Hybrid heavy truck with a difference.

[Phoooby]

This popped up on my FB feed the other day. Looks like a good idea to me as it avoids having to replace trucks currently in use. I'm sure there will be some reason why it cant be used in the UK or Europe due to weight or length. Interesting concept none the less for countries with roads big enough to accommodate and regulations that would accept this trailer arrangement.

https://www.revoy.com/

[AE-NMidlands]

I think it is probably the double articulation which is banned here. Hence no road trains - other than fairground rides etc. (which probably get away with it because of low speed and grandfather rights.)

[Mart]

There's also the Tandem Centaur to convert a two axle diesel truck into a triple axle hybrid.

Edit, just to add, if the BEV axle is used for all the driving, then the diesel truck uses 95% less fuel, just need to be running for electrics, controls, etc.

[Tinbum]

There's also the Tandem Centaur to convert a two axle diesel truck into a triple axle hybrid.

Edit, just to add, if the BEV axle is used for all the driving, then the diesel truck uses 95% less fuel, just need to be running for electrics, controls, etc.

It looks very wobbly. I can see stress fractures already.

[Mart]

There's also the Tandem Centaur to convert a two axle diesel truck into a triple axle hybrid.

Edit, just to add, if the BEV axle is used for all the driving, then the diesel truck uses 95% less fuel, just need to be running for electrics, controls, etc.

It looks very wobbly. I can see stress fractures already.

Nah, it just helps to circulate the electrolytes, honest guv!


Think this has been posted before, but a BEV trailer, that helps to reduce the fuel consumption of a diesel tractor. Sounds like a great idea for loads that are at max volume (not weight).

Electrified trailer cuts fuel consumption in semi-trucks by 36.3%

Range says its first trailers are targeting around a 40% efficiency boost over a range of 200 miles (322 km) – "In a highly loaded city drive cycle, that number's actually 48%," says Javidan, "on a mixed highway and city cycle, it's 41%, and if we're looking at just over the road long-haul trucking, it's a little bit lower than that."

Even beyond that 200-mile range once the battery is completely depleted, Range still expects about a 10-15% efficiency boost over a regular trailer for the rest of the trip, simply through the energy it can capture and release through regenerative braking.

And then there's "shopping cart mode" – which uses a similar control approach to let you disconnect a fully-loaded trailer from the truck and push it around manually like a hand trolley, with the electric motors helping all the way. This system appears still to be at the prototype stage, but you can get an idea of what it'll be like in the video below.