrucks goes beyond the vehicle – the entire
electrical ecosystem needs to be developed
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Various focus points for successful development before 2021
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Infrastructure
Deployment of
Charging
Infrastructure
Close
collaboration with
Utilities
Development
Key components
need to be
redesigned and
repackaged into
the vehicle
Testing
Traditional
powertrains have
millions of test
miles
For new
components re-
testing is done
Costs
Cost of batteries is
still high
Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency will
increase over time
Weight
Weight is a key
consideration
Further reduction
of weight is focus
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