Dow Kokam And PVI Partner In Deployment Of First Fully Electric Refuse Trucks
"The unveiling of our first fully electric refuse truck, arguably the largest electric truck on the market, is a great accomplishment in vehicle electrification because these trucks place unique and high demands on their operating systems due to specific designs for urban cleaning," said Michel Bouton, the Chief Executive Officer of PVI. "The ability to introduce a completely electric truck of this size that doesn't sacrifice performance or power is due to PVI's extensive history in vehicle electrification and the selection of Dow Kokam's advanced lithium polymer battery system technology, which provides ready solutions to meet the high performance needs of working trucks operating daily in urban environments."
Electrification of all powertrain elements of the trucks and the mechanical elements for collecting refuse bins allow for significantly reduced noise pollution, zero local emissions, and no idling during inactive periods. PVI designed the vehicles to achieve comparable performance to conventional refuse trucks with a maximum speed of 70 kilometers per hour at full payload, and the added benefit of 100 percent starting torque. Drivers will be able to collect a payload of 16 tons in two rounds of service. The modular plug-in battery pack was also designed to be interchangeable or accommodate a partial recharge between two daily service rounds, thus doubling performance capabilities. Thanks to PVI's integrated gearbox kinematics, the truck will be able to climb steep inclines with a full payload without impeding urban traffic.