awake at the wheel: tesla is far from alone in electric trucks - lithium iron phosphate battery

Elon Musk is not alone this time. In mid-
Daimler delivered the first batch of 14 Fuso eCanter electric delivery trucks to German customers in December, reminding us that while Tesla's blow to the car company was flat --
In 2012, existing truck manufacturers began to prepare for the response.
In Daimler's case, this is not even the first delivery of eCanter.
The customer test of prototype vehicles was started in 2014, and the convenience store chain was started in July-11 (
Based in Tokyo)
, 25 eCanters are being deployed.
Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes, launched E-
Fuso electric truck
There are 82 BrandThe trucks, some of which were also delivered to UPS in September. 8-kilowatt-
Hourly battery and payload 3. 5 tons.
Daimler plans to increase production at a lower pricecost, longer-
The series of batteries will be available in 2019.
Truck and class 8 tractor by delivery
The trailer does not compete directly with larger, heavier Tesla semi-trailers, and the schedule matches the premiere of the vehicle's plan. Although there are 300
Daimler's larger E-kwh battery
The Fuso Vision One prototype will not compete positively.
Tesla is also continuing.
Show the challenges that battery weight can bringthe-
Road truck transport, Vision One has 2 tons less payload than diesel
Class 7 Power Truck: 11 tons of rated transportation (22,000 pounds)
Goods up to 220 miles.
Also from Daimler is Mercedes-
This summer, the Mercedes-Benz electric truck concept released a doubledisplay cabin.
The prototype offers a range of 125 KW miles from 212 mAh battery.
It should be noted that the freight department of the company has 37-
Proportion of Level 8 (semi truck)
The market in the United States.
View: Mercedes, smart, Daimler truck update electric-
The automotive, electrified program expects future EU regulations to allow higher allowable total weight for alternative products
Fuel cars will effectively reduce sales of Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles.
The truck weighs 500 pounds.
With Tesla Semi's debut, a commercial version with a larger battery capacity is likely to roll out.
Other key players in the North American truck market, other major truck manufacturers in North America, have not yet shown electric Class 8 trucks, but some have chosen to focus first on small vehicles, possibly reflecting the available battery options.
Navistar International and Volkswagen announced cooperation in a media
Electric truck-
Possible competitors in e-commerceFuso vision one-
Arrived on 2019. Mack (
A division of Volvo)
Peter Bildt showed no.
Truck concept, getting electrified experience from a small number of trucks with urban and suburban work cycles.
Kenworth seems to have taken a diverse approach to working together on a plugin
Hybrid Battery/micro turbine class 7 truck and fuel cell-
Power Level 8 drayage (short-haul)
Trucks in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Toyota "project portal" fuel-
The Cell power Class 8 truck happened to use the Kenworth chassis, but there didn't seem to be any coordination between the companies. (
The Toyota family already includes the truck brand Hino. )
As far as it is concerned, Cummins engine experts show that its electric "AEOS" concept in late summer, the range of 100 miles of Class a army trucks ranges from 140-kwh battery.
The company recently acquired Brammo, known for its electric motorcycles, which may be to enhance its in-house battery expertise.
Tesla semi-battery: people speculate about the size and weight of Tesla's semi-battery pack, and many observers wonder whether Tesla can provide the promised range without sacrificing the payload capability.
2012 Tesla Model S 85-
Kwh packaging using a "18650" cylindrical battery is reported to weigh 600 kg (1323 lb), or 7. 1 kg/kwh.
Today, a 2017 Tesla Model 3 80-
The weight of the kwh battery pack in the updated "2170" format is 480 kg (1058 lb), or 6. 0 kg/kWh. The five-
The annual lag has produced about 15-
By weight, the battery power density has increased by a few percent, which reminds us that while the battery continues to improve rapidly, they only account for part of the total weight of the battery pack.
The combined weight of the diesel semi-engine and the power system is about 5,000, or 2,300 kg.
Tesla's goal is to consume less than 2 KW hours/mile of energy, but additional batteries are required in cold conditions
Weather runs or loss of battery capacity over time.
More improvements require Tesla's 2 KW mAh battery per mile, which requires 600-
The Kwh battery offers 300 miles and 1,000 kilometers.
500 mile kilowatt hour battery.
To achieve a weight equivalent to a diesel tractor, Tesla's 300-
It takes about 3 energy density for miles and a half. 8 kg/kWh. (
2,300 kg/600 kWh)—
This will represent a 36-
Percentage of improvements relative to the Model 3 battery pack. The 500-
The energy density of the battery pack takes about 2 miles and a half. 3 kg/Wkh (
2,300 kg/1,000 kWh)
This represents an improvement of 62%.
These calculations do not include the weight of the motor or transmission system, so it is possible to underestimate the energy density that Tesla needs to achieve weight parity.
One mitigating factor is that most freight "cubes "(
Empty container space)
E-commerce may not require accurate weight parity until the government vehicle weight limit is reached
A successful truck.
The second factor is that regulators in some jurisdictions may be willing to increase the allowable weight of alternatives
Fuel vehicles, as described in the Mercedes-Benz electric truck section above. BYD (a la BMW)
We're not Twitter. we're on e-
The truck industry, Chinese company BYD, responded to the wording of BMW's Twitter at the November Los Angeles auto show.
BYD is best known for its electric buses, which sold nearly 15,000 vehicles worldwide last year. it is a huge battery maker and happens to have the support of Warren Buffett, a famous financier.
Klaus Frolich, BMW's chief technology officer: "Unlike some people in the industry, we are not just twitter --we deliver.
"Picture of LAIAS world's top BMW i8 sports car. twitter.
Com/P96qhVz4F4It has sold a range of electric trucks in the United States, although sales are currently low
S. division is expected to ship 70 Electronics
Truck before the end of the year.
Still, the company is ahead of Tesla's lead in luxury e-commercecars.
BYD is currently assembling its electronic products.
A truck at a bus factory in Lancaster, California.
It announced the establishment of an electric truck plant in Ontario, Canada to support an agreement to supply electronic products
Trucks to Loblaws, Canada's leading retailer
This will also test 25 Semis from Tesla.
BYD's Class 8 truck manual lists 92-
188 miles-kwh lithium-iron-
Phosphate batteries.
The date of the specification is August 2016, so the time is longer
It seems possible to provide scope successors by 2019.
Nikola car: cheap power, Tesla's most Tesla-for free fuel-
The esque challenger in the field of truck transportation is Nicolas Motors, which plans to fuel the battery-
The power Class 8 truck is. . . Listed on 2019.
Almost a year before the launch of Tesla semi-trailer Nikola One
Due to the emphasis on aerodynamics by the two companies, half a car has an amazing similaritypairs a 320-
Kwh battery with 300kilowatt range-
Extension of hydrogen fuel cells.
Announced its million at Tesla
Mile warranty and about one-
Sixth reduction in costper-
Nik, Nikola, is committed to providing millions of miles of free fuel at half the cost of diesel.
More importantly, while Tesla's Semis may be difficult to get down to level 8 --
Nikola claims that its fuel is
In the case of a light weight of about 2,000, the cell tractor will have a weight advantage over diesel.
This is reasonable as Toyota's fuel.
The weight of the Cell drayage truck is comparable to that of diesel, and no effort has been made in light weight.
Perhaps most importantly, Nicola, in partnership with the transportation giant Ryder, will provide sales, services and warranty services nationwide.
Ryder also offers this service to other startups, including Chanje and Workhorse.
Nicola has also signed a contract with the famous assembler, fitzgerrard glider kit, to manufacture the first batch of 5,000 units, which may have been learned from Tesla's "production hell.
Recently, WABCO, a commercial transport giant, invested $10 million in 1-1
Nikola motor's shareholding percentage these established companies together may help alleviate concerns among large companies about signing contracts with an unverified startup.
These factors put Nikola on record so far for bookings for 8,000 trucks.
CEO Trevor Milton also strongly claimed that "[o]
The biggest, the best
Well-known American brands will ship all their goods in our trucks.
At the same time, Tesla has booked hundreds of semi-cars, possibly more than 1,000.
As for Nicolas's mysterious customers, the two companies are rapidly deploying hydrogen infrastructure in their distribution centers, Amazon and Wal-Mart.
Mart all holds shares in Plug Power supply for fuel cell forklift suppliers. With on-
The productivity savings for fuel cell forklifts have already paid for the site hydrogen infrastructure, expanding the infrastructure to accommodate truck refuel may be higher than in-site megawatt-
Scale charging array.
Such an array seems to need to contain large-
Expand the size of the battery energy storage device and minimize the cost of demand for local utilities. S-
Curve, satisfying step function?
No matter how electrified the truck transport environment is disturbed, the deformation will be much faster than the passenger car.
Because the trucking service is essentially a commodity,
Cost is the most important thing, so when a good technology comes up, the market will change a lot. Zero-
Emissions trucks can market share from 0 to 100% in a relatively short period of time
Maybe ten or twenty years.
Especially in areas where the carbon content of diesel will be heavily taxed. The S-
In the long run, the curve of technology adoption may be steep enough
Term perspective, similar to the step function.
The disruptive innovations outlined in Clayton kristenson's The Innovator's Dilemma apply to commodity products.
As a consumer market affected by people's preferences and violations, it seems that it will take longer for passenger cars to transition to zero.
Emission options.
Indeed, in 2017, because of the low total cost of ownership, few car buyers flocked to buy Nissan Leaf or Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles, just as there were relatively few Japanese buyers buying cars at the time.
Toyota Prius made its debut in December 1997.
20 years later, the proportion of hybrid vehicles in Toyota's global sales is still only about 15%, and the proportion in global car sales is only about 2%.
The possibility of a "ladder function" market shift makes the trucking industry a better barometer of zero growth
Emissions transport is more heterogeneous, less predictable than the consumer car market.
With the luxury Tesla will pursue
For the automotive industry, it would be ironic if the company's disruptive spirit took root faster in the competitive, commercial truck market than in the car market.
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